WINTON GROUP Ltd Has $1.03 Million Stake in Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO)

WINTON GROUP Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,590 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Exponent were worth $1,033,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Exponent in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in Exponent by 129.8% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 278 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period. Atala Financial Inc bought a new stake in Exponent in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC increased its position in Exponent by 76.7% during the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 440 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in Exponent during the 4th quarter worth $45,000. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Richard Reiss sold 1,736 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.93, for a total transaction of $149,174.48. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 1,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $154,674. This represents a 49.10 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Exponent Stock Performance

Shares of Exponent stock opened at $82.23 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $86.78 and a 200-day moving average of $95.69. Exponent, Inc. has a 52-week low of $77.30 and a 52-week high of $115.75. The stock has a market cap of $4.18 billion, a PE ratio of 38.79 and a beta of 0.77.

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The business services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.06. Exponent had a net margin of 19.52% and a return on equity of 27.27%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.41 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Exponent, Inc. will post 1.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Exponent

Exponent, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering.