Wells Fargo & Company Cuts Bio-Techne (NASDAQ:TECH) Price Target to $62.00

Bio-Techne (NASDAQ:TECHGet Free Report) had its price target lowered by equities researchers at Wells Fargo & Company from $76.00 to $62.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the biotechnology company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 26.85% from the stock’s previous close.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Bio-Techne in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $79.00 price target (up from $70.00) on shares of Bio-Techne in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Evercore set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Bio-Techne in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Bio-Techne from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Bio-Techne in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.54.

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Bio-Techne Price Performance

Shares of TECH stock traded up $1.48 on Thursday, reaching $48.88. 1,484,852 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,425,626. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 3.08 and a current ratio of 4.54. Bio-Techne has a 1 year low of $45.12 and a 1 year high of $72.16. The company has a market cap of $7.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 96.09, a P/E/G ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.41. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $54.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $59.61.

Bio-Techne (NASDAQ:TECHGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The biotechnology company reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by ($0.02). Bio-Techne had a return on equity of 13.94% and a net margin of 6.67%.The firm had revenue of $311.42 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $316.11 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.56 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Bio-Techne will post 1.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Bio-Techne

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TECH. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Bio-Techne during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. eCIO Inc. bought a new position in shares of Bio-Techne during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Bio-Techne during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in shares of Bio-Techne during the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Bio-Techne by 506.3% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 673 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 562 shares during the period. 98.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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Bio-Techne Company Profile

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Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) is a global life sciences company that develops, manufactures and sells high-quality reagents, instruments and services for the research, diagnostic and bioprocessing markets. Its core product offerings include recombinant proteins, antibodies, immunoassays, nucleic acid probes and kits, single-cell analysis solutions and automated protein analysis systems. Flagship brands such as R&D Systems, Novus Biologicals, ProteinSimple and Advanced Cell Diagnostics provide researchers and clinicians with reliable tools for cell biology, immunology, proteomics and genomics applications.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bio-Techne serves customers across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region through a combination of direct sales, distributors and strategic partnerships.

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