Insider Selling: NWPX Infrastructure (NASDAQ:NWPX) CEO Sells $287,825.00 in Stock

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWPXGet Free Report) CEO Scott Montross sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.13, for a total transaction of $287,825.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 73,629 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,476,906.77. The trade was a 3.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

NWPX Infrastructure Stock Performance

Shares of NWPX stock traded down $3.92 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $113.12. The company had a trading volume of 54,276 shares, compared to its average volume of 148,840. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.71. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $131.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $103.02. NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. has a one year low of $49.25 and a one year high of $152.03. The firm has a market cap of $1.09 billion, a PE ratio of 22.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.09.

NWPX Infrastructure (NASDAQ:NWPXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.29. NWPX Infrastructure had a net margin of 8.49% and a return on equity of 12.22%. The company had revenue of $159.48 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.70 million. Sell-side analysts predict that NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. will post 5.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NWPX has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded NWPX Infrastructure from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NWPX Infrastructure in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research cut NWPX Infrastructure from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on NWPX Infrastructure in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $110.00.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On NWPX Infrastructure

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in shares of NWPX Infrastructure during the second quarter worth approximately $6,997,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NWPX Infrastructure in the 2nd quarter valued at about $628,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in NWPX Infrastructure in the second quarter valued at approximately $489,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of NWPX Infrastructure in the 2nd quarter worth $4,208,000. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NWPX Infrastructure during the second quarter worth about $808,000. Institutional investors own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

About NWPX Infrastructure

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Northwest Pipe Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of water-related infrastructure products in North America. It operates in two segments, Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe (SPP) and Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems (Precast). The SPP segment offers large-diameter and high-pressure steel pipeline systems for use in water infrastructure applications, which are primarily related to drinking water systems. Its products are also used for hydroelectric power systems, wastewater systems, seismic resiliency, and other applications.

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