iRobot Co. (NASDAQ:IRBT - Get Free Report) was the target of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Traders acquired 9,949 call options on the company. This is an increase of 193% compared to the typical daily volume of 3,399 call options.
iRobot Stock Performance
Shares of iRobot stock traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $9.52. The company had a trading volume of 2,139,367 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,427,281. iRobot has a one year low of $5.83 and a one year high of $14.51. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market cap of $290.81 million, a PE ratio of -2.09 and a beta of 0.80.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have weighed in on IRBT shares. StockNews.com lowered iRobot from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, January 25th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of iRobot in a report on Tuesday, January 21st.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On iRobot
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Boothbay Fund Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iRobot in the fourth quarter worth $135,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of iRobot in the fourth quarter worth $633,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of iRobot by 29.6% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 55,945 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $434,000 after acquiring an additional 12,786 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of iRobot by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 177,500 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,376,000 after acquiring an additional 7,596 shares during the period. Finally, GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. purchased a new stake in shares of iRobot in the fourth quarter worth $585,000. 77.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About iRobot
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iRobot Corporation designs, builds, and sells robots and home innovation products in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and internationally. The company offers floor care products, including Roomba floor vacuuming robots; Roomba accessories and consumables, such as the Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal, replacement dirt disposal bags for the Clean Base, filters, brushes, and batteries; Braava family of automatic floor mopping robots; and Braava accessories and consumables, which include cleaning solution, washable and disposable mopping pads, replacement tanks, and batteries, as well as subscription services.
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