Virco Manufacturing Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRC – Get Free Report) EVP Douglas Virtue acquired 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $6.10 per share, for a total transaction of $18,300.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 897,408 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,474,188.80. This trade represents a 0.34% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
Virco Manufacturing Stock Performance
NASDAQ VIRC traded up $0.13 on Tuesday, reaching $6.23. 12,095 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 48,803. The firm has a market cap of $98.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -38.94 and a beta of 0.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $6.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.11. Virco Manufacturing Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $5.16 and a fifty-two week high of $8.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 2.53.
Virco Manufacturing (NASDAQ:VIRC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, September 4th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.48. The company had revenue of $87.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $72.10 million. Virco Manufacturing had a negative return on equity of 2.32% and a negative net margin of 1.31%.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Virco Manufacturing
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Virco Manufacturing in the second quarter worth approximately $860,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Virco Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at $635,000. Minerva Advisors LLC raised its stake in Virco Manufacturing by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Minerva Advisors LLC now owns 1,448,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,254,000 after purchasing an additional 85,696 shares during the last quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP raised its stake in Virco Manufacturing by 564.4% in the 2nd quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 68,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $420,000 after purchasing an additional 58,137 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in Virco Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at $332,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 30.97% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Virco Manufacturing from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 5th. Freedom Capital cut shares of Virco Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Virco Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce”.
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About Virco Manufacturing
Virco Manufacturing Corporation (NASDAQ: VIRC) is a leading American manufacturer of furniture, primarily serving the K-12 education market. Headquartered in Torrance, California, the company designs, produces and distributes a comprehensive range of classroom seating, student desks, tables and educational workstations. Over several decades, Virco has built a reputation for durable, cost-effective solutions tailored to the needs of schools, colleges and other institutional customers.
The company’s product portfolio includes molded plastic and wood-seat student chairs, modular and fixed-height desks, multi-purpose tables, computer furniture, laboratory stools and teacher furnishings.
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