First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. Has $215,000 Stock Position in Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (NYSE:ELP)

First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. grew its position in Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (NYSE:ELP) by 5.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,389 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,386 shares during the period. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P.’s holdings in Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL were worth $215,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its stake in Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL by 167.2% in the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 818,974 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $7,182,000 after purchasing an additional 512,488 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new position in Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL in the 3rd quarter worth $441,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its stake in Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 35,252 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 1,144 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL by 46.3% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 33,729 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 10,667 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL during the 3rd quarter worth about $277,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ELP opened at $7.54 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $7.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.45. Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL has a one year low of $5.59 and a one year high of $8.91.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a Variable dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.031 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 2nd.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL Profile

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL engages in the generation, transformation, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers in Brazil. The company operates through Power Generation and Transmission, Power Distribution, Power Sale, and Gas segments.