Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) Shares Cross Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALU)'s stock price fell below its 200-day moving average during trading, hitting a low of $37.85.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $0.42 and a revenue of $8.39 million, with a strong net margin of 58.97%.
• Value Line has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.325 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 3.4%.

Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALU - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $38.79 and traded as low as $37.85. Value Line shares last traded at $38.76, with a volume of 7,360 shares trading hands.

Value Line Stock Up 1.0%

The company's fifty day moving average is $38.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $38.90. The stock has a market cap of $360.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 1.11.

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter. Value Line had a net margin of 58.97% and a return on equity of 21.26%. The firm had revenue of $8.39 million for the quarter.

Value Line Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 28th were paid a $0.325 dividend. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 28th. Value Line's payout ratio is currently 59.36%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Value Line

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Value Line by 19.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 10,622 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $561,000 after buying an additional 1,733 shares during the last quarter. Auxier Asset Management acquired a new position in Value Line in the 4th quarter valued at about $224,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Value Line by 284.5% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 21,150 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $818,000 after purchasing an additional 15,650 shares during the last quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Value Line in the 1st quarter valued at about $127,000. Finally, Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Value Line in the 1st quarter valued at about $356,000. 6.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Value Line

Value Line, Inc produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and options. The company's research services include The Value Line Investment Survey, The Value Line Investment Survey - Small and Mid-Cap, The Value Line 600, and The Value Line Fund Advisor Plus that provide statistical and text coverage of various investment securities, with an emphasis placed on its proprietary research, analysis, and statistical ranks.