Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSE:AND) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is C$49.43.

A number of research firms have weighed in on AND. CIBC decreased their price objective on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$52.00 to C$50.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Eight Capital reduced their price target on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$62.00 to C$58.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 7th. Scotiabank cut their target price on Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$47.50 to C$46.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$46.00 to C$47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Andlauer Healthcare Group from C$55.00 to C$52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:AND opened at C$40.51 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is C$42.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$40.51. The company has a market cap of C$789.13 million, a P/E ratio of 26.14 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.24, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 2.52. Andlauer Healthcare Group has a one year low of C$36.76 and a one year high of C$48.80.

Andlauer Healthcare Group (TSE:AND) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 5th. The company reported C$0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.49 by C($0.05). The firm had revenue of C$169.07 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$165.00 million. Andlauer Healthcare Group had a net margin of 10.21% and a return on equity of 14.53%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Andlauer Healthcare Group will post 1.8439434 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Andlauer Healthcare Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. This is a boost from Andlauer Healthcare Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.99%. Andlauer Healthcare Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.23%.

About Andlauer Healthcare Group

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.