Villanova Investment Management Co LLC Buys 14,358 Shares of DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOM)

Villanova Investment Management Co LLC increased its position in shares of DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOM) by 10.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 147,297 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 14,358 shares during the period. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC owned 0.74% of DMC Global worth $1,083,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC increased its stake in DMC Global by 146.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,247 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,334 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of DMC Global during the fourth quarter worth $50,000. AlphaQuest LLC lifted its position in DMC Global by 27.9% during the 4th quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 8,594 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 1,876 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in DMC Global in the third quarter valued at approximately $130,000. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of DMC Global by 82.4% during the fourth quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 15,500 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $113,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares during the period. 77.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

DMC Global Stock Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:BOOM opened at $8.42 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 1.09. DMC Global Inc. has a one year low of $6.65 and a one year high of $19.72. The company has a market cap of $170.44 million, a PE ratio of -1.07 and a beta of 1.59. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $8.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.08.

DMC Global (NASDAQ:BOOM) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The industrial products company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.29) by $0.38. DMC Global had a positive return on equity of 1.45% and a negative net margin of 14.23%. The company had revenue of $152.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $140.50 million. On average, research analysts anticipate that DMC Global Inc. will post -0.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on BOOM shares. StockNews.com upgraded DMC Global from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of DMC Global from $8.00 to $9.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th.

DMC Global Profile

DMC Global Inc provides a suite of engineered products and various solutions for the construction, energy, industrial processing, and transportation markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Arcadia, DynaEnergetics, and NobelClad. The Arcadia segment manufactures, assembles, and sells architectural building products, including exterior and interior framing systems, curtain walls, windows, doors, and interior partitions; architectural components, architectural framing systems, entrance systems, and sun control products; sliding and glazing systems; and thermally broken steel, aluminum windows and doors, and wood doors and windows.