Creative Planning has increased its stake in Quanta Services, a construction company, by 16.8% during the second quarter. This move was confirmed in the company’s 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor now owns 16,691 shares of Quanta Services, worth $3,279,000. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought or sold shares in Quanta Services.
During the first quarter, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Quanta Services worth approximately $180,853,000. FMR LLC increased its position by 19.7% during the same period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC and Royal Bank of Canada also made significant investments. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its stake in Quanta Services by 80.5%.
Quanta Services’ stock opened at $173.89 on Tuesday. It has a 50-day simple moving average of $197.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.94. The company has a market cap of $25.25 billion.
Quanta Services recently reported its earnings results for the quarter, with an EPS of $1.47, missing the consensus estimate by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $5.05 billion during the same period.
The company also announced a quarterly dividend, with a payment date of October 13th. Shareholders of record on October 2nd will receive a $0.08 dividend.
In other news, EVP Donald Wayne sold 5,000 shares of Quanta Services’ stock. Several brokerages have issued reports on PWR, with a range of ratings from hold to buy.
Quanta Services provides infrastructure solutions for the electric and gas utility, renewable energy, communications, and pipeline and energy industries globally.
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