Media headlines about IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX) have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. IDEXX Laboratories earned a news impact score of 0.03 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 46.7121694398402 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near term.
Here are some of the media headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment Analysis’s rankings:
- IDEXX Launches SDMA in the Point of Care in the United Kingdom and Ireland with IDEXX CatalystSDMA Test (finanznachrichten.de)
- IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX) Raised to Strong-Buy at BidaskClub (americanbankingnews.com)
- Moving averages give many trading signals on IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX) – Wall Street Morning (wallstreetmorning.com)
- First Week of May 18th Options Trading For Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) – Nasdaq (nasdaq.com)
- Northcoast Research Equities Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX) (americanbankingnews.com)
Shares of IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX) traded up $6.99 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $197.30. 563,332 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 583,056. The firm has a market cap of $16,580.34, a P/E ratio of 67.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -11.26, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.80. IDEXX Laboratories has a fifty-two week low of $146.09 and a fifty-two week high of $207.14.
A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Canaccord Genuity reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $210.00 price objective on shares of IDEXX Laboratories in a report on Monday, January 29th. BidaskClub upgraded shares of IDEXX Laboratories from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 16th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of IDEXX Laboratories from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $214.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, February 5th. Piper Jaffray increased their price objective on shares of IDEXX Laboratories to $211.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 1st. Finally, Aegis reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of IDEXX Laboratories in a report on Friday, December 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $194.00.
In other news, VP Brian P. Mckeon sold 6,602 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.36, for a total transaction of $1,197,338.72. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 47,040 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,531,174.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director William T. End sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.48, for a total transaction of $737,920.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 41,256 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,610,906.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 91,736 shares of company stock valued at $16,193,502 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.77% of the company’s stock.
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About IDEXX Laboratories
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and distributes products and services primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets worldwide. It operates through Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; Livestock, Poultry and Dairy; and Other segments.
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