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Ituran Location and Control (ITRN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$26.73
-0.16 (-0.60%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

About Ituran Location and Control Stock (NASDAQ:ITRN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.50
$27.23
50-Day Range
$26.03
$29.87
52-Week Range
$24.01
$30.00
Volume
85,931 shs
Average Volume
57,363 shs
Market Capitalization
$531.77 million
P/E Ratio
10.48
Dividend Yield
5.84%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

Ituran Location and Control Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides location based telematics services and machine-to-machine telematics products. It operates through two segments, Telematics Services and Telematics Products. The Telematics services segment offers stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services, which enables to locate, track, and recover stolen vehicles for its subscribers; fleet management services that enable corporate and individual customers to track and manage their vehicles in real time; and locator services that allow customers to protect valuable merchandise and equipment. This segment also delivers on-demand navigation guidance, information, and assistance, including the provision of traffic reports and directions, as well as information on the location of gas stations, car repair shops, post offices, hospitals, and other facilities; and Connected Car, a service platform that includes a back-office application, a telematics device installed in the vehicle, mobile apps for IOS and Android users, and interface using the car infotainment screen, as well as usage based insurance and auto financing services. This segment serves insurance companies and agents, car manufacturers, dealers and importers, cooperative sales channels, and private subscribers. The Telematics Products segment offers Base Site, a radio receiver that includes a processor and a data computation unit to collect and send data to and from transponders, and to control centers; Control Center, a center consisting of software used to collect data from various base sites, conduct location calculations, and transmit location data to various customers and law enforcement agencies; navigation and tracking devices installed in vehicles; and SMART, a portable transmitter installed in vehicles that sends a signal to the base site enabling the location of vehicles, equipment, or an individual. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Azor, Israel.

Ituran Location and Control Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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53rd Percentile Overall Score

ITRN MarketRank™: 

Ituran Location and Control scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 109th out of 176 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ituran Location and Control is 10.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ituran Location and Control is 10.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 18.71.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ituran Location and Control has a P/B Ratio of 2.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Ituran Location and Control's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.25% of the float of Ituran Location and Control has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ituran Location and Control has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ituran Location and Control has recently increased by 15.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Ituran Location and Control is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ituran Location and Control does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Ituran Location and Control is 61.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Ituran Location and Control's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.25% of the float of Ituran Location and Control has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ituran Location and Control has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ituran Location and Control has recently increased by 15.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Ituran Location and Control has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ituran Location and Control this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for ITRN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Ituran Location and Control to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Ituran Location and Control insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.01% of the stock of Ituran Location and Control is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.80% of the stock of Ituran Location and Control is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Ituran Location and Control's insider trading history.
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ITRN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ituran Location and Control's stock was trading at $27.24 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ITRN shares have decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at $26.73.
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Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (NASDAQ:ITRN) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 19th. The industrial products company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.05. The industrial products company had revenue of $84.87 million for the quarter. Ituran Location and Control had a net margin of 15.42% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.43%.

Top institutional investors of Ituran Location and Control include Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (2.60%), Inlet Private Wealth LLC (0.76%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.06%) and Meitav Investment House Ltd. (0.05%).

Shares of ITRN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ituran Location and Control investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW), Builders FirstSource (BLDR) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/19/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend
9/26/2024
Dividend Payable
10/09/2024
Today
10/31/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
11/21/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Electronic parts & equipment, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Wholesale
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ITRN
Employees
2,841
Year Founded
1995

Profitability

Net Income
$48.14 million
Pretax Margin
20.26%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$328.76 million
Cash Flow
$3.37 per share
Book Value
$9.06 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
19,892,000
Market Cap
$531.77 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.14

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This page (NASDAQ:ITRN) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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