BidaskClub lowered shares of Landauer, Inc. (NYSE:LDR) from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning.
Separately, Zacks Investment Research raised Landauer from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $56.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 12th.
Landauer (LDR) opened at 56.40 on Tuesday. Landauer has a 52-week low of $41.00 and a 52-week high of $57.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $53.94 and its 200-day moving average is $51.65. The company has a market capitalization of $543.64 million, a PE ratio of 28.07 and a beta of 1.30.
Landauer (NYSE:LDR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 9th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.04. Landauer had a return on equity of 79.41% and a net margin of 12.82%. The firm had revenue of $39.12 million during the quarter. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Landauer will post $1.79 EPS for the current year.
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The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.275 per share. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 14th. Landauer’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.46%.
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Landauer by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 215,056 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $10,343,000 after buying an additional 11,519 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Landauer by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 249,548 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,003,000 after buying an additional 42,190 shares in the last quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY raised its stake in shares of Landauer by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY now owns 7,270 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $350,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Landauer by 179.5% in the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 23,654 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,138,000 after buying an additional 15,192 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Landauer by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 5,130 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 270 shares during the period. 82.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Landauer Company Profile
Landauer, Inc is a provider of technical and analytical services to determine occupational and environmental radiation exposure. The Company is a provider of outsourced medical physics services, and a provider of radiology related medical products. The Company operates through three segments: Radiation Measurement, Medical Physics and Medical Products.
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