IHS (NYSE:IHS) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

IHS Holding Limited (NYSE:IHSGet Free Report)’s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $8.20 and traded as high as $8.33. IHS shares last traded at $8.31, with a volume of 605,038 shares.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of IHS in a research report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.80.

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IHS Trading Up 0.4%

The stock has a market cap of $2.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.21.

IHS (NYSE:IHSGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The business services provider reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.16). IHS had a net margin of 10.74% and a negative return on equity of 1,351.44%. The business had revenue of $428.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $442.72 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IHS. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of IHS during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC bought a new position in IHS during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in IHS by 545.3% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,704 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 3,975 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC acquired a new position in IHS during the fourth quarter worth about $90,000. Finally, L2 Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in IHS during the fourth quarter worth about $90,000. 17.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About IHS

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IHS Inc develops source of information, insight and analytics in different areas of business. The Company’s segments include Resources, Transportation and Consolidated Markets & Solutions. The Company’s Resources segment includes its Energy and Chemicals product offerings. Its Transportation segment includes its Automotive; Maritime & Trade, and Aerospace, Defense & Security product offerings. Its Consolidated Markets & Solutions segment includes its Product Design; Technology, Media & Telecom, and Economics & Country Risk product offerings.

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