S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) Research Coverage Started at StockNews.com

StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) in a research note published on Friday morning. The firm issued a sell rating on the stock.

S&W Seed Price Performance

SANW opened at $0.43 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $0.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $0.65. S&W Seed has a 12-month low of $0.41 and a 12-month high of $1.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.70 million, a P/E ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.94.

S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 14th. The company reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. S&W Seed had a negative return on equity of 28.69% and a net margin of 18.36%. The firm had revenue of $10.87 million during the quarter. Equities analysts predict that S&W Seed will post -0.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On S&W Seed

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in S&W Seed by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 197,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $421,000 after acquiring an additional 14,810 shares during the period. First Western Trust Bank purchased a new stake in S&W Seed during the 1st quarter valued at about $348,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in S&W Seed during the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in S&W Seed during the 1st quarter valued at about $193,000. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC purchased a new stake in S&W Seed during the 1st quarter valued at about $170,000.

S&W Seed Company Profile

S&W Seed Company, an agricultural company, engages in breeding, growing, processing, and selling alfalfa and sorghum seeds. The company also offers sunflower, stevia, camelina, wheat, and pasture seeds. It sells its seeds to distributors and dealers in 40 countries. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, Colorado.