Brokerages Set TaskUs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TASK) PT at $15.38

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Shares of TaskUs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TASK – Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $15.38.

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of TaskUs from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 11th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on TaskUs from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on TaskUs in a research report on Monday, June 24th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $12.00 target price for the company. Bank of America raised TaskUs from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $12.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on TaskUs from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 6th.

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TaskUs Stock Performance

TASK stock opened at $12.00 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.23, a current ratio of 3.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $1.06 billion, a PE ratio of 23.53, a P/E/G ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 2.29. The business has a 50 day moving average of $13.98 and a 200-day moving average of $13.38. TaskUs has a 12-month low of $7.95 and a 12-month high of $17.97.

TaskUs (NASDAQ:TASK – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20. TaskUs had a return on equity of 16.93% and a net margin of 5.44%. The firm had revenue of $237.93 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $231.15 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that TaskUs will post 0.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of TaskUs

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC increased its position in shares of TaskUs by 26.5% during the first quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 744,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,670,000 after buying an additional 155,751 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its holdings in TaskUs by 145.3% during the 1st quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 120,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,409,000 after acquiring an additional 71,621 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in TaskUs by 53.2% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 107,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,258,000 after acquiring an additional 37,505 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in TaskUs in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $990,000. Finally, Quarry LP boosted its holdings in TaskUs by 326.6% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 3,308 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.64% of the company’s stock.

TaskUs Company Profile

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TaskUs, Inc provides digital outsourcing services for companies in Philippines, the United States, India, and internationally. It offers digital customer experience that consists of omni-channel customer care services primarily delivered through non-voice digital channels; and other solutions, including experience and customer care services for new product or market launches, and customer acquisition solutions.

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