Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU - Get Free Report) was upgraded by stock analysts at StockNews.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Monday.
Value Line Stock Performance
NASDAQ VALU traded up $0.25 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $53.64. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,377 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,294. The company's 50-day moving average is $51.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.90. Value Line has a fifty-two week low of $36.00 and a fifty-two week high of $57.68. The stock has a market cap of $505.18 million, a PE ratio of 22.83 and a beta of 0.81.
Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter. Value Line had a net margin of 54.72% and a return on equity of 22.29%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Value Line
An institutional investor recently raised its position in Value Line stock. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALU - Free Report) by 9.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,145 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 545 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of Value Line worth $286,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors own 6.26% of the company's stock.
Value Line Company Profile
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Value Line, Inc produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and options. The company's research services include The Value Line Investment Survey, The Value Line Investment Survey - Small and Mid-Cap, The Value Line 600, and The Value Line Fund Advisor Plus that provide statistical and text coverage of various investment securities, with an emphasis placed on its proprietary research, analysis, and statistical ranks.
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