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Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of AstroNova Inc (NASDAQ:ALOT) by 8.7% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 289,238 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,155 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc.’s holdings in AstroNova were worth $6,248,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALOT. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in AstroNova by 101.3% during the third quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 14,228 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 7,160 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in AstroNova by 37.0% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 22,215 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 6,002 shares in the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP raised its holdings in AstroNova by 41.9% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 92,100 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,989,000 after purchasing an additional 27,200 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in AstroNova by 9.6% during the third quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 218,600 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,722,000 after purchasing an additional 19,150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in AstroNova by 3.3% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 558,106 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $12,055,000 after purchasing an additional 17,898 shares in the last quarter. 60.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Get AstroNova alerts:
Separately, Zacks Investment Research cut shares of AstroNova from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 28th. Shares of AstroNova stock opened at $19.11 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $132.94 million, a PE ratio of 30.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.21. AstroNova Inc has a 12 month low of $13.30 and a 12 month high of $23.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 2.73.
AstroNova Profile
AstroNova, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty printers, and data acquisition and analysis systems in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, Central and South America, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Product Identification and Test & Measurement (T&M).
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