Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group Boosts Stock Holdings in U-Haul Holding (NASDAQ:UHAL)

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

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in U-Haul by 3.0% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,089 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $650,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its stake in U-Haul by 6.2% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 565 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of U-Haul by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 2,184 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,044,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in U-Haul by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,453 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $891,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brinker Capital Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of U-Haul by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Brinker Capital Investments LLC now owns 2,361 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 3.63% of the company’s stock.

U-Haul Stock Performance

Shares of UHAL traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $62.96. The stock had a trading volume of 49,927 shares, compared to its average volume of 93,271. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 3.07 and a current ratio of 3.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $65.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.35 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.36). The company had revenue of $1.34 billion for 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%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that U-Haul Holding will post 3.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at U-Haul

In other news, Director John P. Brogan sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.32, for a total value of $192,960.00. Following the completion of 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 at the SEC website. 50.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of U-Haul from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 24th.

About U-Haul

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.