Insider Buying: Surgery Partners (NASDAQ:SGRY) Director Buys 10,000 Shares

Surgery Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRYGet Free Report) Director Teresa Deluca acquired 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $14.35 per share, with a total value of $143,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 66,843 shares in the company, valued at approximately $959,197.05. This represents a 17.59% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Surgery Partners Price Performance

Surgery Partners stock traded down $0.64 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $13.60. 2,090,076 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,568,358. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The firm has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a P/E ratio of -19.43, a P/E/G ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.92. Surgery Partners, Inc. has a 1-year low of $11.41 and a 1-year high of $24.10.

Surgery Partners (NASDAQ:SGRYGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.04. Surgery Partners had a negative net margin of 2.63% and a positive return on equity of 0.88%. The firm had revenue of $848.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $830.03 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.17 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Surgery Partners, Inc. will post 0.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Surgery Partners

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. UBS Group AG increased its position in Surgery Partners by 111.4% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 7,803,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,571,000 after buying an additional 4,113,052 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in shares of Surgery Partners by 104.2% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,931,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,151,000 after acquiring an additional 985,748 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Surgery Partners by 7.9% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,296,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,131,000 after acquiring an additional 389,831 shares during the last quarter. Irenic Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Surgery Partners by 740.2% in the 1st quarter. Irenic Capital Management LP now owns 711,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,475,000 after acquiring an additional 626,380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearline Capital LP bought a new position in shares of Surgery Partners in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,088,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SGRY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Surgery Partners in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Raymond James Financial set a $18.00 price objective on shares of Surgery Partners in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Surgery Partners from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $17.00 target price on shares of Surgery Partners in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $18.00 target price on shares of Surgery Partners in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Surgery Partners currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.45.

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About Surgery Partners

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Surgery Partners, Inc operates as a healthcare services provider specializing in the management and ownership of ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals and multispecialty rehabilitation hospitals across the United States. Through its network of facilities, the company coordinates and delivers a broad range of outpatient surgical procedures in specialties such as orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, gastroenterology, pain management and general surgery. Its integrated platform offers ancillary services including on-site imaging, laboratory testing, infusion therapy and physical, occupational and speech rehabilitation.

Since its establishment in 2010 and subsequent public listing in 2015, Surgery Partners has focused on strategic partnerships with physicians and health systems to expand access to cost-effective outpatient care.

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