World Investment Advisors Buys Shares of 57,864 Optex Systems Holdings Inc. $OPXS

World Investment Advisors purchased a new stake in Optex Systems Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXS) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 57,864 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $821,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Optex Systems during the second quarter worth $604,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Optex Systems in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Optex Systems in the second quarter valued at about $304,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in Optex Systems by 454.3% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 12,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $146,000 after buying an additional 10,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Optex Systems by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 158,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,038,000 after buying an additional 1,975 shares during the period. 19.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

OPXS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Optex Systems in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Optex Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Optex Systems Stock Up 0.4%

OPXS opened at $13.06 on Tuesday. Optex Systems Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $9.74 and a 12 month high of $17.76. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.01. The stock has a market cap of $90.90 million, a P/E ratio of 22.14 and a beta of 0.51.

Optex Systems (NASDAQ:OPXS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $9.63 million for the quarter. Optex Systems had a return on equity of 19.33% and a net margin of 10.00%.

About Optex Systems

Optex Systems Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: OPXS) is a technology company specializing in infrared sensing systems for defense and homeland security applications. The company engineers, designs and manufactures electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) payloads and sensors used across a range of surveillance and targeting platforms. Its core focus areas include mission-critical solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, and ground-based observation systems.

Optex Systems’ product portfolio consists of high-resolution thermal imaging cameras, infrared seekers, laser designators and multispectral platforms.