Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) Insider Steven Vontur Sells 3,050 Shares of Stock

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNRGet Free Report) insider Steven Vontur sold 3,050 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.13, for a total value of $49,196.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 113,997 shares in the company, valued at $1,838,771.61. The trade was a 2.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Intuitive Machines Trading Down 5.0%

LUNR opened at $15.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.18 and a beta of 1.83. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $16.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $21.81. Intuitive Machines, Inc. has a 12-month low of $7.78 and a 12-month high of $46.75.

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNRGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.29) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by ($0.20). The business had revenue of $206.17 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $212.32 million. On average, equities research analysts predict that Intuitive Machines, Inc. will post -0.64 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Intuitive Machines

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LUNR. Calamos Advisors LLC bought a new position in Intuitive Machines in the 1st quarter worth $2,984,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Intuitive Machines during the 4th quarter valued at about $717,000. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake in shares of Intuitive Machines during the 1st quarter valued at about $4,314,000. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania purchased a new position in shares of Intuitive Machines during the fourth quarter valued at about $52,689,000. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its position in shares of Intuitive Machines by 202.1% during the first quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 461,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,567,000 after buying an additional 308,755 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.21% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on LUNR. Wall Street Zen upgraded Intuitive Machines from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on Intuitive Machines from $43.00 to $32.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Zacks Research raised Intuitive Machines from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Roth Capital set a $30.00 target price on shares of Intuitive Machines in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Intuitive Machines from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $32.00 to $26.00 in a report on Friday, August 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intuitive Machines presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $30.06.

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About Intuitive Machines

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Intuitive Machines is a Houston, Texas–based aerospace company specializing in commercial lunar exploration and services. The firm develops end-to-end solutions for robotic missions to the Moon, providing spacecraft design, mission management, navigation, communications, and data services under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

Founded in 2013 by aerospace engineers Steve Altemus, Tim Crain and Kris Kimel, Intuitive Machines has grown from a small startup into one of the leading private entities pursuing lunar surface deliveries.

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