24 May, 2017
The Firm is the parent firm of Afton Chemical Corporation, Ethyl Corporation (Ethyl), NewMarket Services Corporation (NewMarket Services), and NewMarket Development Corporation (NewMarket Development). Easy to calculate and understand, P/E is an extremely common ratio that is used to compare valuations of stocks against each other relatively. iRobot Corporation's P/E ratio is 47.95. The Firm operates through petroleum additives segment, which is primarily represented by Afton. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of iRobot by 150.2% in the first quarter.
In other iRobot news, Director Ronald Chwang sold 3,397 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 2nd. In the last three months, insiders have sold 23,257 shares of company stock valued at $1,656,333.
In the past few sessions, investors have started paying a little bit more attention to shares of iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT). It has outperformed by 134.23% the S&P500. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. iRobot has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $65.71. Therefore 38% are positive. IRBT was included in 13 notes of analysts from September 18, 2015. The firm has "Buy" rating by Benchmark given on Monday, October 17. As per Thursday, October 27, the company rating was maintained by Needham. The stock has "Underweight" rating by JP Morgan on Friday, March 18.
01/04/2016 - iRobot Corporation was downgraded to " by analysts at Piper Jaffray. The firm earned "Hold" rating on Monday, November 14 by Needham. The stock has "Underweight" rating by JP Morgan on Wednesday, April 27. The company was initiated on Thursday, November 17 by Dougherty & Company.
09/18/2015 - iRobot Corporation was downgraded to " by analysts at Raymond James.
Irobot Corp (NASDAQ:IRBT) institutional sentiment increased to 1.28 in Q4 2016. It improved, as 20 investors sold IRBT shares while 62 reduced holdings. Macquarie stated it has 0.01% in iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT). (NASDAQ:IRBT) will post ($0.22) earnings per share for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Blackrock Mngmt Ltd holds 0.01% or 136,288 shares in its portfolio. Missouri-based Anderson Hoagland & has invested 0.38% in iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT). Sg Americas Limited Liability Corp reported 0.01% stake. Utd Capital Financial Advisers Ltd Llc holds 0.01% or 11,620 shares in its portfolio. Credit Suisse AG increased its position in iRobot by 56.9% in the first quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) holds 0% or 1,052 shares in its portfolio. Moreover, Bogle Investment Management L P De has 0.65% invested in the company for 160,977 shares. Bessemer holds 0.03% of its portfolio in Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) for 176,380 shares. Pub Sector Pension Invest Board invested in 19,319 shares. Ashford Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of iRobot by 30.0% in the first quarter. Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) has risen 3.01% since May 22, 2016 and is uptrending.
Receive iRobot Corporation News & Ratings Via Email - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for iRobot Corporation with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter. Equities research analysts expect that iRobot will post $1.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Out of 8 Wall Street analysts rating IRobot Corporation, 3 give it "Buy", 1 "Sell" rating, while 4 recommend "Hold".
Since January 1, 0001, it had 0 insider purchases, and 6 insider sales for $2.87 million activity. About 350,523 shares traded. Also, CEO Colin M. Angle sold 9,485 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 3rd. Ashford Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,240 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $479,000 after buying an additional 1,670 shares during the last quarter. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 495,349 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $32,638,545.61. Spark Investment Management Llc, a New York-based fund reported 128,200 shares.#img1#.
