United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) Shares Down 0.4% – Time to Sell?

United-Guardian, Inc. (NASDAQ:UG) was down 0.4% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $6.21 and last traded at $6.1950. Approximately 2,007 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 81% from the average daily volume of 10,450 shares. The stock had previously closed at $6.22.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of United-Guardian in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

United-Guardian Stock Down 0.4%

The stock has a market cap of $28.44 million, a P/E ratio of 14.41 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $6.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $7.34.

United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. United-Guardian had a return on equity of 17.51% and a net margin of 19.48%.The firm had revenue of $2.26 million during the quarter.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Teton Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United-Guardian in the third quarter valued at approximately $424,000. Hikari Tsushin Inc. bought a new stake in shares of United-Guardian in the third quarter valued at about $75,000. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its position in United-Guardian by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 159,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,276,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. 23.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

United-Guardian Company Profile

United-Guardian, Inc, headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, develops and supplies specialty ingredients and finished products for the personal care, cosmetic and esthetic markets. Its Specialty Ingredients segment offers antimicrobial preservatives, conditioning polymers, emulsifiers, UV filters and other functional actives that are incorporated into lotions, creams, shampoos and professional esthetic formulations.

The company’s Finished Products segment markets a range of skin and hair care items under the Guardian brand, providing private-label and contract manufacturing services to spas, salons and dermatology clinics.