Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.A) Stock Passes Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of Transcontinental Inc. (TSE:TCL.A) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of C$19.70 and traded as low as C$5.46. Transcontinental shares last traded at C$5.47, with a volume of 595,096 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on TCL.A. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Transcontinental from C$27.00 to C$6.25 in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. ATB Cormark Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Transcontinental from C$27.00 to C$7.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, TD Securities lowered their target price on shares of Transcontinental from C$28.00 to C$8.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Transcontinental currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$18.61.

Transcontinental Stock Down 4.9%

The company has a market cap of C$457.40 million, a PE ratio of 3.16, a P/E/G ratio of 6.05 and a beta of 0.46. The company’s 50 day moving average is C$16.90 and its 200 day moving average is C$19.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 54.12.

Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.A) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported C$0.08 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$263.50 million for the quarter. Transcontinental had a net margin of 4.05% and a return on equity of 6.16%. As a group, analysts predict that Transcontinental Inc. will post 2.439834 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Transcontinental Company Profile

Transcontinental, or TC Transcontinental, is a Canadian printer and flexible packaging provider that operates in three segments: packaging, printing, and other. Its packaging segment features the production of different plastic products geared toward consumer goods. Production plants specialize in extrusion, lamination, printing, and converting. The company offers premedia, printing, and distribution services through the printing segment. Publishers, retailers, cataloguers, and marketers are some of the customers who tap TC Transcontinental for these printing solutions.