Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) is scheduled to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 7th. Persons that wish to register for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 21st. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $130.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $133.75 million. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. had a return on equity of 14.59% and a net margin of 8.87%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.06 EPS.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Stock Down 1.1 %

NYSE:RGR traded down $0.49 on Tuesday, reaching $45.77. 8,117 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 151,668. The firm has a market cap of $808.30 million, a PE ratio of 17.01 and a beta of 0.32. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.72. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a 12 month low of $42.00 and a 12 month high of $58.44.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. This is a boost from Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.01%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.’s payout ratio is currently 33.82%.

Insider Activity

In other Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. news, CEO Christopher John Killoy sold 3,664 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.03, for a total transaction of $164,989.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 52,869 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,380,691.07. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 7,388 shares of company stock worth $340,018 over the last quarter. Insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

About Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells firearms under the Ruger name and trademark in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Firearms and Castings. It provides single-shot, autoloading, bolt-action, and modern sporting rifles; rimfire and centerfire autoloading pistols; single-action and double-action revolvers; and firearms accessories and replacement parts, as well as manufactures lever-action rifles under the Marlin name and trademark.