Perion Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:PERI – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 943,400 shares, a growth of 48.9% from the February 13th total of 633,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 394,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Approximately 2.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.
Perion Network Stock Performance
Shares of PERI traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $8.69. The company had a trading volume of 246,748 shares, compared to its average volume of 435,973. The company has a market capitalization of $389.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.53. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $8.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.54. Perion Network has a 52 week low of $7.47 and a 52 week high of $23.03.
Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The technology company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $129.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $130.44 million. Perion Network had a return on equity of 5.55% and a net margin of 2.53%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Perion Network will post 0.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Perion Network from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Lake Street Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $10.50 target price (down previously from $11.00) on shares of Perion Network in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Perion Network in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.25.
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Perion Network Company Profile
Perion Network Ltd. provides digital advertising solutions to brands, agencies, and publishers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It offers Wildfire, a content monetization platform; search monetization solutions, including website monetization, search mediation, and app monetization; and cross-channel digital advertising software as a service platform.
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