Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in shares of MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ – Free Report) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 17,800 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,727,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new position in shares of MasTec in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of MasTec by 372.0% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 236 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of MasTec by 105.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 355 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. CI Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of MasTec by 39.9% in the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 319 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd increased its stake in shares of MasTec by 102.6% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 314 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the period. 78.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
MasTec Trading Down 1.9%
Shares of NYSE:MTZ opened at $396.09 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $385.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $310.02. MasTec, Inc. has a 1 year low of $160.08 and a 1 year high of $441.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The company has a market capitalization of $31.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.37 and a beta of 1.77.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director C Robert Campbell sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $417.00, for a total value of $1,251,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,646 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,779,382. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ernst N. Csiszar sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $371.17, for a total transaction of $2,412,605.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,014,574.72. This trade represents a 37.54% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 21.40% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded MasTec from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Zacks Research upgraded MasTec from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Guggenheim raised MasTec from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $480.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of MasTec from $460.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of MasTec from $348.00 to $473.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MasTec has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $459.28.
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MasTec Company Profile
MasTec, Inc is a diversified infrastructure construction company that provides engineering, fabrication, installation and maintenance services across a broad range of end markets. Its principal activities encompass the development of communications networks, oil and gas pipeline systems, electrical transmission and distribution facilities, industrial installations and renewable energy projects.
The company traces its roots to a small cable installation operation in Miami and has grown through a series of strategic acquisitions to become one of the largest infrastructure contractors in North America.
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