Colfax Corporation operates as a diversified technology company worldwide. The company operates through Air and Gas Handling, and Fabrication Technology segments. The Air and Gas Handling segment designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains heavy-duty fans, rotary heat exchangers, blowers, and compressors. It markets air and gas handling products under the Howden brand name. This segment sells its products and services directly, as well as through independent representatives and distributors to customers in the power generation, oil, gas and petrochemical, mining, wastewater, general industrial, and other markets. The Fabrication Technology segment formulates, develops, manufactures, and supplies consumable products and equipment for use in cutting, joining, and automated welding of steels, aluminum, and other metals and metal alloys. It also provides welding consumables comprising electrodes, cored and solid wires, and fluxes using a range of specialty and other materials; and cutting consumables, such as electrodes, nozzles, and shields and tips under the ESAB brand name. This segment sells its products through independent distributors and direct sales to the infrastructure, wind power, marine, pipelines, mobile/off-highway equipment, oil, gas, and mining markets. Colfax Corporation was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Pumps & pumping equipment
Sub-IndustryIndustrial Machinery
SectorIndustrial Products
Phone301-323-9000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$3.67 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees15,500
Next Earnings Date5/2/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Colfax (NYSE:CFX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Colfax's stock symbol?
Colfax trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CFX."
How were Colfax's earnings last quarter?
Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 13th. The industrial products company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.06. The industrial products company had revenue of $985 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $982.49 million. Colfax had a return on equity of 7.79% and a net margin of 3.82%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.45 EPS. View Colfax's Earnings History.
When is Colfax's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for CFX?
16 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Colfax's stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate Colfax's share price to reach $31.4385 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Colfax.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Colfax?
16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Colfax in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Colfax.
Has Colfax been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about CFX stock has trended neutral on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative 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. Colfax earned a media sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the industrial products company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.
Who are some of Colfax's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Colfax own?
Who are Colfax's key executives?
Colfax's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Mitchell P. Rales, Co-Founder & Chairman (Age 62)
- Mr. Matthew L. Trerotola, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 52)
- Mr. Christopher M. Hix, Sr. VP of Fin., CFO & Treasurer (Age 57)
- Mr. Daniel A. Pryor, Exec. VP of Strategy & Bus. Devel. (Age 51)
- Mr. Shyam Kambeyanda, Sr. VP (Age 48)
Who are Colfax's major shareholders?
Colfax's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Principal Financial Group Inc. (6.12%), BlackRock Inc. (4.00%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.29%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (2.29%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (1.78%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (1.27%). Company insiders that own Colfax stock include A Lynne Puckett, Daniel A Pryor, Darryl Mayhorn, Ian Brander, Jason Maclean, Lynn H Clark, Matthew L Trerotola, Rajiv Vinnakota, Shyam Kambeyanda and Stephen Wittig. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Colfax.
Which major investors are selling Colfax stock?
CFX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Principal Financial Group Inc., FMR LLC, PenderFund Capital Management Ltd., Bank of America Corp DE, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold Colfax company stock in the last year include A Lynne Puckett, Ian Brander, Jason Maclean, Lynn H Clark, Matthew L Trerotola and Shyam Kambeyanda. View Insider Buying and Selling for Colfax.
Which major investors are buying Colfax stock?
CFX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wexford Capital LP, Millennium Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Private Management Group Inc., River Road Asset Management LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, Norges Bank and Strs Ohio. View Insider Buying and Selling for Colfax.
How do I buy shares of Colfax?
Shares of CFX 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Colfax's stock price today?
One share of CFX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.25.
How big of a company is Colfax?
Colfax has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion and generates $3.67 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $140.20 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.31 on an earnings per share basis. Colfax employs 15,500 workers across the globe.
What is Colfax's official website?
How can I contact Colfax?
Colfax's mailing address is 420 NATIONAL BUSINESS PARKWAY 5TH FLOOR, ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION MD, 20701. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 301-323-9000.
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