Media stories about Engility (NYSE:EGL) have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Engility earned a media sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned press coverage about the aerospace company an impact score of 45.6734353928475 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near future.
Here are some of the news stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s rankings:
- Analysts Expect Engility Holdings, Inc. (EGL) Will Post Quarterly Sales of $466.15 Million (americanbankingnews.com)
- Engility to Announce First Quarter 2018 (finance.yahoo.com)
- Zacks Investment Research Lowers Engility (EGL) to Strong Sell (americanbankingnews.com)
- Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Engility Holdings (finance.yahoo.com)
- Engility (EGL) Stock Rating Upgraded by ValuEngine (americanbankingnews.com)
EGL stock traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $24.39. 113,091 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 159,429. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. Engility has a one year low of $21.19 and a one year high of $35.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $896.83, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.89 and a beta of 1.79.
Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of Engility from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Cowen set a $30.00 target price on shares of Engility and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Maxim Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Engility in a report on Friday, March 2nd. Wells Fargo set a $25.00 target price on shares of Engility and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 2nd. Finally, B. Riley lowered their target price on shares of Engility from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.17.
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About Engility
Engility Holdings, Inc (Engility) is a provider of systems engineering services, training, program management, and operational support for the United States Government worldwide. The Company’s business is focused on providing a range of engineering, technical, analytical, advisory, training, logistics and support services.
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