Shares of LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RAMP – Get Free Report) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 1,223,405 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 13% from the previous session’s volume of 1,082,195 shares.The stock last traded at $37.54 and had previously closed at $37.58.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have commented on RAMP shares. Morgan Stanley set a $38.50 price objective on LiveRamp in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on LiveRamp from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Benchmark lowered their target price on shares of LiveRamp from $53.00 to $38.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of LiveRamp from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, DA Davidson lowered shares of LiveRamp from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $35.00 to $38.50 in a report on Monday, May 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, LiveRamp has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $40.21.
Read Our Latest Stock Report on LiveRamp
LiveRamp Trading Down 0.2%
LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Sunday, May 17th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.03. LiveRamp had a net margin of 17.95% and a return on equity of 8.28%. The firm had revenue of $206.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $205.49 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.30 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. will post 2.07 earnings per share for the current year.
LiveRamp announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, February 12th that permits the company to repurchase $200.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 13.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On LiveRamp
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of RAMP. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in LiveRamp in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $55,256,000. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its stake in LiveRamp by 37.0% in the first quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 1,960,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,997,000 after purchasing an additional 529,485 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its stake in LiveRamp by 56.6% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,269,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,746,000 after purchasing an additional 459,094 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in LiveRamp by 15.2% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,772,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,519,000 after purchasing an additional 365,894 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in LiveRamp by 16.0% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,550,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,118,000 after purchasing an additional 213,706 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.83% of the company’s stock.
About LiveRamp
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc is a leading provider of data connectivity and identity resolution services for marketers, publishers and platforms. The company’s core technology enables organizations to link disparate data sources—such as CRM systems, web engagements and offline transaction records—into a single, privacy-safe view of individual consumers. By standardizing and anonymizing identifiers, LiveRamp’s platform facilitates targeted media activation, measurement and analytics across digital, mobile, addressable TV and offline channels.
The company offers a suite of products designed to support every stage of the data lifecycle.
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