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The medical device company reported ($0.75) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.66) by $0.09. Tandem Diabetes Care had a negative net margin of 95.57% and a negative return on equity of 220.14%. The business had revenue of $17.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.72 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.68) EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 12.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Several research firms have recently weighed in on TNDM. B. Riley reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $1.50 price target on shares of Tandem Diabetes Care in a research note on Wednesday, May 3rd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Tandem Diabetes Care from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $2.50 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 14th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $11.00 target price on shares of Tandem Diabetes Care in a report on Thursday, March 30th. Cowen and Company lowered shares of Tandem Diabetes Care from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $1.50 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, April 10th. Finally, Northcoast Research restated a “buy” rating on shares of Tandem Diabetes Care in a report on Thursday, March 9th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Tandem Diabetes Care presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $4.71.
In related news, CEO Kim D. Blickenstaff acquired 1,600,000 shares of Tandem Diabetes Care stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $1.25 per share, for a total transaction of $2,000,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,007,939 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,509,923.75. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 37.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TNDM. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC increased its stake in shares of Tandem Diabetes Care by 348.5% in the first quarter. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC now owns 4,901,870 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $5,882,000 after buying an additional 3,808,950 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Tandem Diabetes Care by 181.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,200,616 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $1,441,000 after buying an additional 773,475 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Tandem Diabetes Care by 88.6% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 861,026 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $1,032,000 after buying an additional 404,452 shares during the period. Paulson & CO. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Tandem Diabetes Care during the first quarter worth approximately $600,000. Finally, Granite Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Tandem Diabetes Care by 29.9% in the first quarter. Granite Investment Partners LLC now owns 448,921 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $539,000 after buying an additional 103,365 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 56.79% of the company’s stock.
The stock’s market capitalization is $41.74 million. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $0.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.86.
Tandem Diabetes Care Company Profile
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc is a medical device company. The Company is engaged in designing, developing and commercializing products for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The Company manufactures and sells three insulin pump products, which include t:slim Insulin Delivery System (t:slim), t:flex Insulin Delivery System (t:flex) and t:slim G4 Insulin Delivery System (t:slim G4).
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