National Research Corporation to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.16 (NASDAQ:NRC)

National Research Corporation (NASDAQ:NRC) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 26th will be given a dividend of 0.16 per share on Friday, July 10th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 26th.

National Research has increased its dividend by an average of 0.2%annually over the last three years.

National Research Trading Up 2.8%

NRC stock opened at $20.04 on Wednesday. National Research has a 1-year low of $11.01 and a 1-year high of $22.79. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.48. The business’s 50 day moving average is $18.56 and its 200-day moving average is $17.71. The firm has a market cap of $455.91 million, a P/E ratio of 51.38 and a beta of 0.37.

National Research (NASDAQ:NRC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter. National Research had a return on equity of 122.73% and a net margin of 6.52%.The business had revenue of $34.80 million during the quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NRC. Citizens Jmp started coverage on National Research in a report on Monday. They set a “market outperform” rating and a $23.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings raised shares of National Research from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $23.00.

National Research Company Profile

National Research Corp (NASDAQ: NRC), also known as NRC Health, is a healthcare analytics and performance improvement company specializing in patient and employee experience measurement. The company’s cloud-based platform enables healthcare providers to collect real-time feedback through patient satisfaction surveys, post-discharge outreach, and employee engagement tools. NRC Health integrates clinical, operational and financial data to deliver actionable insights that support quality improvement initiatives and value-based care programs.

Since its founding in the early 1990s and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, National Research has expanded beyond its regional roots to serve more than 1,600 hospitals and 12,000 care sites across the United States and Canada.