Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN – Get Free Report)’s stock price was down 15.4% on Friday . The company traded as low as $5.50 and last traded at $5.4060. Approximately 5,361,172 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 5% from the average daily volume of 5,672,402 shares. The stock had previously closed at $6.39.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts have weighed in on KOPN shares. Weiss Ratings raised Kopin from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Kopin in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research lowered Kopin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on Kopin from $5.50 to $6.25 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Kopin from $5.50 to $6.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $7.15.
View Our Latest Analysis on KOPN
Kopin Trading Down 14.8%
Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $10.55 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.96 million. Kopin had a net margin of 5.00% and a return on equity of 4.85%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Kopin Corporation will post -0.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Kopin
In other Kopin news, COO Paul Christopher Baker sold 58,939 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.90, for a total transaction of $288,801.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 420,025 shares in the company, valued at $2,058,122.50. The trade was a 12.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Michael Andrew Murray sold 96,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.01, for a total value of $291,368.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,771,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,341,077.22. This represents a 3.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 524,760 shares of company stock valued at $1,763,275. Corporate insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KOPN. EWA LLC bought a new position in shares of Kopin during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Prudential Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kopin during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in shares of Kopin during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new position in shares of Kopin during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Kopin by 30.7% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 13,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 3,243 shares during the period. 30.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Kopin
Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) is a technology company specializing in the development and manufacture of high-resolution microdisplays and optical components for wearable electronics. Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, Kopin designs both liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) microdisplays, as well as complete display engines and optical modules tailored for use in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), industrial, medical, and defense applications.
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