Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.01 EPS

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $1.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. Grocery Outlet had a net margin of 1.30% and a return on equity of 5.18%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.25 EPS. Grocery Outlet updated its FY24 guidance to $0.77-0.80 EPS.

Grocery Outlet Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of GO stock traded up $0.40 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $17.59. 1,124,618 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,828,510. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.72 billion, a PE ratio of 33.65, a PEG ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $16.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.70. Grocery Outlet has a 1-year low of $13.60 and a 1-year high of $29.98.

Insider Buying and Selling at Grocery Outlet

In other Grocery Outlet news, Director Eric J. Jr. Lindberg sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.90, for a total value of $1,890,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 70,938 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,340,728.20. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other Grocery Outlet news, Director Eric J. Jr. Lindberg sold 200,095 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.29, for a total value of $3,259,547.55. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 70,938 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,155,580.02. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Eric J. Jr. Lindberg sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.90, for a total transaction of $1,890,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 70,938 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,340,728.20. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 500,095 shares of company stock worth $8,876,548. 4.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on GO. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Grocery Outlet from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Grocery Outlet in a report on Thursday, October 17th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $17.00 target price on the stock. Roth Mkm dropped their target price on shares of Grocery Outlet from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Grocery Outlet from $21.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded shares of Grocery Outlet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $16.00 in a report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.17.

Grocery Outlet Company Profile

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. operates as a retailer of consumables and fresh products sold through independently operated stores in the United States. Its stores offer products in various categories, such as dairy and deli, produce, floral, fresh meat, seafood products, grocery, general merchandise, health and beauty care, frozen food, beer and wine, and ethnic products.