AAON, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAON – Get Rating)'s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings. The stock had previously closed at $81.49, but opened at $87.00. AAON shares last traded at $92.58, with a volume of 113,858 shares.
The construction company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $254.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $240.28 million. AAON had a return on equity of 14.48% and a net margin of 8.78%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 86.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.18 EPS.
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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. CJS Securities cut shares of AAON from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. TheStreet upgraded shares of AAON from a "c+" rating to a "b" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 9th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of AAON from $75.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of AAON from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, November 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $81.67.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other AAON news, CEO Gary D. Fields sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.64, for a total transaction of $393,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 38,189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,003,182.96. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 19.27% of the company's stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On AAON
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AAON. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of AAON in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in AAON by 39.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 598 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Group One Trading L.P. acquired a new stake in AAON in the 1st quarter valued at about $39,000. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in AAON in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Ruedi Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in AAON in the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. Institutional investors own 70.08% of the company's stock.
AAON Price Performance
The firm has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.77 and a beta of 0.81. The company's 50 day moving average is $76.54 and its 200-day moving average is $68.99. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.
About AAON
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AAON, Inc engages in the engineering, manufacturing, marketing and sale of air conditioning and heating equipment. It operates through the following segments: Units, Parts-External, Parts-Internal, and Other. Its products include air handling units, self contained units, packaged rooftop units, geothermal heat units, controls, and coils.
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