TPI Composites, Inc. (NASDAQ: TPIC) director James Alton Hughes sold 5,000 shares in a trade on Wednesday, June 2. The shares were sold for an average price of $ 46.75, for a total value of $ 233,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 29,105 shares of the company, valued at approximately $ 1,360,658.75. The transaction was disclosed in a file with the SEC, accessible through the SEC’s website.

TPIC stock traded down $ 0.33 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $ 44.20. 411,853 shares were traded, for an average volume of 892,327. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $ 50.80. The company has a market cap of $ 1.62 billion, a P / E ratio of -68.51 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a leverage ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.25, and a current ratio of 1.28. TPI Composites, Inc. has a 12-month low of $ 20.27 and a 12-month high of $ 81.36.

TPI Composites (NASDAQ: TPIC) last reported its results on Thursday, May 6. The industrials company reported ($ 0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($ 0.10) by $ 0.05. The company posted revenue of $ 404.68 million in the quarter, compared to $ 414.90 million expected by analysts. TPI Composites posted a positive return on equity of 13.12% and a negative net margin of 1.18%. The company’s revenue grew 13.5% year-over-year. In the same quarter of the previous year, the company made EPS ($ 0.01). Stock analysts expect TPI Composites, Inc. to post earnings per share of 0.54 for the current year.

The TPIC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity increased its price target for TPI composites from $ 65 to $ 70.00 and gave the company a “buy†rating in a research note on Friday, February 26. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered its price target for TPI Composites shares from $ 51.00 to $ 46.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report released on Monday, March 8. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” note and issued a price target of $ 68.00 on shares of TPI Composites in a research report on Monday, May 17. Morgan Stanley lowered its price target for TPI Composites shares from $ 68.00 to $ 62.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report released on Tuesday, May 18. Finally, Roth Capital raised its price target on TPI Composites shares from $ 56.00 to $ 60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report published on Tuesday, March 2. One analyst rated the stock with a sell rating, three issued a conservation rating, and eight assigned a buy rating to the stock. TPI Composites currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $ 59.67.

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently changed their positions in the company. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in TPI Composites shares in the 1st quarter for a value of approximately $ 31,000. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in TPI Composites shares in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $ 53,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings of TPI Composites shares by 251.5% in the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,160 shares of the industrial products company valued at $ 65,000 after acquiring an additional 830 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc bought a new position in TPI Composites shares in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $ 79,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in TPI Composites shares in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $ 84,000. Institutional investors hold 81.86% of the company’s shares.

About TPI composites

TPI Composites, Inc manufactures and sells composite wind turbine blades and related precision casting and assembly systems to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company also provides composite solutions for the transportation industry; and field inspection and repair services to OEM customers and wind farm owners and operators.

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