Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (NYSE:RDY) Sets New 52-Week Low on Disappointing Earnings

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (NYSE:RDYGet Free Report)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday following a dissappointing earnings announcement. The stock traded as low as $12.19 and last traded at $11.9350, with a volume of 5648 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.56.

The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $850.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $850.56 million. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories had a return on equity of 9.48% and a net margin of 10.15%.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on RDY. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories by 7.6% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 253,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,808,000 after acquiring an additional 17,907 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories by 71.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,294 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories by 23.3% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 65,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $987,000 after acquiring an additional 12,390 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories by 37.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 124,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,866,000 after buying an additional 33,747 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories by 92.6% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 235,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,533,000 after purchasing an additional 112,988 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 3.85% of the company’s stock.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $9.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.25. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.80.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Company Profile

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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is an India‐based multinational pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of pharmaceutical products and services. Established in 1984 by the late Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy, the company has grown into a diversified healthcare enterprise offering generic and proprietary medicines, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), biosimilars and custom research and manufacturing services (CRAMS). Its portfolio spans therapeutic areas such as oncology, cardiovascular care, dermatology, gastroenterology and pain management.

The company’s core activities include the development and commercialization of cost‐effective generic treatments for branded drugs that have lost patent protection, along with in‐house research into innovative molecule development.

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