Trust Point Inc. lowered its holdings in Medpace Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEDP - Free Report) by 36.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,068 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,760 shares during the quarter. Trust Point Inc.'s holdings in Medpace were worth $935,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Medpace in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Medpace by 2,750.0% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 114 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Medpace by 27.6% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 134 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Medpace by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 173 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC raised its holdings in Medpace by 150.0% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 175 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.98% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts recently commented on MEDP shares. Leerink Partnrs upgraded Medpace to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. TD Cowen lowered shares of Medpace from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $370.00 to $328.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Medpace from $333.00 to $300.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Leerink Partners assumed coverage on shares of Medpace in a research note on Monday, March 24th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $330.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Medpace from $340.00 to $313.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $349.30.
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Insider Transactions at Medpace
In other news, Director Fred B. Davenport, Jr. sold 1,712 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.82, for a total value of $516,715.84. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 2,998 shares in the company, valued at $904,856.36. This trade represents a 36.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 20.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Medpace Stock Performance
MEDP traded up $4.77 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $302.69. The stock had a trading volume of 656,130 shares, compared to its average volume of 365,467. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $299.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $321.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.11, a P/E/G ratio of 5.38 and a beta of 1.47. Medpace Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $250.05 and a 52 week high of $459.77.
Medpace (NASDAQ:MEDP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The company reported $3.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.06 by $0.61. The business had revenue of $558.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $528.38 million. Medpace had a return on equity of 54.36% and a net margin of 19.31%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.20 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Medpace Holdings, Inc. will post 12.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Medpace Company Profile
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Medpace Holdings, Inc engages in the provision of outsourced clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Its services include medical department, clinical trial management, data-driven feasibility, study-start-up, clinical monitoring, regulatory affairs, patient recruitment and retention, medical writing, biometrics and data sciences, pharmacovigilance, core laboratory, laboratories, clinics, and quality assurance.
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