In a transaction dated Tuesday, October 3rd, inTEST Co. (NYSE:$INTT) insider Thomas A. Satterfield, Jr. sold 55,000 shares of the firm’s stock. The stock was sold for a total value of $457,050.00 for an average price of $8.31.

During midday trading on Tuesday, shares of inTEST Co. reached $8.05, trading down 3.01%, on a trading volume of 68,953. They currently hold a 50 day moving average of $7.63 and a 200 day moving average of $7.35. Their 52 week high is at $9.50 and their 52 week low sits at $3.74. Their market cap is currently at $82.79 million and they hold a P/E ratio of 14.74.

Sidoti recently began coverage of the stock with an opening rating of ‘Buy’ on Tuesday, September 5th.

Multiple hedge funds and institutions have recently altered their shares in the company;

• PDT Partners LLC bought a new positions in the company in the 2nd quarter with an opening purchase of $229,000.
• HighTower Advisors LLC bought an additional 521 shares in the second quarter, an increase of 0.8%, for a total of 62,139 shares valued at $413,000.
• Virtu KCG Holdings LLC bought a new position in the company in the 2nd quarter with an opening purchase of $301,000.
• Northern Trust Corp bought an additional 8,620 shares in the second quarter, an increase of 45.5%, for a total of 27,572 shares valued at $183,000.
• Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. bought an additional 5,250 shares in the second quarter, an increase of 38.9%, for a total of 18,750 shares valued at $125,000.

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