Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) Stock Holdings Increased by Pier Capital LLC

Pier Capital LLC boosted its stake in Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO - Free Report) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 82,603 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 5,984 shares during the quarter. Pier Capital LLC owned about 0.16% of Exponent worth $7,360,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EXPO. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Exponent by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,345,503 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $476,284,000 after purchasing an additional 67,296 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in Exponent by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,840,313 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $212,151,000 after purchasing an additional 13,644 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Exponent by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,505,652 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $173,597,000 after purchasing an additional 69,099 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Exponent by 63.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 630,644 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $72,701,000 after buying an additional 245,086 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Exponent in the fourth quarter valued at about $55,131,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.37% of the company's stock.

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Exponent Price Performance

NASDAQ EXPO traded up $0.19 on Friday, reaching $82.23. The company had a trading volume of 289,130 shares, compared to its average volume of 231,863. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.18 billion, a PE ratio of 38.79 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $86.78 and a 200-day moving average of $95.69. Exponent, Inc. has a 1 year low of $77.30 and a 1 year high of $115.75.

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The business services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.06. Exponent had a return on equity of 27.27% and a net margin of 19.52%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.41 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Exponent, Inc. will post 1.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Exponent

In other Exponent news, VP Richard Reiss sold 1,736 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.93, for a total value of $149,174.48. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,800 shares of the company's stock, valued at $154,674. This represents a 49.10 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Exponent

Exponent, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering.