Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$48.57.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on AND shares. Eight Capital dropped their price objective on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$58.00 to C$51.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$41.00 to C$42.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. TD Securities lifted their price objective on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$52.00 to C$53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$46.00 to C$45.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Stock Performance

TSE:AND opened at C$38.16 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of C$713.59 million, a P/E ratio of 25.11 and a beta of 0.66. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of C$39.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$39.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.86. Andlauer Healthcare Group has a 1-year low of C$36.43 and a 1-year high of C$44.12.

Andlauer Healthcare Group (TSE:AND) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported C$0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.42 by C($0.04). The firm had revenue of C$161.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$165.00 million. Andlauer Healthcare Group had a return on equity of 14.91% and a net margin of 9.96%. Research analysts anticipate that Andlauer Healthcare Group will post 1.9331337 earnings per share for the current year.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 27th will be paid a $0.11 dividend. This is a positive change from Andlauer Healthcare Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. Andlauer Healthcare Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.32%.

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.