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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share on Friday, November 30th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 15th. View Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's Dividend History.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 9.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc (NYSE:RGR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 20th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $121.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $124.10 million. Sturm Ruger & Company Inc had a return on equity of 19.95% and a net margin of 9.95%. The firm's revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.56 EPS. View Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's Earnings History.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 21st at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8558717398.

News articles about RGR stock have been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Sturm Ruger & Company Inc earned a daily sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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Sturm Ruger & Company Inc's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (18.21%), London Co. of Virginia (4.72%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (2.52%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.49%), Northern Trust Corp (1.32%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.14%). Company insiders that own Sturm Ruger & Company Inc stock include Amir Rosenthal, Kevin B Sr Reid Sr, Mark Lang, 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 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, London Co. of Virginia, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., LSV Asset Management, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Two Sigma Investments LP, Comerica Bank and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Sturm Ruger & Company Inc company stock in the last year include Amir Rosenthal, Kevin B Sr Reid Sr, Shawn Christopher Leska and Thomas Patrick Sullivan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.

RGR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, SG Americas Securities LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Gotham Asset Management LLC and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board. 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 $59.56.

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc has a market capitalization of $1.04 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.

The official website for Sturm Ruger & Company Inc is http://www.ruger.com.

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