Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) Given Outperform Rating at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by equities researchers at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. in a research note issued to investors on Friday, August 4th. They currently have a $78.00 target price on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, up from their prior target price of $75.00. Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.’s target price points to a potential upside of 7.36% from the stock’s current price. Oppenheimer Holdings also issued estimates for Itron’s Q3 2017 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q4 2017 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2017 earnings at $3.05 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $4.51 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $5.39 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Cowen and Company set a $60.00 target price on Itron and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 21st. Robert W. Baird reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $73.00 target price on shares of Itron in a research report on Thursday, July 13th. BidaskClub downgraded Itron from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 27th. Guggenheim assumed coverage on Itron in a research report on Tuesday, June 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $81.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Canaccord Genuity reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $72.00 price target on shares of Itron in a report on Friday, May 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Itron has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $79.00.

Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) traded down 0.55% during trading on Friday, hitting $72.65. The stock had a trading volume of 206,008 shares. Itron has a 52-week low of $47.20 and a 52-week high of $75.60. The firm has a market cap of $2.81 billion, a PE ratio of 89.91 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50 day moving average is $71.48 and its 200 day moving average is $65.89.

Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 2nd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.03. Itron had a return on equity of 15.43% and a net margin of 1.60%. The firm had revenue of $503.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $491.80 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Itron will post $3.07 earnings per share for the current year.

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Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ITRI. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in Itron by 2.0% in the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,610 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $109,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Pacad Investment Ltd. raised its stake in Itron by 21.4% in the second quarter. Pacad Investment Ltd. now owns 1,700 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $115,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. LS Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Itron by 56.2% in the first quarter. LS Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,892 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $115,000 after buying an additional 681 shares during the last quarter. Riverhead Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Itron by 74.8% in the second quarter. Riverhead Capital Management LLC now owns 2,097 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $142,000 after buying an additional 897 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in Itron by 1.5% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,366 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $144,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. 95.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Itron Company Profile

Itron, Inc (Itron) is a technology and service company. The Company provides solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and water use. The Company operates through three segments: Electricity, Gas and Water. It provides a portfolio of products, solutions, software and services to electric, gas and water utility customers across the globe.