Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) Stock Price Up 12.2% – Still a Buy?

Shares of Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) traded up 12.2% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $10.35 and last traded at $10.12. 1,472,495 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 55% from the average session volume of 947,330 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.02.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on SSYS shares. Craig Hallum decreased their target price on Stratasys from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on shares of Stratasys from $12.00 to $11.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Stratasys from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Stratasys has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $12.33.

Stratasys Trading Up 7.1%

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $8.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.24. The company has a market cap of $832.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.16 and a beta of 1.86.

Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The technology company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $132.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $131.82 million. Stratasys had a negative return on equity of 1.73% and a negative net margin of 21.00%.Stratasys’s quarterly revenue was down 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.04 earnings per share. Stratasys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.090-0.140 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Stratasys, Ltd. will post -0.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SSYS. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Stratasys by 8.3% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,680 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $176,000 after purchasing an additional 1,199 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of Stratasys by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 19,475 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $169,000 after buying an additional 1,590 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Stratasys by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 22,294 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $194,000 after buying an additional 1,912 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Stratasys by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 88,856 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $771,000 after buying an additional 2,380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its position in Stratasys by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 59,875 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $520,000 after acquiring an additional 2,583 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.77% of the company’s stock.

Stratasys Company Profile

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.