United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) Announces Earnings Results

United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) issued its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $2.96 million during the quarter. United-Guardian had a return on equity of 17.51% and a net margin of 19.48%.

United-Guardian Stock Up 5.5%

NASDAQ UG opened at $6.60 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $30.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.34 and a beta of 1.01. United-Guardian has a twelve month low of $5.58 and a twelve month high of $9.88. The business’s fifty day moving average is $6.63 and its 200 day moving average is $6.71.

United-Guardian Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 713.0%. United-Guardian’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 116.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of United-Guardian in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Sell”.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United-Guardian

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of United-Guardian by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 186,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,882 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its stake in shares of United-Guardian by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 162,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,001,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Teton Advisors LLC bought a new position in United-Guardian in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $424,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in United-Guardian by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 35,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after buying an additional 2,691 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hikari Tsushin Inc. acquired a new stake in United-Guardian during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $75,000. 23.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

United-Guardian Company Profile

United-Guardian, Inc, headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, develops and supplies specialty ingredients and finished products for the personal care, cosmetic and esthetic markets. Its Specialty Ingredients segment offers antimicrobial preservatives, conditioning polymers, emulsifiers, UV filters and other functional actives that are incorporated into lotions, creams, shampoos and professional esthetic formulations.

The company’s Finished Products segment markets a range of skin and hair care items under the Guardian brand, providing private-label and contract manufacturing services to spas, salons and dermatology clinics.