Analysts See $0.49 EPS for Hologic, Inc. (HOLX); Last Week Altagas Ltd (TSE:ALA) Analysts

October 22, 2017 - By test

Among 8 analysts covering AltaGas Ltd. (TSE:ALA), 4 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. AltaGas Ltd. had 49 analyst reports since July 31, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was upgraded by Desjardins Securities on Monday, October 24 to “Buy”. The rating was reinitiated by TD Securities with “Buy” on Friday, October 2. Raymond James maintained Altagas Ltd (TSE:ALA) on Tuesday, January 24 with “Market Perform” rating. The stock has “Sector Perform” rating by Scotia Capital on Friday, January 13. RBC Capital Markets maintained Altagas Ltd (TSE:ALA) rating on Monday, February 6. RBC Capital Markets has “Sector Perform” rating and $35 target. National Bank Canada downgraded Altagas Ltd (TSE:ALA) on Monday, January 25 to “Sector Perform” rating. IBC maintained the stock with “Sector Perform” rating in Tuesday, June 7 report. The rating was upgraded by Canaccord Genuity to “Buy” on Friday, October 2. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, June 28 by TD Securities. BMO Capital Markets initiated the shares of ALA in report on Friday, October 23 with “Market Perform” rating. See Altagas Ltd (TSE:ALA) latest ratings:

20/10/2017 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Market Perform New Target: $32.00 Maintain
20/10/2017 Broker: IBC Rating: Old Target: $38.00 New Target: $35.00 Target Down
20/10/2017 Broker: Scotia Capital Rating: Outperform Old Target: $36.00 New Target: $34.00 Target Down

Analysts expect Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) to report $0.49 EPS on November, 1.They anticipate $0.03 EPS change or 5.77% from last quarter’s $0.52 EPS. HOLX’s profit would be $137.43M giving it 18.88 P/E if the $0.49 EPS is correct. After having $0.50 EPS previously, Hologic, Inc.’s analysts see -2.00% EPS growth. The stock decreased 0.19% or $0.07 on October 20, reaching $37.01. About 2.34 million shares traded. Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) has risen 29.21% since October 22, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 12.51% the S&P500.

Since April 28, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 10 sales for $4.57 million activity. Levy Lawrence M also sold $459,136 worth of Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) shares. ULLIAN ELAINE had sold 8,938 shares worth $393,183 on Friday, June 2. $434,635 worth of stock was sold by Valenti Peter J. III on Friday, May 26. On Friday, April 28 CRAWFORD SALLY sold $1.13M worth of Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) or 25,094 shares.

Among 17 analysts covering Hologic (NASDAQ:HOLX), 12 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 71% are positive. Hologic had 40 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating by Deutsche Bank given on Thursday, August 3. The rating was maintained by Needham with “Buy” on Wednesday, July 5. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Wednesday, February 15 by Bank of America. The stock of Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, February 15 by Needham. BTIG Research upgraded Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) on Monday, October 26 to “Buy” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by Needham given on Wednesday, August 23. Barclays Capital maintained Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) on Thursday, August 3 with “Overweight” rating. The company was maintained on Thursday, August 3 by Goldman Sachs. The firm earned “Overweight” rating on Friday, September 23 by Barclays Capital. The stock of Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) earned “Overweight” rating by PiperJaffray on Wednesday, January 4.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.38 in Q2 2017. Its up 0.28, from 1.1 in 2017Q1. It increased, as 41 investors sold Hologic, Inc. shares while 136 reduced holdings. 66 funds opened positions while 179 raised stakes. 267.53 million shares or 3.16% more from 259.34 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. Shell Asset Management Com holds 24,847 shares. Nuveen Asset Management Ltd Liability Company, Illinois-based fund reported 346,260 shares. Friess Assoc Lc, a Wyoming-based fund reported 384,000 shares. Teachers Retirement Sys Of The State Of Kentucky, a Kentucky-based fund reported 185,878 shares. Riggs Asset Managment Comm stated it has 0.04% in Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX). Parametric Port Associates Lc invested in 0.02% or 424,124 shares. Millennium Mgmt Ltd Liability Co has invested 0% in Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX). Maine-based Davis R M Inc has invested 1.54% in Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX). Thompson Management holds 0.65% or 76,159 shares in its portfolio. Massmutual Tru Fsb Adv accumulated 100 shares or 0% of the stock. 115,188 were accumulated by Mufg Americas Holdings. Westpac Bk Corp invested in 0% or 147,853 shares. Employees Retirement Systems Of Texas has 0.01% invested in Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) for 18,000 shares. Geneva Advisors Ltd Limited Liability Company holds 16,728 shares. Stifel Finance Corp accumulated 17,558 shares.

Hologic, Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products with an emphasis on women’s health. The company has market cap of $10.38 billion. The Firm operates through four divisions: Diagnostics, Breast Health, GYN Surgical and Skeletal Health. It has a 13.81 P/E ratio. The diagnostics products include Aptima family of assays, ThinPrep system, the Rapid Fetal Fibronectin Test and Procleix blood screening assays.