Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $12.3333.

Several brokerages have commented on SSYS. Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on Stratasys from $12.00 to $11.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Craig Hallum cut 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Stratasys from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Stratasys by 1,071.4% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,807 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 3,482 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC bought a new position in Stratasys in the 1st quarter worth about $11,107,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Stratasys by 8.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 76,067 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $594,000 after purchasing an additional 6,169 shares during the period. Rubric Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Stratasys by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 8,000,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $62,480,000 after purchasing an additional 659,974 shares during the period. Finally, Inceptionr LLC bought a new position in Stratasys in the 1st quarter worth about $100,000. Institutional investors own 75.77% of the company’s stock.

Stratasys Stock Performance

SSYS stock opened at $8.92 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $768.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.61 and a beta of 1.90. Stratasys has a fifty-two week low of $7.34 and a fifty-two week high of $12.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $8.81 and a 200-day moving average of $9.28.

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

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.