Mark Duff Acquires 2,050 Shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI) Stock

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI - Get Free Report) CEO Mark Duff purchased 2,050 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $7.03 per share, for a total transaction of $14,411.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 133,659 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $939,622.77. This represents a 1.56 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services Trading Down 3.7 %

NASDAQ:PESI traded down $0.30 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $7.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 24,776 shares, compared to its average volume of 129,475. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $144.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.20 and a beta of 0.40. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.21. Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.91 and a 1 year high of $16.25.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The industrial products company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $14.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.80 million. Perma-Fix Environmental Services had a negative return on equity of 21.69% and a negative net margin of 24.44%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com raised Perma-Fix Environmental Services to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th.

Institutional Trading of Perma-Fix Environmental Services

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. grew its holdings in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 746,942 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $8,269,000 after purchasing an additional 30,000 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in Perma-Fix Environmental Services in the 4th quarter worth $7,749,000. AWM Investment Company Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,428,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 327,122 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,622,000 after acquiring an additional 1,949 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 26.3% during the fourth quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 315,517 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,493,000 after acquiring an additional 65,761 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 25.52% of the company's stock.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services Company Profile

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an environmental and technology know-how company in the United States. The company through Treatment and Services segments. The Treatment segment offers nuclear, low-level radioactive, mixed waste, hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, and processing and disposal services through treatment and storage facilities.