Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) announced its earnings results on Friday. The financial services provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, Zacks reports. Value Line had a net margin of 62.02% and a return on equity of 24.00%. The company had revenue of $8.97 million during the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.51 EPS.

Value Line Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VALU opened at $39.60 on Friday. Value Line has a 1 year low of $32.94 and a 1 year high of $57.68. The company has a market capitalization of $372.95 million, a PE ratio of 16.85 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $41.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.41.

Value Line Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 10th. Investors of record on Monday, January 27th were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 27th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.03%. Value Line’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.06%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Value Line from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th.

About Value Line

Value Line, Inc produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and options. The company's research services include The Value Line Investment Survey, The Value Line Investment Survey – Small and Mid-Cap, The Value Line 600, and The Value Line Fund Advisor Plus that provide statistical and text coverage of various investment securities, with an emphasis placed on its proprietary research, analysis, and statistical ranks.