Bradley A. James Sells 2,694 Shares of Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) Stock

Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) VP Bradley A. James sold 2,694 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.52, for a total value of $214,226.88. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Exponent Price Performance

Shares of EXPO opened at $77.43 on Friday. Exponent, Inc. has a 1 year low of $73.37 and a 1 year high of $115.75. The company has a market capitalization of $3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.52 and a beta of 0.95. The business has a 50-day moving average of $78.95 and a 200-day moving average of $87.37.

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.04. Exponent had a return on equity of 27.27% and a net margin of 19.52%. The company had revenue of $137.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $134.63 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.59 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Exponent, Inc. will post 1.98 EPS for the current year.

Exponent Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. Exponent’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.54%.

Institutional Trading of Exponent

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EXPO. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Exponent by 13.2% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 29,412 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,384,000 after acquiring an additional 3,439 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Exponent by 1,481.0% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 127,222 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,313,000 after acquiring an additional 119,175 shares during the period. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Exponent during the 1st quarter valued at $417,000. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Exponent during the 1st quarter valued at $270,000. Finally, Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in shares of Exponent during the 1st quarter valued at $634,000. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Exponent Company Profile

Exponent, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering.