Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Has $5.79 Million Stock Holdings in Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL cut its position in Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO - Free Report) by 10.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 64,945 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 7,778 shares during the quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL owned approximately 0.13% of Exponent worth $5,787,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Exponent by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,345,503 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $476,284,000 after buying an additional 67,296 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Exponent by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,519,584 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $135,419,000 after acquiring an additional 13,932 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Exponent by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,188,373 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $105,884,000 after purchasing an additional 13,263 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in shares of Exponent by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 739,710 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $65,908,000 after purchasing an additional 4,704 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Exponent by 63.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 630,644 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $72,701,000 after acquiring an additional 245,086 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Exponent

In other Exponent news, VP Richard Reiss sold 1,736 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.93, for a total value of $149,174.48. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 1,800 shares in the company, valued at $154,674. This represents a 49.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.10% of the company's stock.

Exponent Stock Performance

EXPO traded down $0.99 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $75.79. The company had a trading volume of 227,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 241,637. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $80.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.50. Exponent, Inc. has a twelve month low of $73.37 and a twelve month high of $115.75. The company has a market capitalization of $3.85 billion, a PE ratio of 35.77 and a beta of 0.84.

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $137.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $134.63 million. Exponent had a net margin of 19.52% and a return on equity of 27.27%. Exponent's revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.59 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Exponent, Inc. will post 1.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exponent Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. Exponent's dividend payout ratio is currently 56.60%.

Exponent Company Profile

Exponent, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering.