Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) Receives C$50.64 Average Price Target from Analysts

Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$50.93.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. TD Securities lifted their target price on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$52.00 to C$54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$45.00 to C$47.50 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 7th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$41.00 to C$43.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 7th. CIBC boosted their price target on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$50.00 to C$52.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. Finally, Eight Capital reduced their price objective on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$62.00 to C$58.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 7th.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of AND opened at C$42.06 on Friday. Andlauer Healthcare Group has a 12 month low of C$36.76 and a 12 month high of C$52.55. The stock has a market cap of C$819.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.14 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a 50-day moving average price of C$41.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$40.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.24.

Andlauer Healthcare Group (TSE:AND) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 5th. The company reported C$0.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.49 by C($0.05). Andlauer Healthcare Group had a net margin of 10.21% and a return on equity of 14.53%. The firm had revenue of C$169.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$165.00 million. Equities analysts predict that Andlauer Healthcare Group will post 1.8453564 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 28th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. This is a boost from Andlauer Healthcare Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. Andlauer Healthcare Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.23%.

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.