PICS (NASDAQ:PICS) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Strong-Buy” Rating

PICS (NASDAQ:PICSGet Free Report) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Sunday.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on PICS. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of PICS from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Weiss Ratings lowered PICS from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Mizuho set a $18.00 price target on PICS in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research cut PICS from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $23.17.

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PICS Stock Up 2.3%

PICS stock traded up $0.27 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $11.85. 304,082 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 585,066. PICS has a twelve month low of $8.32 and a twelve month high of $19.95. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.91.

Insider Buying and Selling at PICS

In related news, Director Costa Jose Antonio Batista purchased 18,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $9.47 per share, for a total transaction of $175,195.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 4,373,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,416,846.13. This represents a 0.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Cazotto Andre Augusto acquired 49,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $9.41 per share, for a total transaction of $465,795.00. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 57,700 shares in the company, valued at $542,957. This represents a 603.66% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have purchased 136,130 shares of company stock worth $1,267,515 over the last quarter.

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