Itron (ITRI) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
Itron (ITRI) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
| Name | Quantity | Cost | Value | Profit ($) | Gain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJD Thomas John Drogan PR Inc.IPAL SECURITIES Inc. | 2,860 | $367,845.76 | $285,027.6 | -$82,818.16 | -22.51% |
Curtis Ellergodt Rothschild Investment LLC | 32 | $3,666.12 | $3,378.24 | -$287.88 | -7.85% |
| BZ Brandon Zatopek Commonwealth Equity Services LLC | 2,888 | $233,090.48 | $299,630 | $66,539.52 | 28.55% |
| JD Jim Dushek HARBOUR INVESTMENTS Inc. | 162 | $18,557.54 | $16,739.46 | -$1,818.08 | -9.8% |
George Soros Soros Fund Management LLC | 1.14M | $99.98M | $115.56M | $15.58M | 15.58% |
| Automobile Components Industry | Consumer Discretionary Sector | Thomas L. Deitrich CEO | NASDAQ (NGS) Exchange | 465741106 CUSIP |
| US Country | 4,987 Employees | - Last Dividend | - Last Split | 4 Nov 1993 IPO Date |
Itron, Inc. is a global leader in technology, solutions, and services focused on the efficient and sustainable management of energy, water, and smart city operations. With operations worldwide, Itron is committed to providing comprehensive end-to-end solutions through its three primary segments: Device Solutions, Networked Solutions, and Outcomes. These segments collectively address the needs for hardware, network infrastructure, software, and services to enable smart utility and city operations. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington, Itron has been pioneering in the utility industry, offering innovations that facilitate resource efficiency, enhance decision-making, and drive operational profitability for utilities, municipalities, and smart cities.
This segment focuses on providing hardware essential for measurement, control, or sensing. The offerings encompass a wide variety of meters for gas, electricity, and water, in addition to products for heating and allocation. These devices are pivotal for utility management, ensuring accurate measurement and data collection for resources consumption.
Featuring smart meters, modules, endpoints, and sensors, this segment is dedicated to creating a communication backbone for utilities. Network infrastructure and software for data acquisition and transportation are central to this segment, alongside industrial internet of things (IoT) solutions. It promotes efficient utility management through advanced metering infrastructure for electricity, water, and gas, as well as smart grid, distribution automation, smart street lighting, and leak detection for gas and water systems. These solutions are vital for the digital transformation of utilities, enabling enhanced data analytics and operational efficiency.
Itron’s Outcomes segment leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to offer software and services designed for data management, analysis, and interpretation. This segment aims at enhancing decision-making, maximizing operational profitability, and ensuring resource efficiency through utilities grid analytics. It encompasses a range of applications including, but not limited to, energy and water resource management, smart cities analytics, and cloud or software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings. Itron’s focus on innovation in this area supports smart decision-making and operational improvements for its clients.
In addition to its product offerings, Itron provides a suite of professional services spanning implementation, project management, installation, consulting, and post-sale maintenance support. These services ensure that customers not only receive state-of-the-art hardware and software solutions but also benefit from expert guidance and continuous support to maximize the value of their investments in Itron’s technologies. Extended and customizable warranties further underscore Itron’s commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.