23,533 Shares in Telefónica, S.A. (NYSE:TEF) Acquired by Natural Investments LLC

Natural Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Telefónica, S.A. (NYSE:TEF) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 23,533 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $94,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Telefónica by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,898,978 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $9,229,000 after purchasing an additional 146,259 shares during the last quarter. Drum Hill Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Telefónica in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,001,000. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV grew its position in Telefónica by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV now owns 398,457 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,602,000 after acquiring an additional 12,606 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Telefónica by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 397,905 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,600,000 after acquiring an additional 3,688 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Telefónica by 24.7% in the third quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC now owns 387,777 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,885,000 after acquiring an additional 76,912 shares during the last quarter. 1.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Telefónica Trading Down 0.5 %

NYSE TEF opened at $4.58 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $25.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.60 and a beta of 0.62. Telefónica, S.A. has a twelve month low of $3.89 and a twelve month high of $4.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33. The business’s fifty day moving average is $4.19 and its 200 day moving average is $4.43.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Telefónica from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

About Telefónica

Telefónica, SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services in Europe and Latin America. The company offers mobile and related services and products, such as mobile voice, value added, mobile data and internet, wholesale, corporate, roaming, fixed wireless, and trunking and paging services.