Raven Industries Scales a 52-Week High on Strong Q2, View

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Shares of Raven Industries Inc. hit a 52-week high of $25.38 yesterday and closed a little lower at $24.99. The stock price appreciation came on the back robust second-quarter 2017 performance and an encouraging outlook.

This Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based industrial goods manufacturer has a market cap of $903.6 million. Meanwhile, average volume of shares traded over the last three months is approximately 287K. Raven has delivered a year-to-date return of 59.1%.

Driving Factors

Shares of Raven have been on the rise since it reported strong second-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Aug 23. Earnings per share increased around 9% year over year to 12 cents as repurchases executed over the past 12 months resulted in lower outstanding shares.

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