8,663 Shares in Axos Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AX) Acquired by Semanteon Capital Management LP

Semanteon Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Axos Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AX) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 8,663 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $473,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in Axos Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its holdings in Axos Financial by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 24,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,324,000 after buying an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Trust Company N.A purchased a new stake in Axos Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $304,000. Carmel Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Axos Financial by 508.5% in the 4th quarter. Carmel Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 4,012 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. purchased a new stake in Axos Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $305,000. 83.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Axos Financial news, EVP Andrew J. Micheletti sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.89, for a total value of $132,225.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 422,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,350,414.87. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other Axos Financial news, EVP Andrew J. Micheletti sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.89, for a total value of $132,225.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 422,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,350,414.87. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Andrew J. Micheletti sold 1,548 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.57, for a total value of $79,830.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 427,535 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,047,979.95. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 4.82% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on AX shares. Raymond James upped their price target on Axos Financial from $45.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 31st. StockNews.com raised Axos Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Wedbush upped their price target on Axos Financial from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 31st.

Axos Financial Trading Up 0.2 %

AX traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $53.05. 335,248 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 544,930. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $51.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.10. Axos Financial, Inc. has a 1-year low of $32.05 and a 1-year high of $60.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a PE ratio of 7.86 and a beta of 1.44.

Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 30th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.21. Axos Financial had a return on equity of 17.83% and a net margin of 24.55%. The firm had revenue of $352.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $247.43 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. Axos Financial’s revenue was up 54.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Axos Financial, Inc. will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Axos Financial Profile

Axos Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides consumer and business banking products in the United States. It operates through two segments, Banking Business and Securities Business. The company offers deposits products, including consumer and business checking, demand, savings, time deposit, money market, zero balance, and insured cash sweep accounts.