NASDAQ:LNDC - Landec Stock Price, Forecast & News

Landec trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LNDC."

Landec Co. (NASDAQ:LNDC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 2nd. The basic materials company reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.10. The basic materials company had revenue of $142.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $142.53 million. Landec had a negative return on equity of 1.78% and a negative net margin of 1.82%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.02) earnings per share. View Landec's Earnings History.

Landec is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 1st 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Landec.

Landec issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.28-$0.32 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.27. The company issued revenue guidance of $602-$613 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $606.28 million.

5 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Landec's stock. Their forecasts range from $11.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate Landec's stock price to reach $13.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Landec.

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

Headlines about LNDC stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring 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. Landec earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Landec.

Landec saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,630,000 shares, an increase of 35.8% from the January 15th total of 1,200,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 131,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 12.4 days. Approximately 5.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Landec's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Landec investors own include Honda Motor (HMC), Comerica (CMA), Albemarle (ALB), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Walt Disney (DIS), General Electric (GE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Intel (INTC), General Mills (GIS) and Walmart (WMT).

Landec's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Russell Investments Group Ltd. (9.83%), NWQ Investment Management Company LLC (7.23%), Walthausen & Co. LLC (4.04%), Heartland Advisors Inc. (3.93%), Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (2.92%) and State Street Corp (2.04%). Company insiders that own Landec stock include Albert D Bolles, Catherine A Sohn, Gregory S Skinner, Nelson Obus, Ronald Lane Midyett, Steven D Goldby and Timothy P Burgess. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Landec.

LNDC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NWQ Investment Management Company LLC, THB Asset Management, Royce & Associates LP, Bank of America Corp DE, John G Ullman & Associates Inc., IndexIQ Advisors LLC, Algert Global LLC and Foundry Partners LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Landec.

LNDC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Visionary Wealth Advisors, Harbert Fund Advisors Inc., Heartland Advisors Inc., Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC, Penn Capital Management Co. Inc., Boston Partners and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Landec stock in the last two years include Albert D Bolles, Catherine A Sohn, Gregory S Skinner, Nelson Obus, Steven D Goldby and Timothy P Burgess. View Insider Buying and Selling for Landec.

Shares of LNDC 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 LNDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.65.

Landec has a market capitalization of $339.62 million and generates $557.56 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $410,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.32 on an earnings per share basis. Landec employs 710 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Landec.

The official website for Landec is http://www.landec.com/.

Landec's mailing address is 5201 GREAT AMERICA PKWY SUITE 232, SANTA CLARA CA, 95054. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 650-306-1650 or via email at [email protected]