Exponent Inc [EXPO] stock prices are down -0.99% to $79.00 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The EXPO shares have gain 0.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.04%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Exponent Inc [NASDAQ: EXPO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 01, 2023, when UBS initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $99. Previously, Sidoti upgraded its rating to Buy on May 13, 2020. On April 09, 2020, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Sidoti upgraded its rating to a Buy. DA Davidson initiated its recommendation with a Neutral. Berenberg started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 12, 2018, and assigned it a price target of $63. In a note dated January 26, 2018, SunTrust upgraded an Buy rating on this stock.
The stock price of Exponent Inc [EXPO] has been fluctuating between $73.83 and $115.75 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $104 within the next 12 months. Exponent Inc [NASDAQ: EXPO] shares were valued at $79.00 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 31.65% based on the average EXPO price forecast.
Analyzing the EXPO fundamentals
The Exponent Inc [NASDAQ:EXPO] reported sales of 558.51M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 11.28%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.61% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.26%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.2%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.14, Equity is 0.27 and Total Capital is 0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.19.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 77.47 points at the first support level, and at 75.93 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 80.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 81.03.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Exponent Inc [NASDAQ:EXPO]’s Current Ratio is 2.74. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.74, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.59. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.19, the price to book ratio is 9.53 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 37.36.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Reiss Richard, Group Vice President, that happened on Feb 26 ’25 when 1736.0 shares were sold. Officer, Reiss Richard completed a deal on Feb 26 ’25 to buy 1736.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director JOHNSTON PAUL R sold 1300.0 shares on Nov 20 ’24.
