Personal CFO Solutions LLC Invests $127,000 in Orange S.A. (NYSE:ORAN)

Personal CFO Solutions LLC bought a new position in Orange S.A. (NYSE:ORAN) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 10,895 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $127,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORAN. CWM LLC boosted its position in Orange by 44.6% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,790 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 860 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in Orange by 162.2% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 4,720 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 2,920 shares during the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp boosted its position in Orange by 2,553.0% during the fourth quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 5,306 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 5,106 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in Orange by 65.0% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 8,724 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 3,437 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascent Group LLC acquired a new stake in Orange during the first quarter valued at $120,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.99% of the company’s stock.

Orange Price Performance

NYSE ORAN opened at $12.08 on Tuesday. Orange S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.62 and a fifty-two week high of $13.08. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $11.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market cap of $32.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.20.

Orange Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 1st will be paid a $0.3205 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.9%. Orange’s payout ratio is presently 38.40%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America raised Orange from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $9.72 to $13.65 in a research report on Wednesday, October 4th. Barclays cut their target price on Orange from $13.00 to $12.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 18th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Orange from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Orange currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $13.08.

Orange Profile

Orange SA provides various fixed telephony and mobile telecommunications, data transmission, and other value-added services to customers, businesses, and other telecommunications operators in France and internationally. The company operates through France; Spain and Other European Countries; The Africa and Middle East; Enterprise; International Carriers & Shared Services; and Mobile Financial Services segments.