Quantitative Advantage LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Crprte Bnd Idx Fd (BMV:VCSH) by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 46,837 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,031 shares during the quarter. Quantitative Advantage LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Crprte Bnd Idx Fd were worth $3,658,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Crprte Bnd Idx Fd by 51.7% in the second quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 14,336,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,119,673,000 after buying an additional 4,884,248 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Crprte Bnd Idx Fd by 0.7% in the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 5,167,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,279,000 after buying an additional 34,144 shares during the period. UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Crprte Bnd Idx Fd by 1.6% in the first quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,341,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,092,000 after buying an additional 51,200 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Crprte Bnd Idx Fd by 4.6% in the second quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 2,307,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,242,000 after buying an additional 100,604 shares during the period. Finally, WBI Investments Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Crprte Bnd Idx Fd in the first quarter worth $123,519,000.
Hot Insurance Stocks To Own Right Now: Poage Bankshares, Inc.(PBSK)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Poage Bankshares (NASDAQ:PBSK) announced its earnings results on Monday. The savings and loans company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Bloomberg Earnings reports. The company had revenue of $5.39 million for the quarter. Poage Bankshares had a negative return on equity of 4.84% and a negative net margin of 14.32%.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
News coverage about Poage Bankshares (NASDAQ:PBSK) has been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, according to Accern. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Poage Bankshares earned a daily sentiment score of -0.06 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned headlines about the savings and loans company an impact score of 47.5091086029881 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.
Hot Insurance Stocks To Own Right Now: Ford Motor Company(F)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By John Rosevear]
Analysts are starting to raise concerns in the wake of Ford Motor Company’s (NYSE:F) dismal second-quarter earnings report. The Blue Oval reported that its net income fell 44% to $1.1 billion and cut its guidance for the year on growing troubles in China and Europe.
- [By Daniel Miller]
Despite all-time record profit in 2015, and strong profits in the years following that result, Ford Motor Company’s (NYSE:F) stock has been stuck in neutral as Wall Street couldn’t move past the fear that peak auto sales were just around the corner. Doom and gloom surrounds the industry’s sales, as do rising aluminum and steel costs, and a dismal second quarter now has Ford’s stock trading in the single digits for the first time since 2012. Due to that decline, and Ford’s recent price-to-earnings ratio of around 6, its dividend yield of 6% has become very attractive for income investors.
- [By John Rosevear]
GM’s ongoing success in China stands in sharp contrast to the struggles of old Detroit rival Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F). Ford’s sales fell 25% in the first half of 2018, as the Blue Oval struggled with a lack of interest in what Chinese buyers see as an out-of-date product line.
Hot Insurance Stocks To Own Right Now: Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited(HMY)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) rose 19.7 percent to $35 in pre-market trading. Vicor posted Q1 earnings of $0.10 per share on sales of $65.2 million.
Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) shares rose 13.5 percent to $16.88 in pre-market trading after climbing 104.82 percent on Tuesday.
Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) shares rose 11.3 percent to $43.81 in pre-market trading as the company reported upbeat results for its third quarter on Tuesday.
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) rose 9.6 percent to $125.98 in pre-market trading.
Aduro BioTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADRO) rose 5.8 percent to $7.25 in pre-market trading after falling 1.44 percent on Tuesday.
STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM) rose 5.2 percent to $22.42 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) rose 5.2 percent to $32.05 in pre-market trading as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday.
Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS) rose 5 percent to $17.11 in pre-market trading following strong Q1 results.
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE: HMY) shares rose 4.4 percent to $2.02 in pre-market trading.
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- [By Paul Ausick]
Harmony Gold Mining Co. (NYSE: HMY) fell 1.2% Wednesday to match a 52-week low of $1.56 set Monday and equaled Tuesday. Shares closed at $1.58 yesterday. The 52-week high is $2.53. Volume of around 8.2 million was almost 90% higher than the daily average of about 4.5 million. The company had no specific news.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Harmony Gold Mining Co. (NYSE: HMY) fell 2.5% Monday to post a new 52-week low of $1.56 after closing at $1.60 on Friday. The 52-week high is $2.53. Volume of around 7.5 million was nearly 75% higher than the daily average of about 4.4 million. The company had no specific news.
- [By Jim Robertson]
Greenfield African countries like Burkina Faso are starting to look very attractive for mining as the South African mining sector continues to face numerous headwinds. This week, shares of major South African mining stock like DRDGOLD Limited (NYSE: DRD), Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI), Harmony Gold Mining Co (NYSE: HMY) and Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBGL) fell off amid news about further company retrenchments and a warning from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) against doing more job cuts.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Harmony Gold Mining Co. (NYSE: HMY) fell 3.7% Thursday to match a 52-week low of $1.56 set Monday and equaled on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Shares closed at $1.62 yesterday. The 52-week high is $2.53. Volume of around 5.2 million was almost 20% higher than the daily average of about 4.5 million. The company had no specific news.