Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSSC) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts – MarketBeat
Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat’s full suite of research tools:
Shares of Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSSC – Get Rating) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $28.20.
Several equities analysts have recently commented on NSSC shares. TheStreet raised shares of Napco Security Technologies from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Monday, June 27th. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Napco Security Technologies in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in Napco Security Technologies by 99.7% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,854,790 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $38,059,000 after purchasing an additional 925,876 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Napco Security Technologies by 104.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,635,449 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,559,000 after acquiring an additional 837,472 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Napco Security Technologies by 80.4% in the first quarter. Wasatch Advisors Inc. now owns 1,619,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,230,000 after acquiring an additional 721,575 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Napco Security Technologies by 100.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,273,636 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,136,000 after acquiring an additional 638,478 shares during the period. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Napco Security Technologies by 97.8% in the first quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 1,042,584 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $21,394,000 after acquiring an additional 515,415 shares during the period. 32.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
If you’re new to trading, then you’ve probably heard the wrong thing about options—that they’re risky, unpredictable, or difficult.
And it couldn’t be more wrong! With the Hughes Optioneering Strategy, you’ll soon learn that the safest option for new accounts is options themselves!
NSSC stock opened at $22.03 on Friday. Napco Security Technologies has a one year low of $15.39 and a one year high of $26.00. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $18.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.25. The company has a market capitalization of $809.25 million, a PE ratio of 48.42 and a beta of 1.30.
Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 9th. The industrial products company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.04. Napco Security Technologies had a net margin of 12.29% and a return on equity of 13.51%. The firm had revenue of $35.91 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $34.39 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.12 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Napco Security Technologies will post 0.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Napco Security Technologies (Get Rating)
Napco Security Technologies, Inc develops, manufactures, and sells electronic security products in the United States and internationally. The company offers access control systems, door-locking products, intrusion and fire alarm systems, and video surveillance systems for commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, and governmental applications.
Featured Articles
- Get a free copy of the StockNews.com research report on Napco Security Technologies (NSSC)
- 3 Grocery Stocks That Can Help Take a Bite Out of Inflation
- Credo Technology Stock is Rebounding
- Investing In Preferred Stock vs. Common Stock
- Profiting From 52 Week Low Stocks
- Three Cheap Stocks The Insiders Are Buying
This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat’s editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.
Before you consider Napco Security Technologies, you’ll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street’s top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on… and Napco Security Technologies wasn’t on the list.
While Napco Security Technologies currently has a “Moderate Buy” rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The 5 Stocks Here
Complete the form below to receive the latest headlines and analysts’ recommendations for your stocks with our free daily email newsletter:
Today’s interview is a little different, in that you get a LOT of market perspective from someone who’s been analyzing stocks from the ground up, for more than three decades. In this conversation, Kate chats with Nancy Zambell, the chief analyst for the Cabot Money Club Letter – and Nancy has a really deep and varied background in the financial industry – as she mentions in this interview, she’s been a banker, real estate professional, and a stock market analyst.
Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat’s full suite of research tools:
View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio.
Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat’s trending stocks report.
Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what’s happening in the market right now with MarketBeat’s real-time news feed. Export data to Excel for your own analysis.
MarketBeat All Access subscribers can access stock screeners, the Idea Engine, data export tools, research reports, and other premium tools.
Looking for new stock ideas? Want to see which stocks are moving? View our full suite of financial calendars and market data tables, all for free.
Receive a free world-class investing education from MarketBeat. Learn about financial terms, types of investments, trading strategies and more.
As Featured By:
MarketBeat empowers individual investors to make better trading decisions by providing real-time financial data and objective market analysis. Whether you’re looking for analyst ratings, corporate buybacks, dividends, earnings, economic reports, financials, insider trades, IPOs, SEC filings or stock splits, MarketBeat has the objective information you need to analyze any stock. Learn more about MarketBeat.
Twitter Facebook StockTwits Financial Juice YouTube
© American Consumer News, LLC dba MarketBeat® 2010-2022. All rights reserved.
326 E 8th St #105, Sioux Falls, SD 57103 | U.S. Based Support Team at contact@marketbeat.com | (844) 978-6257
MarketBeat does not provide personalized financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.
Our Accessibility Statement | Terms of Service | Do Not Sell My Information | RSS Feeds
© 2022 Market data provided is at least 10-minutes delayed and hosted by Barchart Solutions. Information is provided ‘as-is’ and solely for informational purposes, not for trading purposes or advice, and is delayed. To see all exchange delays and terms of use please see disclaimer.