Bank Of Montreal Upped Its Nanometrics (NANO) Position; Asure Software (ASUR) Shorts Up By 3.76%

March 15, 2018 - By Clifton Ray

Asure Software Inc (NASDAQ:ASUR) had an increase of 3.76% in short interest. ASUR’s SI was 2.18M shares in March as released by FINRA. Its up 3.76% from 2.10 million shares previously. With 111,000 avg volume, 20 days are for Asure Software Inc (NASDAQ:ASUR)’s short sellers to cover ASUR’s short positions. The SI to Asure Software Inc’s float is 24.45%. The stock increased 5.26% or $0.87 during the last trading session, reaching $17.42. About 377,703 shares traded or 228.32% up from the average. Asure Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASUR) has risen 137.62% since March 15, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 120.92% the S&P500.

Bank Of Montreal increased Nanometrics Inc (NANO) stake by 8186.92% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Bank Of Montreal acquired 45,683 shares as Nanometrics Inc (NANO)’s stock declined 0.11%. The Bank Of Montreal holds 46,241 shares with $1.33M value, up from 558 last quarter. Nanometrics Inc now has $705.24 million valuation. The stock decreased 1.56% or $0.47 during the last trading session, reaching $29.68. About 156,750 shares traded. Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) has risen 58.49% since March 15, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 41.79% the S&P500.

Bank Of Montreal decreased Mcdermott Intl Inc (NYSE:MDR) stake by 60,628 shares to 666,578 valued at $4.85M in 2017Q3. It also reduced Us Bancorp Del (NYSE:USB) stake by 717,956 shares and now owns 5.45 million shares. Toronto Dominion Bk Ont (Call) (NYSE:TD) was reduced too.

Since September 22, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 13 sales for $2.85 million activity. The insider Rhine Bruce C sold 3,333 shares worth $89,191. On Friday, September 22 Andreson Jeff sold $196,087 worth of Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) or 7,233 shares. $529,600 worth of Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) shares were sold by Stultz Timothy J. Another trade for 1,654 shares valued at $40,589 was sold by Taylor Janet Therese. $44,344 worth of Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) shares were sold by Kocher Rollin. 2,546 shares were sold by Heidrich Kevin, worth $67,190 on Thursday, February 22. $6,881 worth of stock was sold by Borowicz Stanislaw M. on Tuesday, January 2.

Among 6 analysts covering Nanometrics (NASDAQ:NANO), 3 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. Nanometrics had 11 analyst reports since August 10, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Monday, June 27 by Stifel Nicolaus. On Friday, June 16 the stock rating was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus to “Buy”. KeyBanc Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Thursday, October 12 report. DA Davidson upgraded Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) rating on Monday, August 10. DA Davidson has “Neutral” rating and $21.0 target. As per Wednesday, November 23, the company rating was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus. The stock of Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) has “Sector Weight” rating given on Wednesday, October 12 by Pacific Crest. The stock of Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) has “Hold” rating given on Monday, November 13 by KeyBanc Capital Markets. The firm has “Sell” rating given on Friday, October 16 by TheStreet.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.16 in Q3 2017. Its up 0.20, from 0.96 in 2017Q2. It improved, as 29 investors sold NANO shares while 39 reduced holdings. 18 funds opened positions while 47 raised stakes. 20.17 million shares or 2.05% more from 19.77 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. 613,727 are owned by State Street. Raymond James And holds 0% or 34,032 shares. First Trust Lp accumulated 20,140 shares. Axa invested in 120,000 shares. Eagle Asset Mgmt holds 0.01% of its portfolio in Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) for 78,522 shares. Ameritas Investment reported 0% in Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO). Mason Street Ltd Liability Co stated it has 0% in Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO). Guggenheim Limited Liability Corp holds 0.01% in Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) or 100,980 shares. 2,966 are owned by Riverhead Cap Mngmt Limited Liability Company. Numeric Investors Ltd reported 0% of its portfolio in Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO). First Manhattan has invested 0.01% in Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO). Alliancebernstein LP owns 29,050 shares. Millennium Ltd holds 0% or 47,638 shares in its portfolio. Swiss Fincl Bank invested in 0% or 40,800 shares. The New York-based Blackrock has invested 0% in Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO).

Asure Software, Inc. provides cloud software-as-a-service time and labor management, and workspace management solutions worldwide. The company has market cap of $217.17 million. The firm offers a suite of solutions to help clients optimize and manage their mobile workforces and their global workspaces. It currently has negative earnings. The Company’s SaaS offerings include asset management, mobile room scheduling, mobile time tracking, scheduling software, space utilization solutions, tablet time clocks, time and labor management software, traditional time clocks, touch panels for room scheduling, and workplace business intelligence analytics.

Among 10 analysts covering Asure Software (NASDAQ:ASUR), 10 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. Therefore 100% are positive. Asure Software had 23 analyst reports since August 14, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Wunderlich initiated Asure Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASUR) rating on Friday, October 28. Wunderlich has “Buy” rating and $12 target. Canaccord Genuity maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Monday, August 14 report. The rating was maintained by Roth Capital on Monday, July 17 with “Buy”. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, December 19 by Cowen & Co. The firm has “Buy” rating by Northland Capital given on Tuesday, November 14. The stock has “Buy” rating by Roth Capital on Thursday, August 10. The stock of Asure Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASUR) earned “Buy” rating by Roth Capital on Tuesday, January 2. The firm has “Buy” rating by Roth Capital given on Tuesday, October 3. Cowen & Co maintained Asure Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASUR) rating on Friday, October 13. Cowen & Co has “Buy” rating and $16.0 target. The rating was maintained by Barrington Research with “Outperform” on Tuesday, November 1.