In a report released yesterday, Jeff Osborne from Cowen & Co. reiterated a Buy rating on Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI), with a price target of $80. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $60.60.
According to TipRanks.com, Osborne is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -0.9% and a 44.0% success rate. Osborne covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Roper Technologies, TPI Composites Inc, and Visteon Corp.
Currently, the analyst consensus on Itron is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $78.67, representing a 29.8% upside. In a report released today, Oppenheimer also assigned a Buy rating to the stock with a $72 price target.
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Based on Itron’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly net profit of $2.66 million. In comparison, last year the company had a net profit of $14.1 million.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 61 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of ITRI in relation to earlier this year.
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Itron, Inc. is a technology and services company, which engages in the provision of solutions that measure, manage, and analyze energy and water use. It operates through the following segments: Electricity, Gas, and Water.
