Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) Stock Holdings Lowered by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lessened its position in Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) by 25.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,268 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 1,481 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Exponent were worth $380,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EXPO. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Exponent by 219.0% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 96,526 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,127,000 after purchasing an additional 66,263 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Exponent by 223.4% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 6,158 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 4,254 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Exponent by 63.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 630,644 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $72,701,000 after acquiring an additional 245,086 shares during the period. Argent Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Exponent by 17.3% during the 4th quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 28,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,524,000 after acquiring an additional 4,173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Exponent by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,505,652 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $173,597,000 after acquiring an additional 69,099 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Richard Reiss sold 1,736 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the vice president now owns 1,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $154,674. The trade was a 49.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Exponent Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EXPO opened at $80.32 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.89 and a beta of 0.84. Exponent, Inc. has a 1 year low of $73.83 and a 1 year high of $115.75. The business has a fifty day moving average of $83.53 and a 200-day moving average of $93.26.

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) last announced its earnings results 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 last year, the firm posted $0.41 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Exponent, Inc. will post 1.98 EPS for the current 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.