Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$49.43.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on AND shares. Eight Capital cut their target price on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$62.00 to C$58.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. Scotiabank lowered Andlauer Healthcare Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 14th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$43.00 to C$41.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 6th. National Bankshares raised their price target on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$46.00 to C$47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. Finally, TD Securities lowered their price target on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$54.00 to C$52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald Martin Skelton sold 1,500 shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$40.87, for a total value of C$61,309.95. 1.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of AND stock opened at C$38.43 on Friday. The company has a market cap of C$748.62 million, a PE ratio of 25.45 and a beta of 0.69. Andlauer Healthcare Group has a 1 year low of C$36.43 and a 1 year high of C$45.67. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$39.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$40.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.06, a current ratio of 1.94 and a quick ratio of 1.66.

Andlauer Healthcare Group (TSE:AND) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported C$0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.53 by C($0.18). Andlauer Healthcare Group had a return on equity of 13.82% and a net margin of 10.02%. The company had revenue of C$161.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$168.50 million. Research analysts predict that Andlauer Healthcare Group will post 1.6396243 earnings per share for the current year.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. Andlauer Healthcare Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.84%.

About Andlauer Healthcare Group

Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc, a supply chain management company, provides a platform of customized third-party logistics (3PL) and specialized transportation solutions for the healthcare sector in Canada and the United States. The company operates in two segments, Specialized Transportation and Healthcare Logistics.