Updates stock activity, adds context
** Shares of OSI Systems OSIS.O down 4.7% at $260.70 on Mon as electronic equipment maker seeks capital raise
** Hawthorne, California-based firm early Mon announces private offering of $400 mln convertible bonds due Feb 2031
** Upon offering pricing, co expects to use up to ~$175 mln of net proceeds to repurchase its shares in negotiated transactions
** It intends to use remaining proceeds to repay a portion of its revolver, related fees and expenses, and for other general corporate purposes
** Co has about $4.6 bln market cap
** About 121,000 shares have traded so far on the session compared to stock's 10-DMA volume of roughly 215,000 shares, per LSEG
** With move on Mon, shares up ~56% YTD vs nearly 19% advance in the Nasdaq .IXIC.
** On Oct 30, co posted qtrly rev of $384.6 mln, up 12% yr/yr, and adj EPS $1.42, beating LSEG estimates, on robust demand across its security, optoelectronics and manufacturing, and healthcare divisions. It also raised FY top and bottom-line guidance
** 4 of 5 analysts rate OSIS "strong buy" or "buy", 1 has "hold"; median PT of $290 up from $260 a month ago, LSEG data shows
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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