Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) CEO Buys $700,000.00 in Stock

Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) CEO Richard Mills bought 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of $3.50 per share, for a total transaction of $700,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 952,601 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,334,103.50. This represents a 26.57% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Creative Realities Stock Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:CREX traded down $0.04 on Thursday, hitting $4.04. The stock had a trading volume of 70,728 shares, compared to its average volume of 54,108. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.70, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.73. The stock has a market cap of $42.66 million, a P/E ratio of -2.15 and a beta of 1.45. Creative Realities, Inc. has a 1 year low of $2.19 and a 1 year high of $4.42. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3.48.

Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.46) by ($0.28). Creative Realities had a negative return on equity of 59.08% and a negative net margin of 29.92%.The business had revenue of $16.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.52 million. Analysts predict that Creative Realities, Inc. will post 0.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CREX. Alliance Global Partners restated a “buy” rating on shares of Creative Realities in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Creative Realities in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Creative Realities from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Creative Realities has an average rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Trading of Creative Realities

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CREX. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Creative Realities by 13.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 54,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,000 after buying an additional 6,513 shares in the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. bought a new position in Creative Realities in the 1st quarter worth about $550,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Creative Realities during the fourth quarter worth about $66,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Creative Realities in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Creative Realities during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $209,000. 41.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Creative Realities Company Profile

Creative Realities, Inc (NASDAQ: CREX) is a technology company specializing in digital engagement solutions for retail, restaurant, corporate and public-facing environments. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company develops and delivers integrated hardware and software platforms designed to create dynamic, interactive experiences. Its offerings include digital signage networks, interactive kiosks and video training systems, all powered by an enterprise-grade content management system that enables clients to deploy, schedule and monitor multimedia content across multiple locations.

The company’s flagship software platform provides real-time analytics, remote asset management and customizable user interfaces that support both touchscreen and traditional display formats.