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AstroNova (ALOT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$13.38 -0.22 (-1.62%)
(As of 04:26 PM ET)

About AstroNova Stock (NASDAQ:ALOT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.38
$14.00
50-Day Range
$12.18
$16.94
52-Week Range
$11.82
$18.83
Volume
23,041 shs
Average Volume
13,939 shs
Market Capitalization
$100.74 million
P/E Ratio
15.93
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

AstroNova, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty printers, and data acquisition and analysis systems in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, Central and South America, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Product Identification (PI) and Test & Measurement (T&M). The PI segment offers tabletop and production-ready digital color label printers, and OEM printing systems under the QuickLabel brand; digital color label mini-presses and inline printing systems under the TrojanLabel brand; and label materials, tags material, inks, toners, and thermal transfer ribbions under the GetLabels brand. This segment also develops and licenses various specialized software programs to design and manage labels and print images; and provides training and support. This segment serves chemicals, cosmetics, food and beverage, medical products, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and other industries; and brand owners, label converters, commercial printers, and packaging manufacturers. The T&M segment offers airborne printing solutions, such as ToughWriter used to print hard copies of navigation maps, arrival and departure information, flight itineraries, weather maps, performance data, passenger data, and various air traffic control data; ToughSwitch, an ethernet switches used to connect multiple computers or Ethernet devices; TMX data acquisition systems; Daxus DXS-100 distributed data acquisition platform; SmartCorder DDX100 portable data acquisition systems for facility and field testing; and Everest EV-5000, a digital strip chart recording system used primarily in aerospace and defense. This segment serves aerospace and aerospace and defense, automotive, commercial airline, energy, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The company was formerly known as Astro-Med, Inc. and changed its name to AstroNova, Inc. in May 2016. AstroNova, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

AstroNova Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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44th Percentile Overall Score

ALOT MarketRank™: 

AstroNova scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 210th out of 338 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    There is not enough analysis data for AstroNova.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of AstroNova is 16.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.78.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of AstroNova is 16.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 45.09.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    AstroNova has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.32% of the float of AstroNova has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AstroNova has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AstroNova has recently decreased by 8.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    AstroNova does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    AstroNova does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of AstroNova is 56.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.32% of the float of AstroNova has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AstroNova has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AstroNova has recently decreased by 8.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    AstroNova has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for AstroNova this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for ALOT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, AstroNova insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    18.80% of the stock of AstroNova is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    43.02% of the stock of AstroNova is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about AstroNova's insider trading history.
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ALOT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

AstroNova's stock was trading at $16.26 at the start of the year. Since then, ALOT stock has decreased by 16.1% and is now trading at $13.64.
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AstroNova, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALOT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 12th. The business services provider reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. AstroNova had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.77% and a net margin of 4.20%.

AstroNova subsidiaries include these companies: TrojanLabel ApS, ANI ApS, AstroDigital Data de México S.A. de C.V., AstroNova Aerospace Inc., AstroNova GmbH, AstroNova SAS, and AstroNova (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd.

Top institutional shareholders of AstroNova include Royce & Associates LP (5.77%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.92%) and Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (0.90%).
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Shares of ALOT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AstroNova investors own include Cheniere Energy (LNG), Alibaba Group (BABA), Meta Platforms (META), Peabody Energy (BTU), Evolution Petroleum (EPM), Earthstone Energy (ESTE) and Kohl's (KSS).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
12/12/2024
Today
12/18/2024
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Computer Hardware
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ALOT
CIK
8146
Employees
340
Year Founded
1969

Profitability

Net Income
$4.69 million
Pretax Margin
5.14%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$153.52 million
Cash Flow
$1.36 per share
Book Value
$12.15 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
6,190,000
Market Cap
$104.65 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.61

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This page (NASDAQ:ALOT) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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