Advisory Board Co. (The) ABCO
At closeJun 28, 2019, 6:07 PM EDT
- Market cap
- 2.19B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 799.15M
- Profit margin
- 13.49%
- EPS (ttm)
- 2.63
- Shares out
- 40.76M
- P/E ratio
- 20.44
- Forward P/E
- 29.09
- Volume
- 10.20K
- Avg volume
- 643.35K
- Open
- 0.90
- Previous close
- 0.90
- Day's range
- 0.89 – 0.90
- 52-week range
- 1.17 – 59.50
- Beta
- 1.32
- Analysts
- Hold
- Price target
- 54.14 (+5915.6%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 2.65B
- PEG ratio
- 2.17
- Price / sales
- 2.75
- Price / book
- 3.87
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Revenue growth
- 1.00%
- Free cash flow
- 108.79M
- Total cash
- 145.63M
- Total debt
- 603.78M
- Return on equity
- 21.73%
- Short % of float
- 4.59%
- 50-day average
- 9.94
- 200-day average
- 43.85
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
- Target (low)
- 54.00
- Target (mean)
- 54.14
- Target (high)
- 54.29
- Strong buy1
- Buy0
- Hold12
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.54.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | — | 0.0166 | — | — |
| Mar 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | — | 0.36 | — | — |
| Dec 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2017 | — | 0.48 | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | — | 0.88 | — | — |
| Jun 29, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | — | 0.92 | — | — |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | — | 0.18 | — | — |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2017 | Wells Fargo | main | — | Market Perform |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Wells Fargo | down | Outperform | Market Perform |
| Aug 28, 2017 | Baird | down | Outperform | Neutral |
| Mar 26, 2017 | Baird | up | — | Outperform |
| Mar 9, 2017 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | down | — | Hold |
| Jan 12, 2017 | PiperJaffray | down | — | Neutral |
About Advisory Board Co. (The)
The Advisory Board Company provides best practices research and insight, technology, consulting and management, and data-enabled services in the United States and internationally. Its best practices research and insight programs include published studies, executive education, proprietary databases and online services, access to experts, executive briefings, and other services. The companys best practices research and insight programs are focused on understanding industry dynamics, identifying best-demonstrated management practices, critically evaluating widely-followed but ineffective practices, and analyzing emerging trends within the health care and education industries. It also offers cloud-based software applications that allow members to combine insights derived from best practices research with their operational and financial data and third-party and proprietary data to benchmark performance; identify and assess revenue, cost, quality, and performance improvement opportunities; and implement identified best practices. In addition, the company provides consulting services that provide on-the-ground support for performance improvement initiatives, as well as best practice professional management of the hospital or medical group areas. Further, it offers data-driven solutions by supporting colleges and universities in targeting qualified prospective students; building relationships with prospective students; and optimizing financial aid resources, as well as strategic, data-driven student engagement, and enrollment management solutions. The provides its services through discrete programs to hospitals, health systems, independent medical groups, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, health care insurers, medical device companies, colleges, universities, and other health care-focused organizations and educational institutions. The Advisory Board Company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
- Sector
- Services
- Industry
- Business Services
- Country
- United States
- Website
- advisory.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANSAL SANJU K | Director | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 16, 2017 | 0 |
| FARBER EVAN R | Officer | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 16, 2017 | 0 |
| FELSENTHAL DAVID L | Officer | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 16, 2017 | 0 |
| GRUA PETER J | Director | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 16, 2017 | 2,423 |
| KILLEFER NANCY | Director | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 16, 2017 | 0 |
| KINDICK KELT | Director | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 16, 2017 | 0 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) | 8.02% | 3,267,369 | 175.29M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 7.25% | 2,956,383 | 158.61M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 6.13% | 2,498,592 | 134.05M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Elliott Management Corporation | 4.00% | 1,630,927 | 87.50M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 3.77% | 1,537,194 | 82.47M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Neuberger Berman Group, LLC | 3.67% | 1,496,401 | 80.28M | Sep 29, 2017 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (T.Rowe) New Horizons Fund | 5.92% | 2,414,133 | 129.52M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Merger Fund, The | 2.97% | 1,208,986 | 64.86M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.31% | 939,779 | 48.40M | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.27% | 926,889 | 47.73M | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Janus Henderson Triton Fund | 2.11% | 859,197 | 46.10M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 1.98% | 808,708 | 43.39M | Sep 29, 2017 |