The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANDE – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,060,000 shares, a growth of 19.9% from the September 15th total of 883,900 shares. Currently, 3.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 152,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.0 days.
Andersons Stock Performance
Shares of ANDE stock opened at $48.99 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $48.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $51.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 2.07. The stock has a market cap of $1.67 billion, a PE ratio of 13.84 and a beta of 0.57. Andersons has a 1 year low of $44.65 and a 1 year high of $61.46.
Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.09 by ($0.04). Andersons had a return on equity of 6.99% and a net margin of 0.83%. The firm had revenue of $2.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.20 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.52 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 30.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Andersons Dividend Announcement
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in Andersons during the second quarter worth $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Andersons by 65.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 524 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Andersons in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Larson Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Andersons during the 1st quarter worth about $57,000. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Andersons during the second quarter worth about $57,000. 87.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Andersons from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th.
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About Andersons
The Andersons, Inc operates in trade, renewables, and nutrient and industrial sectors in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Switzerland, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Trade, Renewables, and Nutrient & Industrial. The company’s Trade segment operates grain elevators; stores commodities; and provides grain marketing, risk management, and origination services, as well as sells commodities, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, ethanol, and corn oil.
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