Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group Acquires 581 Shares of U-Haul Holding (NASDAQ:UHAL)

Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group boosted its holdings in U-Haul Holding (NASDAQ:UHAL) by 6.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,002 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 581 shares during the period. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group’s holdings in U-Haul were worth $646,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of U-Haul during the third quarter valued at approximately $3,389,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its position in shares of U-Haul by 477.2% during the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 31,527 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,720,000 after purchasing an additional 26,065 shares during the period. Old West Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of U-Haul by 1.0% during the third quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC now owns 176,235 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $9,617,000 after purchasing an additional 1,761 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of U-Haul by 15.9% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 6,515 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $359,000 after purchasing an additional 895 shares during the period. Finally, Versor Investments LP increased its position in shares of U-Haul by 34.1% during the third quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 10,045 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $548,000 after purchasing an additional 2,557 shares during the period. 3.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

U-Haul Price Performance

UHAL stock traded up $0.08 during trading on Thursday, hitting $62.96. The company had a trading volume of 49,927 shares, compared to its average volume of 93,271. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $65.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.92. The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 3.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company has a market cap of $12.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.22 and a beta of 1.07. U-Haul Holding has a fifty-two week low of $48.07 and a fifty-two week high of $73.03.

U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 7th. The transportation company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.36). The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. U-Haul had a return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 11.67%. Equities research analysts expect that U-Haul Holding will post 3.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other U-Haul news, Director John P. Brogan sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.32, for a total value of $192,960.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 43,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,829,243.84. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 50.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com lowered U-Haul from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 24th.

U-Haul Company Profile

U-Haul Holding Company operates as a do-it-yourself moving and storage operator for household and commercial goods in the United States and Canada. The company's Moving and Storage segment rents trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items, and self-storage spaces primarily to the household movers; and sells moving supplies, towing accessories, and propane.