NASDAQ:JCS - Communications Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

Communications Systems trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "JCS."

Communications Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.02 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. View Communications Systems' Dividend History.

Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCS) released its earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The communications equipment provider reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.12. The communications equipment provider earned $18.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $18.10 million. Communications Systems had a return on equity of 10.00% and a net margin of 5.80%. View Communications Systems' Earnings History.

Communications Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Communications Systems.

1 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Communications Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $8.00. On average, they anticipate Communications Systems' share price to reach $8.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Communications Systems.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Communications Systems in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Communications Systems.

Press coverage about JCS stock has trended very positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Communications Systems earned a news impact score of 3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the communications equipment provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Communications Systems.

Communications Systems saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 215,300 shares, an increase of 15.4% from the January 15th total of 186,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 167,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 3.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Communications Systems' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Communications Systems investors own include Orion Energy Systems (OESX), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), NeoPhotonics (NPTN), Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM), NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (NBY), Ardelyx (ARDX), Cohu (COHU), Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP), Digi International (DGII) and Extreme Networks (EXTR).

Communications Systems' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Renaissance Technologies LLC (7.69%), Gabelli Funds LLC (3.28%), EAM Investors LLC (1.22%), Alambic Investment Management L.P. (1.10%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.52%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.39%). Company insiders that own Communications Systems stock include Bruce C Blackwood, Curtis A Sampson, Kristin Hlavka, Mark Fandrich, Richard A Primuth, Roger Hd Lacey, Scott Fluegge and Steven Webster. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Communications Systems.

JCS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gabelli Funds LLC and Gould Asset Management LLC CA. Company insiders that have sold Communications Systems company stock in the last year include Kristin Hlavka, Mark Fandrich and Scott Fluegge. View Insider Buying and Selling for Communications Systems.

JCS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, EAM Investors LLC, Alambic Investment Management L.P., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Trexquant Investment LP and Geode Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Communications Systems stock in the last two years include Curtis A Sampson, Mark Fandrich, Richard A Primuth, Roger Hd Lacey and Steven Webster. View Insider Buying and Selling for Communications Systems.

Shares of JCS 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 JCS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.78.

Communications Systems has a market capitalization of $62.92 million and generates $65.76 million in revenue each year. The communications equipment provider earns $-6,790,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.71) on an earnings per share basis. Communications Systems employs 241 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Communications Systems.

The official website for Communications Systems is http://www.commsystems.com/.

Communications Systems' mailing address is 10900 RED CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN, 55343. The communications equipment provider can be reached via phone at 952-996-1674.