AWM Investment Company Inc. Invests $4.43 Million in Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI)

AWM Investment Company Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 400,000 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $4,428,000. AWM Investment Company Inc. owned about 2.52% of Perma-Fix Environmental Services as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 388.2% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 20,806 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $256,000 after acquiring an additional 16,544 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 327,122 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,622,000 after acquiring an additional 1,949 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 23.5% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 14,533 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $161,000 after acquiring an additional 2,766 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its position in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 4,300.0% during the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 4,400 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 4,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 25.4% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 111,619 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,235,000 after acquiring an additional 22,633 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 25.52% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services Price Performance

PESI stock traded up $0.63 during trading on Friday, hitting $10.84. The company had a trading volume of 244,830 shares, compared to its average volume of 145,620. The firm has a market capitalization of $199.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.94 and a beta of 0.18. The business has a 50 day moving average of $8.25 and a 200 day moving average of $9.86. Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $6.25 and a fifty-two week high of $16.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The industrial products company reported ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $13.92 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.30 million. Perma-Fix Environmental Services had a negative return on equity of 21.69% and a negative net margin of 24.44%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.25) EPS.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services Company Profile

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an environmental and technology know-how company in the United States. The company through Treatment and Services segments. The Treatment segment offers nuclear, low-level radioactive, mixed waste, hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, and processing and disposal services through treatment and storage facilities.