GHP Investment Advisors Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS)

GHP Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS - Free Report) by 11.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 29,916 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 3,044 shares during the period. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. owned 0.18% of OSI Systems worth $5,009,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of OSI Systems by 4,891.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 644,396 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $97,839,000 after acquiring an additional 631,486 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in OSI Systems during the third quarter valued at approximately $16,713,000. Swedbank AB purchased a new position in OSI Systems during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,372,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in OSI Systems in the third quarter valued at approximately $5,061,000. Finally, Systematic Financial Management LP boosted its stake in OSI Systems by 13.4% in the third quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 264,342 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $40,135,000 after acquiring an additional 31,269 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.21% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Manoocher M. Aliabadi sold 1,728 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.39, for a total transaction of $311,713.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 80,603 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $14,539,975.17. This represents a 2.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Deepak Chopra sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.66, for a total transaction of $3,753,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 404,323 shares of the company's stock, valued at $75,875,254.18. This trade represents a 4.71 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 29,447 shares of company stock valued at $5,519,962. Insiders own 5.20% of the company's stock.

OSI Systems Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:OSIS traded down $0.25 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $206.82. 124,486 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 220,886. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $178.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $157.86. OSI Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $126.57 and a fifty-two week high of $209.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a PE ratio of 26.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.19.

OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The technology company reported $2.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.34 by $0.08. OSI Systems had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 18.22%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that OSI Systems, Inc. will post 9.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

OSIS has been the subject of several research reports. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of OSI Systems from $205.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on shares of OSI Systems from $178.00 to $224.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of OSI Systems from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. B. Riley boosted their target price on shares of OSI Systems from $180.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of OSI Systems from $172.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, OSI Systems has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $209.40.

About OSI Systems

OSI Systems, Inc designs and manufactures electronic systems and components. It operates in three segments: Security, Healthcare, and Optoelectronics and Manufacturing. The Security segment offers baggage and parcel inspection, cargo and vehicle inspection, hold baggage and people screening, radiation monitoring, explosive and narcotics trace detection systems, and optical inspection systems under the Rapiscan name.