XO Group, Inc. (XOXO) Receives $20.15 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

XO Group, Inc. (NYSE:XOXO) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $20.15.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. B. Riley reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $16.25 price objective on shares of XO Group in a research report on Monday, May 15th. BidaskClub downgraded shares of XO Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 25th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of XO Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, July 13th. Roth Capital set a $21.00 target price on shares of XO Group and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 1st. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded shares of XO Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 2nd.

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Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of XO Group by 9.3% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,393,189 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $23,977,000 after buying an additional 118,705 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of XO Group by 3.9% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,208,092 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $20,791,000 after buying an additional 45,559 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of XO Group by 0.8% in the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 908,761 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $15,640,000 after buying an additional 7,367 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of XO Group by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 609,730 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $11,860,000 after buying an additional 41,651 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covey Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of XO Group by 12.3% in the first quarter. Covey Capital Advisors LLC now owns 256,668 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,417,000 after buying an additional 28,100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.50% of the company’s stock.

XO Group (NYSE:XOXO) traded up 0.59% during midday trading on Friday, hitting $18.60. 20,550 shares of the company traded hands. The firm has a market capitalization of $464.22 million, a PE ratio of 66.43 and a beta of 0.94. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $17.66 and its 200-day moving average is $17.62. XO Group has a 12-month low of $14.99 and a 12-month high of $20.99.

XO Group (NYSE:XOXO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 31st. The specialty retailer reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.11. XO Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a return on equity of 4.71%. The company had revenue of $42.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.51 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.14 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that XO Group will post $0.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

XO Group Company Profile

XO Group Inc is engaged in providing content and marketing solutions, targeted advertising programs, transactions and merchandise. The Company’s multi-platform brands guide couples through transformative life stages from getting married with The Knot, to moving in together with The Nest, to having a baby with The Bump, and helping bring celebrations to life with entertainment vendors from GigMasters.com Incorporated (GigMasters).