Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $12.3333.

SSYS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Stratasys from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings raised Stratasys from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st.

Institutional Trading of Stratasys

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SSYS. TSP Capital Management Group LLC grew its holdings in Stratasys by 15.2% during the 4th quarter. TSP Capital Management Group LLC now owns 1,088,150 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $9,445,000 after acquiring an additional 143,800 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System acquired a new position in shares of Stratasys during the first quarter worth approximately $3,905,000. Rubric Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of Stratasys by 9.0% during the first quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 8,000,000 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $62,480,000 after purchasing an additional 659,974 shares during the last quarter. Monaco Asset Management SAM acquired a new stake in shares of Stratasys in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $998,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of Stratasys by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,032,041 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,958,000 after purchasing an additional 107,472 shares in the last quarter. 75.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Stratasys Price Performance

Shares of SSYS stock opened at $7.82 on Monday. Stratasys has a 12-month low of $7.34 and a 12-month high of $12.81. The company has a market capitalization of $673.85 million, a P/E ratio of -5.79 and a beta of 1.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $8.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.07.

Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The technology company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $132.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $131.82 million. Stratasys had a negative net margin of 21.00% and a negative return on equity of 1.73%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.04 earnings per share. Stratasys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.090-0.140 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Stratasys will post -0.17 earnings per share for the current year.

About Stratasys

Stratasys, Inc is a global leader in additive manufacturing and 3D printing solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of technologies and materials for rapid prototyping and production. Founded in 1989 by Scott and Lisa Crump, the company pioneered fused deposition modeling (FDM) and has since expanded its capabilities to include PolyJet, stereolithography and metal deposition systems. Stratasys serves a broad array of customers, from small design studios to major industrial manufacturers, enabling accelerated product development and on-demand part production.

The company’s product line encompasses both desktop and industrial-grade 3D printers, dedicated support materials and proprietary software designed to streamline the digital manufacturing workflow.