Robert C. Kreidler Acquires 10,000 Shares of TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI) Stock

TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBIGet Free Report) Director Robert C. Kreidler acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $11.07 per share, for a total transaction of $110,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 31,136 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $344,675.52. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

TrueBlue Stock Up 6.5 %

NYSE TBI opened at $11.82 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $368.07 million, a PE ratio of -73.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.59 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $14.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.71. TrueBlue, Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.15 and a 12-month high of $22.01.

TrueBlue (NYSE:TBIGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.07). TrueBlue had a positive return on equity of 4.78% and a negative net margin of 0.23%. The firm had revenue of $473.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $488.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share. TrueBlue’s quarterly revenue was down 17.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that TrueBlue, Inc. will post 0.12 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TBI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of TrueBlue from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 25th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of TrueBlue from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 26th. Finally, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of TrueBlue in a research note on Thursday, October 5th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company.

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Institutional Trading of TrueBlue

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of TrueBlue by 629.9% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 36,332 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $533,000 after buying an additional 31,354 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio lifted its stake in shares of TrueBlue by 22.9% in the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 41,900 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $614,000 after buying an additional 7,800 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its stake in shares of TrueBlue by 46.3% in the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 11,483 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 3,635 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TrueBlue in the third quarter worth $259,000. Finally, Gladius Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of TrueBlue in the third quarter worth $129,000. 95.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

TrueBlue Company Profile

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TrueBlue, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides specialized workforce solutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Puerto Rico. It operates through three segments: PeopleReady, PeopleManagement, and PeopleScout. The company's PeopleReady segment provides general, industrial, and skilled trade staffing services for construction, transportation, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and renewable energy industries.

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