Insider Selling: Brink’s (NYSE:BCO) Insider Sells 1,418 Shares of Stock

Brink’s Company (The) (NYSE:BCO) insider Michael Sweeney sold 1,418 shares of Brink’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.50, for a total value of $169,451.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 5,755 shares in the company, valued at approximately $687,722.50. The trade was a 19.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Brink’s Price Performance

Shares of BCO stock traded up $0.12 on Tuesday, hitting $119.76. 328,180 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 247,662. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.14, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 1.46. Brink’s Company has a 52 week low of $80.10 and a 52 week high of $122.50. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $113.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.25. The firm has a market cap of $4.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.63 and a beta of 1.11.

Brink’s (NYSE:BCO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $2.08 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.09 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.33 billion. Brink’s had a net margin of 3.31% and a return on equity of 93.16%. Brink’s’s revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.51 earnings per share. Brink’s has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.280-2.680 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Brink’s Company will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Brink’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 3rd were given a dividend of $0.255 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 3rd. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Brink’s’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.09%.

Brink’s announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, December 11th that authorizes the company to repurchase $750.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to reacquire up to 15.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Brink’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Brink’s from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brink’s

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Caldwell Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Brink’s during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in Brink’s in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Brink’s during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in Brink’s during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Brink’s by 42.9% in the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 353 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the period. 94.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Brink’s Company Profile

The Brink’s Co engages in providing cash management services, digital retail solutions, and ATM managed services. It operates through the following geographical segments: North America, Latin America, Europe, and Rest of World. The North America segment operates in the U.S. and Canada. The Latin America segment refers to the operations in Latin American countries.