Equities analysts predict that ACCO Brands Co. (NYSE:ACCO) will post $0.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks. Five analysts have issued estimates for ACCO Brands’ earnings, with the highest EPS estimate coming in at $0.36 and the lowest estimate coming in at $0.34. ACCO Brands posted earnings per share of $0.31 in the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year over year growth rate of 12.9%. The company is scheduled to issue its next quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, August 7th.
On average, analysts expect that ACCO Brands will report full-year earnings of $1.36 per share for the current fiscal year, with EPS estimates ranging from $1.35 to $1.39. For the next year, analysts expect that the company will post earnings of $1.47 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $1.42 to $1.50. Zacks Investment Research’s earnings per share averages are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side analysts that cover ACCO Brands.
Get ACCO Brands alerts:ACCO Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.01. ACCO Brands had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 6.94%. The firm had revenue of $405.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $386.94 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.04 EPS. ACCO Brands’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Several research firms recently commented on ACCO. Zacks Investment Research raised ACCO Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday. ValuEngine raised ACCO Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 17th. Barrington Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of ACCO Brands in a research note on Thursday, June 14th. Finally, BWS Financial set a $18.00 target price on ACCO Brands and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $15.50.
ACCO Brands opened at $13.50 on Thursday, according to Marketbeat Ratings. ACCO Brands has a 12 month low of $10.35 and a 12 month high of $13.98. The firm has a market cap of $1.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.90, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 31st. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.78%. ACCO Brands’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.17%.
In other news, SVP Joseph S. Pekala sold 20,473 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.52, for a total transaction of $276,794.96. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 4.50% of the company’s stock.
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new stake in shares of ACCO Brands in the 4th quarter valued at about $454,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ACCO Brands in the 4th quarter valued at about $220,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ACCO Brands in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,167,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of ACCO Brands in the 4th quarter valued at about $206,000. Finally, Investors Research Corp acquired a new stake in shares of ACCO Brands in the 4th quarter valued at about $398,000. 93.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
ACCO Brands Company Profile
ACCO Brands Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets, consumer and business products. It operates through three segments: ACCO Brands North America, ACCO Brands EMEA, and ACCO Brands International. The company offers school notebooks, calendars, and whiteboards; storage and organization products, such as lever-arch binders, sheet protectors, and indexes; stapling, punching, laminating, binding, and shredding products; do-it-yourself tools; and computer accessories and others, which are primarily used in schools, homes, and businesses.
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