Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ:GLDD – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,730,000 shares, an increase of 71.3% from the May 31st total of 1,010,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 393,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.4 days. Approximately 2.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Stock Performance
Shares of GLDD traded down $0.11 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $8.78. 945,777 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 383,968. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a 12-month low of $6.11 and a 12-month high of $9.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $588.35 million, a P/E ratio of 15.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $8.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $8.30.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 7th. The construction company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $198.66 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $176.45 million. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 8.83%. Equities analysts anticipate that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock will post 0.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 20th.
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About Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation provides dredging services in the United States. The company engages in capital dredging that consists of port expansion projects; coastal restoration and land reclamations; trench digging for pipelines, tunnels, and cables; and other dredging related to the construction of breakwaters, jetties, canals, and other marine structures.
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