Exchange Income Co. (TSE:EIF) Stock Rated “Buy” by Wall Street Brokerages

Exchange Income Co. (TSE:EIF – Get Free Report) has received an average rating of “Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is C$145.92.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on EIF shares. Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on Exchange Income from C$142.00 to C$150.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised their price target on Exchange Income from C$141.00 to C$151.00 in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Desjardins raised their price target on Exchange Income from C$135.00 to C$145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Exchange Income from C$140.00 to C$150.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Exchange Income from C$150.00 to C$156.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Donald Streuber sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$130.44, for a total value of C$652,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 279,299 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$36,431,761.56. The trade was a 1.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, Director Michael Pyle purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$116.93 per share, for a total transaction of C$116,930.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 20,337 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$2,378,005.41. This represents a 5.17% increase in their ownership of the stock. Insiders bought a total of 1,534 shares of company stock worth $181,356 in the last three months. Insiders own 6.44% of the company’s stock.

Exchange Income Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of EIF opened at C$114.21 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is C$120.21 and its 200-day moving average price is C$119.57. The stock has a market cap of C$6.43 billion, a PE ratio of 30.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.83. Exchange Income has a twelve month low of C$73.81 and a twelve month high of C$136.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 141.68.

Exchange Income (TSE:EIF – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported C$1.13 earnings per share for the quarter. Exchange Income had a net margin of 5.53% and a return on equity of 11.69%. The business had revenue of C$952.16 million for the quarter. On average, equities analysts forecast that Exchange Income will post 4.00 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Exchange Income

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Exchange Income Corporation is a diversified acquisition-oriented company, focused in two segments: Aerospace & Aviation and Manufacturing. The Corporation uses a disciplined acquisition strategy to identify already profitable, well-established companies that have strong management teams, generate steady cash flow, operate in niche markets and have opportunities for organic growth.

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