AstroNova, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALOT - Get Free Report) VP Stephen M. Petrarca sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.79, for a total value of $88,950.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 27,784 shares of the company's stock, valued at $494,277.36. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.
AstroNova Trading Down 0.3 %
ALOT opened at $17.82 on Friday. AstroNova, Inc. has a one year low of $11.79 and a one year high of $18.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $132.40 million, a PE ratio of 28.74 and a beta of 0.62. The business's 50 day moving average price is $17.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $15.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 2.28.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALOT. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in AstroNova by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 56,879 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $925,000 after purchasing an additional 7,957 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in AstroNova by 3.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 346,401 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $4,330,000 after purchasing an additional 13,111 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in AstroNova by 36.6% during the second quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 12,019 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 3,219 shares in the last quarter. Juniper Investment Company LLC lifted its stake in AstroNova by 14.3% during the second quarter. Juniper Investment Company LLC now owns 535,203 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $7,760,000 after purchasing an additional 66,952 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. lifted its stake in AstroNova by 3.3% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 74,791 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,084,000 after purchasing an additional 2,402 shares in the last quarter. 43.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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ALOT has been the subject of several research reports. StockNews.com began coverage on AstroNova in a research note on Monday, January 15th. They set a "strong-buy" rating for the company. TheStreet upgraded AstroNova from a "c" rating to a "b-" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 6th.
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AstroNova, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty printers, and data acquisition and analysis systems in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, Central and South America, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Product Identification (PI) and Test & Measurement (T&M).
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