Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seven research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$49.43.

Several brokerages have weighed in on AND. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$55.00 to C$52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$43.00 to C$41.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 6th. Scotiabank cut Andlauer Healthcare Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 14th. CIBC cut their price objective on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$52.00 to C$50.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 6th. Finally, TD Securities lowered their target price on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$54.00 to C$52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 6th.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of TSE:AND opened at C$40.54 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.06. The company has a market capitalization of C$789.72 million, a P/E ratio of 26.85 and a beta of 0.69. Andlauer Healthcare Group has a 52-week low of C$36.43 and a 52-week high of C$44.76. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is C$38.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$40.29.

Andlauer Healthcare Group (TSE:AND) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported C$0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.53 by C($0.18). The firm had revenue of C$161.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$168.50 million. Andlauer Healthcare Group had a net margin of 10.02% and a return on equity of 13.82%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Andlauer Healthcare Group will post 1.6396243 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 28th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.99%. Andlauer Healthcare Group’s payout ratio is 23.84%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Andlauer Healthcare Group

In related news, Director Ronald Martin Skelton sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$40.87, for a total transaction of C$61,309.95. 1.43% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Company Profile

Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc, a supply chain management company, provides a platform of customized third-party logistics (3PL) and specialized transportation solutions for the healthcare sector in Canada and the United States. The company operates in two segments, Specialized Transportation and Healthcare Logistics.