Security Industry Firms Report Q1 Earnings

Among this week’s companies to report fiscal first quarter earnings are Allegion, Anixter Int’l, Diebold and Lifelock. Following is a quick rundown for each company’s performance. 

Allegion (NASDAQ:ALLE) reported 44 cents earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of the same amount. The company had revenue of $473 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $473 million. Allegion’s stock price has a 1-year low of $40.24 and a 1-year high of $55.78. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $51.99 and its 200-day moving average is $48.61. The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for June 30. Shareholders of record on June 16 will be paid a dividend of 8 cents per share. This represents a 32 cents annualized dividend.

Anixter Int’l (NYSE:AXE) reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.41 by 2 cents. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.27 earnings per share. Anixter’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect the company will post $6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year. Anixter has a market cap of $3.2 billion.

Diebold (NYSE:DBD) reported 24 cents EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of the same amount. The company had revenue of $688 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $655 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted 4 cents EPS. Diebold’s quarterly revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. It also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for June 6. Shareholders of record on May 16 will be given a dividend of $0.2875 per share, representing a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.06%. Diebold’s stock has a 52-week low of $27.89 and a 52-week high of $41.45. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $39.42 and its 200-day moving average is $34.66. The company’s market cap is $2.42 billion.

Lifelock (NASDAQ:LOCK), a provider of identity theft solutions, reported 6 cents EPS for the quarter, missing the analysts’ consensus estimate of 2 cents by 4 cents. The company had revenue of $107 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $105 million. Lifelock has a 52-week low of $8.80 and a 52-week high of $22.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $17.43 and its 200-day moving average is $17.60. The company has a market cap of $1.4 billion. On April 2, the company announced it struck a deal to bundle its identity theft protection services with Vivint’s home security packages.

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