NYSE:RGR - Sturm Ruger & Company Inc Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "RGR."

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Friday, August 31st. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 16th. This is a boost from Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. View Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's Dividend History.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 9.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc (NYSE:RGR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 1st. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.03. The business earned $128.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $133.20 million. Sturm Ruger & Company Inc had a net margin of 10.19% and a return on equity of 20.69%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.57 earnings per share. View Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's Earnings History.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.

1 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's shares. Their forecasts range from $67.00 to $67.00. On average, they anticipate Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's stock price to reach $67.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.

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

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News articles about RGR stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Sturm Ruger & Company Inc earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company an impact score of 46.06 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (18.23%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.66%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.51%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.52%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.49%) and Tributary Capital Management LLC (1.12%). Company insiders that own Sturm Ruger & Company Inc stock include Amir Rosenthal, Kevin B Sr Reid Sr, Mark Lang, Phillip Widman, Ronald C Whitaker, Sandra S Froman, Shawn Christopher Leska and Thomas Patrick Sullivan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.

RGR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including New York State Teachers Retirement System, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Fort L.P., Raymond James & Associates, US Bancorp DE, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL and KBC Group NV. Company insiders that have sold Sturm Ruger & Company Inc company stock in the last year include Amir Rosenthal, Kevin B Sr Reid Sr and Shawn Christopher Leska. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.

RGR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Tributary Capital Management LLC and Stevens Capital Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.

Shares of RGR 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.

One share of RGR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $59.70.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion and generates $522.26 million in revenue each year. The company earns $52.14 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.88 on an earnings per share basis. Sturm Ruger & Company Inc employs 1,750 workers across the globe.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's mailing address is Lacey Place, Southport CT, 06890. The company can be reached via phone at 203-259-7843.