Lazard Asset Management LLC Purchases New Shares in ScanSource, Inc. $SCSC

Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCSCFree Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 50,995 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,851,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of ScanSource by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,827,007 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $110,423,000 after acquiring an additional 78,993 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of ScanSource by 34.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,139,573 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $50,130,000 after purchasing an additional 294,624 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in ScanSource by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 913,239 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,151,000 after purchasing an additional 5,783 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its holdings in ScanSource by 40.6% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 847,863 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,118,000 after purchasing an additional 244,903 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in ScanSource by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 562,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,960,000 after purchasing an additional 13,318 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.91% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SCSC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of ScanSource from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded ScanSource from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised ScanSource from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.00.

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ScanSource Price Performance

ScanSource stock opened at $57.13 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.20. ScanSource, Inc. has a 1 year low of $33.76 and a 1 year high of $58.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $51.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $43.32.

ScanSource (NASDAQ:SCSCGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The industrial products company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.03. ScanSource had a net margin of 2.38% and a return on equity of 9.35%. The business had revenue of $758.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $738.55 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that ScanSource, Inc. will post 3.9 earnings per share for the current year.

ScanSource Company Profile

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ScanSource, Inc is a global provider of technology products and solutions designed to help businesses enhance operational efficiency and customer engagement. The company specializes in the distribution of point-of-sale (POS) systems, barcode and data capture devices, networking and communications equipment, and value-added software and cloud services. By combining hardware, software and professional services, ScanSource supports channel partners in delivering end-to-end solutions across multiple industries, including retail, hospitality, healthcare and logistics.

Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, ScanSource has built a broad international footprint, serving customers throughout North, Central and South America as well as Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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