NASDAQ:PRCP - Perceptron Stock Price, Forecast & News

Perceptron trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PRCP."

Perceptron, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRCP) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 11th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.01. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $17.85 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.37 million. Perceptron had a negative return on equity of 0.41% and a negative net margin of 9.89%. View Perceptron's Earnings History.

Perceptron is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 10th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Perceptron.

1 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Perceptron's stock. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $8.00. On average, they expect Perceptron's stock price to reach $8.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 67.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Perceptron.

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

News stories about PRCP stock have been trending neutral on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring 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. Perceptron earned a coverage optimism score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Perceptron.

Perceptron saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 55,200 shares, an increase of 17.9% from the October 31st total of 46,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 26,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company's shares are short sold. View Perceptron's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Perceptron investors own include Baozun (BZUN), Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), NVIDIA (NVDA), IMPINJ (PI), Yext (YEXT), TPI Composites (TPIC), Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (ZYNE), Alibaba Group (BABA), InVitae (NVTA) and Charlotte's Web (CWBHF).

Perceptron's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Quantum Capital Management (2.42%), Ancora Advisors LLC (1.18%), Penbrook Management LLC (0.90%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.86%) and Bailard Inc. (0.20%). Company insiders that own Perceptron stock include David Lawrence Watza, John F Bryant and Valkenburg Richard Van. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Perceptron.

PRCP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Penbrook Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Perceptron.

PRCP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Ancora Advisors LLC, Bailard Inc. and Quantum Capital Management. Company insiders that have bought Perceptron stock in the last two years include David Lawrence Watza, John F Bryant and Valkenburg Richard Van. View Insider Buying and Selling for Perceptron.

Shares of PRCP 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 PRCP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $4.78.

Perceptron has a market capitalization of $46.33 million and generates $76.82 million in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $-6,790,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.01 on an earnings per share basis. Perceptron employs 337 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Perceptron.

The official website for Perceptron is http://www.perceptron.com/.

Perceptron's mailing address is 47827 HALYARD DRIVE, PLYMOUTH MI, 48170. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at 734-414-6100 or via email at [email protected]