GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. Buys New Stake in IHS Holding Limited $IHS

GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. bought a new stake in IHS Holding Limited (NYSE:IHSFree Report) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 424,283 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,492,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of IHS. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in IHS in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of IHS during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of IHS by 545.3% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,704 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 3,975 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of IHS in the 4th quarter worth $90,000. Finally, L2 Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of IHS in the 4th quarter worth $90,000. 17.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

IHS Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of IHS stock opened at $8.24 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $8.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.56 and a beta of 0.73. IHS Holding Limited has a 52 week low of $5.71 and a 52 week high of $8.95.

IHS (NYSE:IHSGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The business services provider reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by ($0.12). The company had revenue of $415.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $439.16 million. IHS had a net margin of 10.74% and a negative return on equity of 1,351.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings raised IHS from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, IHS presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.38.

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About IHS

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IHS Inc develops source of information, insight and analytics in different areas of business. The Company’s segments include Resources, Transportation and Consolidated Markets & Solutions. The Company’s Resources segment includes its Energy and Chemicals product offerings. Its Transportation segment includes its Automotive; Maritime & Trade, and Aerospace, Defense & Security product offerings. Its Consolidated Markets & Solutions segment includes its Product Design; Technology, Media & Telecom, and Economics & Country Risk product offerings.

Further Reading

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