EP Wealth Advisors LLC Has $732,000 Stock Holdings in Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC) by 9.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,809 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,541 shares during the quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Franklin Covey were worth $732,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of FC. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Franklin Covey during the second quarter valued at $226,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Franklin Covey during the 2nd quarter worth about $248,000. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. grew its stake in Franklin Covey by 30.6% during the 3rd quarter. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. now owns 6,954 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $286,000 after acquiring an additional 1,629 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Franklin Covey in the 3rd quarter valued at about $290,000. Finally, Creative Planning purchased a new stake in shares of Franklin Covey in the third quarter worth approximately $301,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.88% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Franklin Covey in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Franklin Covey from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th.

Franklin Covey Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE:FC opened at $37.31 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $491.90 million, a PE ratio of 21.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.20. Franklin Covey Co. has a 1 year low of $33.75 and a 1 year high of $44.96. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $38.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $38.82.

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The business services provider reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.07. Franklin Covey had a return on equity of 31.28% and a net margin of 8.15%. The company had revenue of $84.12 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $80.38 million. Analysts expect that Franklin Covey Co. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Franklin Covey Company Profile

Franklin Covey Co provides training and consulting services in the areas of execution, sales performance, productivity, customer loyalty, and educational improvement for organizations and individuals worldwide. The company operates through Direct Offices, International Licensees, and Education Practice segments.