Ronald Jr. Starzman Sells 1,500 Shares of Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) Stock

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPHCGet Free Report) EVP Ronald Jr. Starzman sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total value of $16,410.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 71,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $781,006.60. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Public Policy Stock Down 1.2%

PPHC stock traded down $0.13 on Tuesday, reaching $10.96. 126,506 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 118,283. The company has a fifty day moving average of $9.36. Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. has a twelve month low of $7.01 and a twelve month high of $15.15. The company has a market cap of $331.21 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 99.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHCGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 30th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Public Policy had a negative return on equity of 0.26% and a negative net margin of 18.85%.The firm had revenue of $52.14 million during the quarter. On average, equities research analysts predict that Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. will post 0.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on PPHC shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Public Policy from a “sell (e-)” rating to a “sell (e)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $18.00 price objective on shares of Public Policy in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Public Policy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.00.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Public Policy

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Public Policy stock. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPHCFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 252,228 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,869,000. Ancora Advisors LLC owned about 0.83% of Public Policy as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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Our mission is to become the preeminent provider of global strategic communications by uniting a diverse group of leading government relations, corporate communications and public affairs specialists around the world for the collective success of our clients, employees, and shareholders. Founded by veteran advisors with decades of experience in Washington, DC’s public policy and government relations landscape, we have grown and diversified our global communications advisory business through targeted acquisitions and organic growth.

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