Express Scripts Holding Company (ESRX)

The analysts offering Earnings Estimates for the company were believing that Express Scripts Holding Company (ESRX) could bring EPS of $1.87/share.

In the above price chart of the after-hours session we see how the share price plummeted down just after 4pm; tried to stabilize around the $60 level for a little while; then began its precipitous price drop to the $57.00 level. Express Scripts Holding Company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. Of all companies tracked, Express Scripts Holding Company had the 6th highest net in-flow for the day.

Analysts await Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) to report earnings on July, 24. Inc. boosted its position in Express Scripts Holding Company by 4.0% in the first quarter.

Shares of Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) traded up 3.18% during trading on Wednesday, reaching $61.92. Finally, Buckhead Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Express Scripts Holding Company by 0.3% in the first quarter. Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) has declined 13.85% since September 19, 2016 and is downtrending.

Stock is now moving with a negative distance from the 200 day simple moving average of approximately -15.83%, and has a poor year to date (YTD) performance of -12.76% which means the stock is constantly subtracting to its value from the previous fiscal year end price. Vetr upgraded Express Scripts Holding Company from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $79.36 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, February 27th.

Earnings per share (EPS) breaks down the profitability of the company on a single share basis, and for Express Scripts Holding Company the EPS stands at 1.88 for the previous quarter, while the analysts predicted the EPS of the stock to be 1.87, suggesting the stock exceeded the analysts' expectations. The firm has a market cap of $36.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.13 and a beta of 0.92.

Stocks jumped for the second straight day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) briefly reclaiming the 21,000-point level and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) index gaining over 0.5%. Finally, SRB Corp raised its position in shares of Express Scripts Holding Company by 6.4% in the third quarter. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,287 shares in the company, valued at $791,895.92. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Express Scripts CEO Tim Wentworth on Tuesday said the company would survive the loss of Anthem. Independent Advisor Alliance acquired a new position in shares of Express Scripts Holding Company during the fourth quarter worth about $124,000. Jefferies Group LLC set a $88.00 target price on shares of Express Scripts Holding Company and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. The count of Hold ratings in that period was 1. Express Scripts Holding Company now has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $72.16. If you are accessing this news story on another domain, it was stolen and republished in violation of worldwide copyright and trademark laws. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company's stock. TheStreet lowered Express Scripts Holding Company from a "b-" rating to a "c+" rating in a research note on Monday, February 6th. The original version of this news story can be read at https://baseballnewssource.com/markets/asset-dedication-llc-sells-33-shares-of-express-scripts-holding-company-esrx/659371.html. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. It operates in two segments: PBM and Emerging Markets (EM). The firm earned "Market Perform" rating on Tuesday, January 19 by Leerink Swann.