Crestmont Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXX – Free Report) by 17.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 616 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in IDEXX Laboratories were worth $255,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IDXX. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in IDEXX Laboratories in the third quarter worth $25,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of IDEXX Laboratories by 5,700.0% during the third quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 58 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of IDEXX Laboratories by 750.0% during the third quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC now owns 68 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in shares of IDEXX Laboratories during the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of IDEXX Laboratories during the third quarter valued at about $37,000. 87.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
IDEXX Laboratories Price Performance
Shares of IDXX opened at $418.63 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $34.28 billion, a PE ratio of 40.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.42. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $398.50 and a fifty-two week high of $583.39. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $423.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $458.99.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Sophie V. Vandebroek sold 344 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $420.44, for a total transaction of $144,631.36. Following the sale, the director now owns 905 shares in the company, valued at $380,498.20. This represents a 27.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.11% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have recently commented on IDXX. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $435.00 price objective (down from $520.00) on shares of IDEXX Laboratories in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of IDEXX Laboratories from $510.00 to $500.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of IDEXX Laboratories from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 28th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of IDEXX Laboratories from $570.00 to $481.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of IDEXX Laboratories from $630.00 to $575.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, IDEXX Laboratories presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $539.63.
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IDEXX Laboratories Profile
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets in Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy.
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