America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. (ATAX) Reaches $6.25 52-Week High; Actuant (ATU) Had 6 Analysts Last Week

February 17, 2018 - By Stephen Andrade

The stock of America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. (NASDAQ:ATAX) hit a new 52-week high and has $6.56 target or 5.00% above today’s $6.25 share price. The 6 months bullish chart indicates low risk for the $373.82M company. The 1-year high was reported on Feb, 17 by Barchart.com. If the $6.56 price target is reached, the company will be worth $18.69M more. It closed at $6.25 lastly. It is up 9.06% since February 17, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 7.64% the S&P500.

Among 18 analysts covering Actuant (NYSE:ATU), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 12 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. Actuant had 45 analyst reports since August 26, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU) earned “Mkt Perform” rating by Avondale on Thursday, January 14. The company was downgraded on Friday, October 7 by Wells Fargo. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Tuesday, November 14 by BMO Capital Markets. The firm has “Overweight” rating by KeyBanc Capital Markets given on Friday, March 10. The firm has “Hold” rating by Stifel Nicolaus given on Sunday, August 20. BMO Capital Markets maintained it with “Hold” rating and $24.0 target in Wednesday, December 20 report. The stock has “Buy” rating by Gabelli on Thursday, June 22. The rating was initiated by SunTrust on Tuesday, November 3 with “Buy”. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Outperform” on Thursday, June 23. On Monday, June 5 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Hold”. See Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU) latest ratings:

25/01/2018 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $25.0 Maintain
20/12/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $26.0 Maintain
20/12/2017 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $24.0 Maintain
14/11/2017 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $25.0 Maintain
31/10/2017 Broker: Robert W. Baird Rating: Buy New Target: $27.0 Maintain
24/10/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $24.0 Maintain
28/09/2017 Broker: SunTrust Rating: Hold New Target: $23.0 Maintain
27/09/2017 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $25.0 Maintain
28/09/2017 Broker: Robert W. Baird Rating: Outperform Old Target: $26 New Target: $27 Maintain
18/09/2017 Broker: KeyBanc Capital Markets Rating: Overweight Old Target: $28 New Target: $29 Maintain

America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. acquires, holds, sells, and deals in a portfolio of mortgage revenue bonds that have been issued to provide construction or permanent financing for multifamily and student housing, and residential and commercial properties. The company has market cap of $373.82 million. It operates through four divisions: Mortgage Revenue Bond Investments, MF Properties, Public housing Capital Fund Trust, and Other Investments. It has a 21.85 P/E ratio. As of December 31, 2016, the firm owned 83 mortgage revenue bonds issued through various state and local housing authorities in order to provide construction or permanent financing for 58 residential properties comprising a total of 9,968 rental units located in 15 states in the United States.

Analysts await America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. (NASDAQ:ATAX) to report earnings on March, 2. They expect $0.06 EPS, down 33.33% or $0.03 from last year’s $0.09 per share. ATAX’s profit will be $3.59M for 26.04 P/E if the $0.06 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.05 actual EPS reported by America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 20.00% EPS growth.

Actuant Corporation designs, manufactures, and distributes a range of industrial products and systems worldwide. The company has market cap of $1.44 billion. It operates through three divisions: Industrial, Energy, and Engineered Solutions. It currently has negative earnings. The Industrial segment is primarily involved in the design, manufacture, and distribution of branded hydraulic and mechanical tools to the maintenance, industrial, infrastructure, and production automation markets under the Enerpac, Simplex, Precision-Hayes, Milwaukee Cylinder, and Larzep brand names.

It closed at $24 lastly. It is up 0.16% since February 17, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 16.54% the S&P500.

Since September 28, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 2 selling transactions for $153,218 activity. Wozniak Ted had sold 5,000 shares worth $130,950 on Tuesday, October 10. Rennie Stephen also sold $22,268 worth of Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU) on Thursday, September 28.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.37 in 2017 Q3. Its down 0.35, from 1.72 in 2017Q2. It turned negative, as 13 investors sold Actuant Corporation shares while 47 reduced holdings. 22 funds opened positions while 60 raised stakes. 62.75 million shares or 3.05% less from 64.72 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Cim Mangement, a Pennsylvania-based fund reported 13,382 shares. Amer Grp holds 0% of its portfolio in Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU) for 47,200 shares. Goldman Sachs Group holds 0% of its portfolio in Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU) for 270,119 shares. Moreover, Fincl Bank Of America De has 0% invested in Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU). Mason Street Advsrs Lc invested in 15,119 shares. Mondrian Inv Ptnrs Ltd invested in 684,640 shares. D E Shaw & Inc has invested 0.01% in Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU). Ameriprise Finance Incorporated holds 0% of its portfolio in Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU) for 312,444 shares. Ig Investment Limited reported 65,300 shares stake. Renaissance Ltd Liability Company has invested 0.01% in Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU). The North Carolina-based Wedge Management L Limited Partnership Nc has invested 0.24% in Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU). Metropolitan Life Insur invested in 0.01% or 40,749 shares. Pub Employees Retirement System Of Ohio owns 7,969 shares. Envestnet Asset Mngmt stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Actuant Corporation (NYSE:ATU). Parametric Assocs Ltd Com invested in 0.01% or 195,390 shares.