Hodges Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE:CLF - Free Report) by 33.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,925,677 shares of the mining company's stock after acquiring an additional 726,043 shares during the period. Cleveland-Cliffs accounts for 2.4% of Hodges Capital Management Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Hodges Capital Management Inc. owned about 0.59% of Cleveland-Cliffs worth $37,361,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in CLF. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cleveland-Cliffs by 28.6% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 28,616 shares of the mining company's stock worth $440,000 after buying an additional 6,364 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Cleveland-Cliffs by 336.8% during the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 136,375 shares of the mining company's stock worth $2,099,000 after acquiring an additional 105,153 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Cleveland-Cliffs by 976.0% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 269,570 shares of the mining company's stock worth $4,149,000 after acquiring an additional 244,517 shares during the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cleveland-Cliffs by 8.1% during the second quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 63,434 shares of the mining company's stock worth $1,008,000 after acquiring an additional 4,742 shares during the period. Finally, Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Cleveland-Cliffs by 19.5% in the second quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC now owns 103,815 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $1,598,000 after purchasing an additional 16,940 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.68% of the company's stock.
NYSE CLF opened at $11.84 on Friday. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has a 1 year low of $10.21 and a 1 year high of $22.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.21 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $12.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.72.
Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The mining company reported ($0.33) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.31) by ($0.02). Cleveland-Cliffs had a negative net margin of 2.31% and a negative return on equity of 0.59%. The business had revenue of $4.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.54 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. will post -0.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup dropped their price target on Cleveland-Cliffs from $18.00 to $12.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Cleveland-Cliffs from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Cleveland-Cliffs in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Cleveland-Cliffs from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Cleveland-Cliffs from $15.00 to $13.50 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.39.
Read Our Latest Analysis on CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The company is vertically integrated from mining through iron making, steelmaking, rolling, finishing and downstream with hot and cold stamping of steel parts and components. The company was formerly known as Cliffs Natural Resources Inc and changed its name to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc in August 2017.
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