The COB of Idexx Laboratories is Exercising Options


Yesterday it was reported that the COB of Idexx Laboratories (IDXX), Jonathan Ayers, exercised options to sell 10,000 IDXX shares at $45.84 a share, for a total transaction value of $2.73M.

Following Jonathan Ayers’ last IDXX Sell transaction on August 07, 2019, the stock climbed by 7.9%. In addition to Jonathan Ayers, 5 other IDXX executives reported Sell trades in the last month.

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Based on Idexx Laboratories’ latest earnings report for the quarter ending June 30, the company posted quarterly revenue of $620 million and quarterly net profit of $126 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $581 million and had a net profit of $109 million. The Company has a Price to Book ratio of 138.8949. IDXX’s market cap is $24.01B and the company has a P/E ratio of 59.47.

Based on 4 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Strong Buy with an average price target of $289.00, reflecting a 4.8% upside.

In the last 30 days, insiders have sold $17.69M worth of IDXX shares and purchased $636K worth of IDXX shares. The insider sentiment on Idexx Laboratories has been negative according to 75 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.

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IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of products and services for the animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy and water testing markets. It operates through the following segments: Companion Animal Group; Water; Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy; and Other.

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