Exponent Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXPO."

Exponent announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, September 20th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 5th. View Exponent's Dividend History.

Shares of Exponent split before market open on Thursday, June 7th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, May 15th 2018. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, June 6th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of Exponent stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 17th. The business services provider reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.02. The business services provider had revenue of $101.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $100.17 million. Exponent had a net margin of 19.64% and a return on equity of 23.44%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.32 earnings per share. View Exponent's Earnings History.

Exponent is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Exponent.

5 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Exponent's shares. Their predictions range from $72.00 to $81.00. On average, they expect Exponent's share price to reach $75.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Exponent.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Exponent in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Exponent.

News articles about EXPO stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Exponent earned a news sentiment score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Exponent.

Exponent saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 579,800 shares, a drop of 13.3% from the August 30th total of 668,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 290,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Exponent's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Exponent include Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Genpact (G), FTI Consulting (FCN), ICF International (ICFI), NIC (EGOV), RMR Group (RMR), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), Navigant Consulting (NCI), Gopher Protocol (GOPH), Apollo Medical (AMEH), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Blackrock Capital Investment (BKCC), Avalon Globocare (AVCO), Information Services Group (III) and ATIF (ATIF).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Exponent investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), NetApp (NTAP), Twitter (TWTR), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), Micron Technology (MU), AbbVie (ABBV), Ford Motor (F) and Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NAP).

Exponent's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Riverbridge Partners LLC (1.09%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.31%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Avitas Wealth Management LLC (0.03%), Cordasco Financial Network (0.03%) and CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Exponent stock include Carol Lindstrom, Catherine Corrigan, Debra Zumwalt, Harri Kytomaa, John Pye, Richard L Schlenker Jr and Richard Reiss. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Exponent.

EXPO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Riverbridge Partners LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Clarus Wealth Advisors and Cordasco Financial Network. Company insiders that have sold Exponent company stock in the last year include Carol Lindstrom, Harri Kytomaa, John Pye and Richard L Schlenker Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Exponent.

EXPO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Avitas Wealth Management LLC, Park Avenue Securities LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Exponent.

Shares of EXPO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of EXPO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $65.63.

Exponent has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion and generates $379.52 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $72.25 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.25 on an earnings per share basis. Exponent employs 1,122 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Exponent.

The official website for Exponent is http://www.exponent.com/.

Exponent's mailing address is 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA, 94025. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 650-326-9400 or via email at [email protected]