According to the latest Filings, Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) have decreased their position in the stock by 0.40% over the past 6 months. Insiders now own 2.80% of total outstanding shares.
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University of Michigan professor and noted insider trading researcher, Nejat Seyhun, discovered that when insiders bought shares of their own companies, the stocks outperformed the total market by 8.9% over the following year while when they sold shares, the stock underperformed 5.4% over the same period.
Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) stands 9.89% away from its 50-day simple moving average and also -1.91% away from the 200-day average.
Recently, the equity stands -26.49% away from the 52-week high and 16.38% from the 52-week low. The RSI (Relative Strength Index), an indicator that shows price strength by comparing upward and downward close-to-close movements is 72.03.
The consensus analysts recommendation at this point stands at 2.60 for Luminex Corporation. This is based on a 1-5 scale where 1 indicates a Strong Buy and 5 a Strong Sell. Further, analysts have a 12 month target price of $27.00 on company shares. This is according to the analysts polled by Thomson Reuters which have recently published research reports on the firm.
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