Cantor Fitzgerald Reduces Earnings Estimates for Stratasys

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald has revised its FY2025 earnings estimate for Stratasys to ($0.22) EPS, significantly lower than the previous forecast of ($0.03), reflecting potential challenges for the company.
• Stratasys is currently rated as a "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $12.20, though several analysts, including Needham & Company, have recently lowered their price targets.
• Stratasys' quarterly earnings showed a slight revenue increase to $138.09 million, meeting analyst expectations, despite a negative net margin of 17.42% and a decline in net income compared to the previous year.

Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stratasys in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Jensen now expects that the technology company will post earnings of ($0.22) per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of ($0.03). The consensus estimate for Stratasys' current full-year earnings is ($0.40) per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Stratasys' FY2026 earnings at ($0.11) EPS.

Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The technology company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03. Stratasys had a negative return on equity of 1.06% and a negative net margin of 17.42%.The company had revenue of $138.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $137.15 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.04) EPS. The firm's revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Stratasys has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen cut Stratasys from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on Stratasys from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $12.20.

Stratasys Price Performance

SSYS traded up $0.5850 on Monday, reaching $10.9050. 1,173,435 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 590,236. The company's 50-day moving average price is $10.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.52. Stratasys has a fifty-two week low of $6.05 and a fifty-two week high of $12.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $926.05 million, a PE ratio of -8.13 and a beta of 1.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stratasys

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SSYS. Invenomic Capital Management LP increased its stake in Stratasys by 111.9% during the first quarter. Invenomic Capital Management LP now owns 2,466,198 shares of the technology company's stock worth $24,144,000 after acquiring an additional 1,302,264 shares during the last quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP increased its stake in Stratasys by 18.3% during the second quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 7,803,097 shares of the technology company's stock worth $89,502,000 after acquiring an additional 1,205,764 shares during the last quarter. RPG Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Stratasys by 102.3% during the first quarter. RPG Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,197,828 shares of the technology company's stock worth $21,517,000 after acquiring an additional 1,111,491 shares during the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. increased its stake in Stratasys by 84.7% during the first quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 2,130,983 shares of the technology company's stock worth $20,862,000 after acquiring an additional 977,403 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Penn Capital Management Company LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stratasys during the fourth quarter worth $5,376,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.77% of the company's stock.

About Stratasys

Stratasys Ltd. provides connected polymer-based 3D printing solutions. It offers range of 3D printing systems, which includes polyjet printer, Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) printers, stereolithography printing systems, origin P3 printers, and selective absorption fusion printer for additive manufacturing, and tooling and rapid prototyping for various vertical markets, such as automotive, aerospace, consumer products and healthcare.