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

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

Communications Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.23%. 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.12. The communications equipment provider earned $18.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.10 million. Communications Systems had a net margin of 5.80% and a return on equity of 10.00%. 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets 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 year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.1% 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.

Media stories about JCS stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Communications Systems earned a news impact score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines 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 effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Communications Systems.

Communications Systems saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 186,600 shares, an increase of 79.8% from the December 15th total of 103,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 159,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 2.6% 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), Canopy Growth (CGC), NeoPhotonics (NPTN), Ardelyx (ARDX), ArQule (ARQL), Cohu (COHU), Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP), Digi International (DGII), Extreme Networks (EXTR) and Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC).

Communications Systems' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Gould Asset Management LLC CA (0.20%). 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 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.

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 $6.50.

Communications Systems has a market capitalization of $60.32 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.