Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL - Get Free Report) is set to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, October 24th. Analysts expect Simply Good Foods to post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter. Persons that wish to register for the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.
Simply Good Foods Stock Down 2.4 %
Simply Good Foods stock traded down $0.81 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $33.05. The stock had a trading volume of 680,330 shares, compared to its average volume of 883,018. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 4.05 and a current ratio of 5.19. Simply Good Foods has a fifty-two week low of $30.00 and a fifty-two week high of $43.00. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $33.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $34.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 22.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.63.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently commented on SMPL shares. DA Davidson lifted their price target on Simply Good Foods from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 1st. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $41.00 target price on shares of Simply Good Foods in a research report on Friday, June 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Simply Good Foods has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $40.29.
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Insider Activity
In related news, SVP Stuart E. Jr. Heflin sold 1,058 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.44, for a total value of $36,437.52. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 19,319 shares of the company's stock, valued at $665,346.36. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 10.98% of the company's stock.
Simply Good Foods Company Profile
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The Simply Good Foods Company operates as a consumer-packaged food and beverage company in North America and internationally. The company develops, markets, and sells snacks and meal replacements. It offers protein bars, ready-to-drink shakes, sweet and salty snacks, cookies, protein chips, and recipes under the Atkins and Quest brand names.
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