Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) Shares Up 6.9% – Still a Buy?

Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) shot up 6.9% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $2.80 and last traded at $2.79. 24,571 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 27% from the average session volume of 19,388 shares. The stock had previously closed at $2.61.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CREX has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Creative Realities in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised Creative Realities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Creative Realities Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $29.35 million, a P/E ratio of -3.21 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.03. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $2.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $2.76.

Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.32) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by ($0.24). Creative Realities had a negative net margin of 20.64% and a negative return on equity of 10.24%. The firm had revenue of $10.55 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.75 million. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Creative Realities, Inc. will post -0.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Creative Realities

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Creative Realities in the 3rd quarter worth $141,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Creative Realities by 12.1% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 3,584 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Creative Realities by 18.6% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 48,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 7,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Creative Realities by 5.1% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 331,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,119,000 after acquiring an additional 16,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.32% of the company’s stock.

Creative Realities Company Profile

Creative Realities, Inc (NASDAQ: CREX) is a technology company specializing in digital engagement solutions for retail, restaurant, corporate and public-facing environments. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company develops and delivers integrated hardware and software platforms designed to create dynamic, interactive experiences. Its offerings include digital signage networks, interactive kiosks and video training systems, all powered by an enterprise-grade content management system that enables clients to deploy, schedule and monitor multimedia content across multiple locations.

The company’s flagship software platform provides real-time analytics, remote asset management and customizable user interfaces that support both touchscreen and traditional display formats.