Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA Buys 877 Shares of Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA lifted its position in Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 311,802 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the period. Exponent comprises approximately 2.2% of Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA’s holdings in Exponent were worth $35,945,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EXPO. Pier Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Exponent by 0.3% in the third quarter. Pier Capital LLC now owns 76,619 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,833,000 after acquiring an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. DF Dent & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Exponent by 26.8% during the third quarter. DF Dent & Co. Inc. now owns 225,394 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,983,000 after buying an additional 47,573 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Exponent by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,840,313 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $212,151,000 after purchasing an additional 13,644 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Exponent by 0.7% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 124,442 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $14,346,000 after buying an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new position in Exponent in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $214,000. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Exponent

In related news, Director Carol Lindstrom sold 1,039 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.32, for a total value of $100,076.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 5,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $565,494.72. This represents a 15.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Paul R. Johnston sold 14,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.60, for a total value of $1,464,400.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 80,742 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,445,613.20. This represents a 14.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 30,339 shares of company stock worth $3,103,065 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Exponent Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXPO opened at $95.60 on Monday. Exponent, Inc. has a 1 year low of $68.70 and a 1 year high of $115.75. The company has a market cap of $4.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.18 and a beta of 0.70. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $103.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $102.38.

Exponent Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 6th. Exponent’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.11%.

About Exponent

Exponent, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering.