Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com to a "sell" rating in a research report issued on Tuesday.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Price Performance
NASDAQ:PESI traded down $0.58 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $6.96. 606,626 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 128,665. 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 company has a market cap of $110.30 million, a PE ratio of -6.39 and a beta of 0.40. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $8.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.28. Perma-Fix Environmental Services 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The industrial products company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($0.10). Perma-Fix Environmental Services had a negative return on equity of 21.69% and a negative net margin of 24.44%. The firm had revenue of $14.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.80 million.
Institutional Trading of Perma-Fix Environmental Services
Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its holdings in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 746,942 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $8,269,000 after purchasing an additional 30,000 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new stake in Perma-Fix Environmental Services during the 4th quarter valued at $7,749,000. AWM Investment Company Inc. purchased a new stake in Perma-Fix Environmental Services during the 4th quarter worth $4,428,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 327,122 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,622,000 after buying an additional 1,949 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 26.3% in the 4th quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 315,517 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,493,000 after buying an additional 65,761 shares during the last quarter. 25.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Company Profile
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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.
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