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Stifel Nicolaus Trims Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) Target Price to $7.50

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Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI - Free Report) had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $9.00 to $7.50 in a research report report published on Monday, Benzinga reports. Stifel Nicolaus currently has a hold rating on the technology company's stock.

PERI has been the subject of several other reports. Lake Street Capital raised Perion Network from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $10.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Needham & Company LLC restated a hold rating on shares of Perion Network in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Perion Network currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $12.13.

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Perion Network Price Performance

Shares of PERI stock traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $7.83. The company had a trading volume of 233,106 shares, compared to its average volume of 704,602. The stock has a market capitalization of $375.77 million, a PE ratio of 3.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.48. The company's fifty day moving average is $8.23 and its 200 day moving average is $10.24. Perion Network has a fifty-two week low of $7.47 and a fifty-two week high of $32.99.

Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The technology company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.03. Perion Network had a return on equity of 15.65% and a net margin of 11.34%. The company had revenue of $108.69 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $106.98 million. Equities analysts forecast that Perion Network will post 0.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Perion Network

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Perion Network by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,105 shares of the technology company's stock worth $188,000 after acquiring an additional 847 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Perion Network in the fourth quarter valued at about $220,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Perion Network during the first quarter worth about $204,000. BigSur Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Perion Network during the second quarter worth about $84,000. Finally, Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Perion Network in the 1st quarter valued at about $230,000. 68.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Perion Network

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Perion Network Ltd. provides digital advertising solutions to brands, agencies, and publishers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It offers Wildfire, a content monetization platform; search monetization solutions, including website monetization, search mediation, and app monetization; and cross-channel digital advertising software as a service platform.

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