TaskUs (NASDAQ:TASK) Shares Gap Down – What’s Next?

TaskUs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TASK)’s stock price gapped down before the market opened on Friday. The stock had previously closed at $8.41, but opened at $8.01. TaskUs shares last traded at $8.0820, with a volume of 6,269 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on TASK shares. Robert W. Baird set a $12.00 price objective on TaskUs in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wedbush cut their target price on TaskUs from $12.00 to $9.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on TaskUs from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen raised TaskUs from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of TaskUs in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $9.60.

TaskUs Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.95 and a quick ratio of 2.95. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $7.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.87. The company has a market capitalization of $744.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.01 and a beta of 1.75.

TaskUs (NASDAQ:TASK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $308.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $297.58 million. TaskUs had a net margin of 8.75% and a return on equity of 27.02%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that TaskUs, Inc. will post 1.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in TaskUs during the second quarter worth approximately $148,000. Alamar Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in TaskUs in the second quarter valued at approximately $80,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of TaskUs by 2,573.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 106,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $714,000 after buying an additional 102,492 shares in the last quarter. Saba Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of TaskUs during the 1st quarter worth approximately $14,016,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TaskUs during the 1st quarter worth approximately $242,000. 44.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About TaskUs

TaskUs, Inc is a provider of outsourced digital services and customer experience solutions for companies operating in the technology, social media, gaming, retail, e-commerce, financial technology and healthcare sectors. The company helps clients manage customer interactions and other business processes through a combination of human expertise, technology and data-driven operations.

Its services include customer care, content moderation, trust and safety, fraud and risk management, back-office support, artificial intelligence operations and digital consulting.