United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) Stock Passes Below 50 Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

United-Guardian, Inc. (NASDAQ:UG) passed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $7.01 and traded as low as $5.73. United-Guardian shares last traded at $5.7150, with a volume of 3,561 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of United-Guardian in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, United-Guardian has an average rating of “Sell”.

United-Guardian Stock Performance

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $7.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.21 and a beta of 0.96.

United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.26 million during the quarter. United-Guardian had a net margin of 23.56% and a return on equity of 22.45%.

Institutional Trading of United-Guardian

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its holdings in shares of United-Guardian by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 159,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,276,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Hikari Tsushin Inc. acquired a new position in United-Guardian in the third quarter valued at about $75,000. Finally, Teton Advisors LLC acquired a new position in United-Guardian in the third quarter valued at about $424,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.16% of the company’s stock.

United-Guardian Company Profile

United-Guardian, Inc manufactures and markets cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceuticals, medical lubricants, and proprietary specialty industrial products in the United States and internationally The company offers cosmetic ingredients, including LUBRAJEL, a line of water-based gel formulation for sensory enhancement, lubrication, and texture to personal care products; LUBRAJEL NATURAL for skin moisturizing; LUBRAJEL MARINE that develops natural products using naturally derived polymers; LUBRAJEL OlL NATURAL, which makes luxuriant textures without adding viscosity; LUBRAJEL TERRA, a multifunctional, moisturizing hydrogel products; LUBRASIL II SB, a formulation of LUBRAJEL; LUBRAJEL II XD; B-122, a powdered lubricant used in the manufacture of pressed powders, eyeliners, rouges, and industrial products; and ORCHID COMPLEX, an oil-soluble base for extract of fresh orchids used in fragrance products, such as perfumes and toiletries.