PKS Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,092 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $507,000.
A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TDY. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in shares of Teledyne Technologies by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 500 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $232,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the period. Ironwood Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Teledyne Technologies by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Ironwood Investment Management LLC now owns 2,876 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,335,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. Raymond James Trust N.A. grew its stake in Teledyne Technologies by 4.8% in the third quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 550 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Teledyne Technologies by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 6,214 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,884,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Teledyne Technologies by 15.1% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 206 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. 91.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $585.00 price target on shares of Teledyne Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Teledyne Technologies from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Finally, UBS Group began coverage on Teledyne Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $585.00 price target on the stock. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $548.00.
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Teledyne Technologies Stock Down 2.4 %
TDY stock traded down $12.13 during trading on Friday, hitting $494.78. 200,471 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 254,068. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.33 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The stock has a market cap of $23.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.03. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has a 1 year low of $355.41 and a 1 year high of $522.50. The firm's 50 day moving average is $501.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $474.86.
Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $5.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.23 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion. Teledyne Technologies had a net margin of 14.45% and a return on equity of 9.94%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $5.44 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Teledyne Technologies Incorporated will post 21.55 EPS for the current year.
Insider Activity
In other Teledyne Technologies news, Chairman Robert Mehrabian sold 5,768 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $518.22, for a total transaction of $2,989,092.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 144,553 shares in the company, valued at approximately $74,910,255.66. The trade was a 3.84 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO George C. Bobb III sold 6,308 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $507.77, for a total value of $3,203,013.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 10,482 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,322,445.14. This trade represents a 37.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 34,571 shares of company stock valued at $17,709,721 over the last ninety days. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
About Teledyne Technologies
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets in the United States and internationally. Its Digital Imaging segment provides visible spectrum sensors and digital cameras; and infrared, ultraviolet, visible, and X-ray spectra; as well as micro electromechanical systems and semiconductors, including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters.
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