Cantor Fitzgerald Expects Reduced Earnings 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) - Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Stratasys in a research report issued on Thursday, August 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Jensen now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of ($0.22) for the year, down from their prior 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 posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The technology company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $137.15 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.04) earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. Stratasys has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

SSYS has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Stratasys from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 17th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on Stratasys from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $12.20.

Stratasys Price Performance

Shares of SSYS stock traded up $0.31 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $11.08. The company had a trading volume of 1,583,683 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,029,044. Stratasys has a 12 month low of $6.05 and a 12 month high of $12.88. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.51. The company has a market cap of $940.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.27 and a beta of 1.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stratasys

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SSYS. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Stratasys by 44.0% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 563,832 shares of the technology company's stock worth $5,012,000 after purchasing an additional 172,218 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Stratasys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $331,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in shares of Stratasys by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 16,664 shares of the technology company's stock worth $148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,564 shares during the period. Cigogne Management SA bought a new stake in shares of Stratasys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $272,000. Finally, Penn Capital Management Company LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stratasys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,376,000. Institutional investors 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.