Dean Investment Associates LLC Has $1.86 Million Stock Holdings in Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC)

Dean Investment Associates LLC trimmed its position in Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC) by 10.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 49,457 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 5,469 shares during the period. Dean Investment Associates LLC’s holdings in Franklin Covey were worth $1,859,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new position in shares of Franklin Covey in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Franklin Covey in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in Franklin Covey by 100.2% during the 4th quarter. Wiser Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,812 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 907 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of Franklin Covey by 20,310.0% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $153,000 after acquiring an additional 4,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in shares of Franklin Covey in the 4th quarter valued at $169,000. 69.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Franklin Covey Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE FC opened at $20.38 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. Franklin Covey Co. has a twelve month low of $18.94 and a twelve month high of $44.46. The company’s fifty day moving average is $28.44 and its 200-day moving average is $34.35. The stock has a market cap of $264.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.98.

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 2nd. The business services provider reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11) by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $59.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $62.24 million. Franklin Covey had a return on equity of 25.23% and a net margin of 6.85%. Equities research analysts predict that Franklin Covey Co. will post 0.97 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Franklin Covey in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. StockNews.com lowered Franklin Covey from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th.

Franklin Covey Profile

Franklin Covey Co provides training and consulting services in the areas of execution, sales performance, productivity, customer loyalty, and educational improvement for organizations and individuals worldwide. The company operates through Direct Offices, International Licensees, and Education Practice segments.