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Los Angeles Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in Insulet Co. (NASDAQ:PODD)

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Insulet Co. (NASDAQ:PODD - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 53,290 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock, valued at approximately $11,563,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC owned 0.08% of Insulet at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Insulet by 185.0% in the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 29,883 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock worth $6,484,000 after acquiring an additional 19,396 shares in the last quarter. LGT Group Foundation bought a new position in shares of Insulet in the fourth quarter valued at about $238,000. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. acquired a new position in Insulet during the 4th quarter worth about $305,000. Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Insulet during the 4th quarter worth about $232,000. Finally, Beck Bode LLC acquired a new stake in Insulet in the 4th quarter valued at about $10,716,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PODD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Insulet from $163.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Insulet from $214.00 to $213.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 26th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Insulet from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Insulet from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $243.21.


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Insider Buying and Selling at Insulet

In other Insulet news, Director Shacey Petrovic sold 11,609 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.92, for a total value of $1,891,338.28. Following the sale, the director now owns 2,567 shares in the company, valued at $418,215.64. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.

Insulet Stock Performance

NASDAQ PODD traded up $1.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $174.43. The company's stock had a trading volume of 614,615 shares, compared to its average volume of 712,105. Insulet Co. has a 12 month low of $125.82 and a 12 month high of $335.91. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $169.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 3.51, a quick ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86.

Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 22nd. The medical instruments supplier reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.73. Insulet had a net margin of 12.16% and a return on equity of 32.19%. The firm had revenue of $509.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $461.26 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.55 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 37.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Insulet Co. will post 3.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Insulet

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Insulet Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells insulin delivery systems for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The company's Omnipod platform includes the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System (Omnipod 5) which includes a proprietary AID algorithm embedded in the Pod that integrates with a third-party continuous glucose monitor to obtain glucose values through wireless bluetooth communication; Omnipod DASH that features a bluetooth enabled Pod that is controlled by a smartphone-like Personal Diabetes Manager with a color touch screen user interface; and Omnipod GO, a standalone, wearable, insulin delivery system that provides a fixed rate of continuous rapid-acting insulin for 72 hours.

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