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

Shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seven research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$49.43.

Several brokerages have issued reports on AND. National Bankshares lifted their price target on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$46.00 to C$47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$55.00 to C$52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Eight Capital decreased their price target on shares of 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. CIBC cut their price objective on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$52.00 to C$50.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$43.00 to C$41.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Andlauer Healthcare Group

In other news, Director Ronald Martin Skelton sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$40.87, for a total transaction of C$61,309.95. Corporate insiders own 1.43% of the company’s stock.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group stock opened at C$38.63 on Friday. 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 has a 1 year low of C$36.43 and a 1 year high of C$45.67. The firm has a market cap of C$752.51 million, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$39.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$40.46.

Andlauer Healthcare Group (TSE:AND) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$168.50 million. Analysts expect that Andlauer Healthcare Group will post 1.6396243 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Announces Dividend

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

Andlauer Healthcare Group Company Profile

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.