The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:COO – Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $113.61.
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on COO shares. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Cooper Companies in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Cooper Companies from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Cooper Companies from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Cooper Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $107.00 to $115.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Cooper Companies from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th.
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Shares of NASDAQ:COO opened at $106.50 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $92.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.14. Cooper Companies has a 1 year low of $75.93 and a 1 year high of $107.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.21 billion, a PE ratio of 62.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.98.
Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 28th. The medical device company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.05. Cooper Companies had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 9.08%. The company had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $997.30 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.84 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Cooper Companies will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.
Cooper Companies Company Profile
The Cooper Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets contact lens wearers. The company operates in two segments, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. The CooperVision segment provides spherical lense, including lenses that correct near and farsightedness; and toric and multifocal lenses comprising lenses correcting vision challenges, such as astigmatism, presbyopia, and myopia in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.
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