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Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) Shares Cross Below Fifty Day Moving Average - Here's Why

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Vuzix Co. (NASDAQ:VUZI - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $1.13 and traded as low as $1.08. Vuzix shares last traded at $1.15, with a volume of 664,967 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Craig Hallum cut their price objective on Vuzix from $3.00 to $2.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 15th.

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Vuzix Price Performance

The firm's 50 day moving average price is $1.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $1.23. The firm has a market cap of $85.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.93 and a beta of 1.51.

Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 14th. The company reported ($0.62) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by ($0.52). Vuzix had a negative return on equity of 114.41% and a negative net margin of 1,285.06%. The company had revenue of $1.09 million for the quarter.

Institutional Trading of Vuzix

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VUZI. GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its stake in shares of Vuzix by 312.7% in the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 502,200 shares of the company's stock valued at $588,000 after purchasing an additional 380,517 shares in the last quarter. Taylor Frigon Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vuzix by 85.5% in the 3rd quarter. Taylor Frigon Capital Management LLC now owns 667,230 shares of the company's stock valued at $781,000 after buying an additional 307,599 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Vuzix by 86.9% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 279,650 shares of the company's stock worth $338,000 after acquiring an additional 130,012 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in shares of Vuzix by 541.4% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 119,218 shares of the company's stock valued at $161,000 after acquiring an additional 100,632 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Vuzix in the second quarter valued at about $114,000. Institutional investors own 35.87% of the company's stock.

Vuzix Company Profile

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Vuzix Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) technologies and products for the enterprise, medical, defense, and consumer markets. The company's products include head-mounted smart personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays, and augmented reality, as well as original equipment manufacturer waveguide optical components and display engines.

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