American Science & Engineering
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts generally think investors should hang onto American Science & Engineering, with half rating the stock a hold. Analysts don't like American Science & Engineering as much as competitor OSI Systems overall. Three out of three analysts rate OSI Systems a buy compared to two of four for American Science & Engineering. Analysts' rating of American Science & Engineering has stayed constant from three months prior.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $61.3 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 14.2% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $1.01 per share. Estimates range from $0.90 cents to $1.08.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly behind the stock with 99% assigning it an "outperform" rating. The community at large concurs with the All-Stars, with 97.7% giving it a rating of "outperform." Fools are keen on American Science & Engineering and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 336 posts in the past 30 days. American Science & Engineering has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
American Science & Engineering's profit has risen year over year by an average of 27.5%.
Quarter | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Gross Margin | 45.6% | 45.3% | 49.4% | 44.4% |
Operating Margin | 21.4% | 22.7% | 29.3% | 16.8% |
Net Margin | 14.1% | 15.4% | 18.2% | 12.7% |
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