19 July, 2017
Parnassus Investments CA raised its position in shares of MDU Resources Group by 5.4% in the first quarter. MDU Resources Group had a return on equity of 10.47% and a net margin of 1.83%. Monroe Bancorp Mi owns 0% invested in MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU) for 500 shares. It has outperformed by 6.18% the S&P500. At&T Inc now has $223.73B valuation. The stock increased 0.25% or $0.09 during the last trading session, reaching $36.3. About 20 shares traded. Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) has risen 10.59% since July 17, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 6.11% the S&P500. Its down 0.16, from 1.05 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 85 investors sold T shares while 621 reduced holdings. Aperio Ltd Liability Co reported 46,556 shares. Neuberger Berman Gru Llc reported 97,056 shares. (NYSE:T). Capital Guardian Tru invested in 97,516 shares. Credit Agricole S A holds 55,335 shares. Blue Chip Prns invested 0.65% in AT&T Inc. The utilities provider reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.01. Parnassus Investments Ca owns 13.88 million shares or 1.97% of their U.S. portfolio. Badgley Phelps Bell reported 20,473 shares.
Bnp Paribas Prtn owns 42,750 shares. Bank of The West now owns 8,059 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period.
Kennedy Capital Management Inc decreased Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI) stake by 195,946 shares to 100,269 valued at $4.42M in 2016Q4. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was reduced too.
Among 25 analysts covering AT&T Inc. The rating was downgraded by Standpoint Research on Friday, April 7 to "Hold". Therefore 36% are positive. AT&T Inc. had 46 analyst reports since July 27, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of MDU Resources Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 12th. Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to "Overweight" rating in Tuesday, November 17 report. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 6th. The rating was maintained by Pivotal Research on Friday, September 4 with "Buy". The rating was initiated by DA Davidson with "Buy" on Thursday, February 4. (NYSE:MDU) traded up 0.16% during trading on Monday, hitting $25.64. Therefore 67% are positive. MDU Resources Group, Inc. The correct version of this news story can be read at https://www.themarketsdaily.com/2017/07/16/new-york-state-teachers-retirement-system-decreases-position-in-mdu-resources-group-inc-mdu.html. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock.
Investors sentiment decreased to 0.89 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.16, from 1.05 in 2016Q3.
Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Art Llc invested in 55,800 shares or 0.1% of the stock. Ww Asset Mgmt holds 0.01% or 13,579 shares in its portfolio. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in MDU Resources Group by 29.0% in the first quarter. Weaver C Barksdale Assocs has 811 shares. Finally, Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL increased its position in MDU Resources Group by 15.3% in the first quarter.
Another recent and important MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU) news was published by Nasdaq.com which published an article titled: "MDU Resources to Expand Natural Gas Transportation System" on June 30, 2017. Meeder Asset Management holds 24,570 shares or 0.07% of its portfolio. 86,171 were reported by Vident Advisory Lc. Schwab Charles Inv Management Incorporated owns 838,236 shares. The stock of MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU) earned "Hold" rating by Argus Research on Monday, February 13. Goelzer Investment Mgmt reported 9,067 shares. MDU Resources had 7 analyst reports since August 6, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Moreover, State Of Tennessee Treasury Department has 0.05% invested in MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU) for 330,000 shares. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.64 and a beta of 0.92. The Company's businesses segments are electric, natural gas distribution, pipeline and midstream, construction materials and contracting, and construction services. It has a 21.24 P/E ratio.
