U-Haul Holding (NASDAQ:UHAL) Shares Sold by Macquarie Group Ltd.

Macquarie Group Ltd. decreased its position in U-Haul Holding (NASDAQ:UHAL – Get Rating) by 25.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,621 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 563 shares during the period. Macquarie Group Ltd.’s holdings in U-Haul were worth $825,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in U-Haul by 0.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 810,692 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $483,933,000 after purchasing an additional 4,984 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in U-Haul by 1.7% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 493,025 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $251,060,000 after purchasing an additional 8,053 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of U-Haul by 3.4% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 75,193 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $44,886,000 after acquiring an additional 2,498 shares during the last quarter. Scout Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of U-Haul by 46.4% during the third quarter. Scout Investments Inc. now owns 53,280 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $27,131,000 after acquiring an additional 16,898 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of U-Haul by 9.0% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 41,566 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $24,812,000 after acquiring an additional 3,420 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 8.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered U-Haul from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 16th.

U-Haul Stock Down 3.0 %

UHAL opened at $60.69 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.19, a current ratio of 4.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market cap of $11.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.34 and a beta of 0.99. U-Haul Holding has a 52 week low of $44.79 and a 52 week high of $70.57. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $64.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $59.16.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John P. Brogan sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.69, for a total transaction of $176,070.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 46,987 shares in the company, valued at $2,757,667.03. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 43.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

U-Haul Profile

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U-Haul Holding Co engages in the insurance and moving and storage businesses. It operates through the following business segments: Moving and Storage, Property and Casualty Insurance, and Life Insurance. The Moving and Storage segment consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items, and self-storage spaces.