Heartland Advisors Increased Its Intricon (IIN) Stake; Partner Investment Management LP Has Upped Its U S Silica Hldgs (SLCA) Position

September 13, 2017 - By Marie Mckinney

Partner Investment Management Lp increased U S Silica Hldgs Inc (SLCA) stake by 144.67% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Partner Investment Management Lp acquired 10,703 shares as U S Silica Hldgs Inc (SLCA)’s stock declined 29.01%. The Partner Investment Management Lp holds 18,101 shares with $1.03 million value, up from 7,398 last quarter. U S Silica Hldgs Inc now has $2.33B valuation. It closed at $28.67 lastly. It is down 57.03% since September 13, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 40.33% the S&P500.

Heartland Advisors Inc increased Intricon Corp (IIN) stake by 35.6% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Heartland Advisors Inc acquired 144,409 shares as Intricon Corp (IIN)’s stock rose 3.33%. The Heartland Advisors Inc holds 550,000 shares with $3.80M value, up from 405,591 last quarter. Intricon Corp now has $77.06 million valuation. It closed at $11.25 lastly. It is down 44.30% since September 13, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 27.60% the S&P500.

Partner Investment Management Lp decreased Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AERI) stake by 10,592 shares to 31,846 valued at $1.21M in 2016Q4. It also reduced Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH) stake by 11,902 shares and now owns 15,256 shares. Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW) was reduced too.

Among 22 analysts covering U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA), 18 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 82% are positive. U.S. Silica had 68 analyst reports since July 30, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, July 4 by Jefferies. RBC Capital Markets maintained U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA) on Thursday, July 20 with “Buy” rating. The rating was downgraded by Ladenburg Thalmann on Thursday, February 25 to “Neutral”. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, September 1 by RBC Capital Markets. The firm has “Buy” rating by Cowen & Co given on Wednesday, June 21. Piper Jaffray upgraded U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA) rating on Thursday, March 31. Piper Jaffray has “Overweight” rating and $25 target. The rating was upgraded by Jefferies on Monday, July 11 to “Buy”. The stock has “Overweight” rating by Morgan Stanley on Thursday, April 28. Oppenheimer maintained U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA) on Thursday, July 30 with “Perform” rating. Cowen & Co maintained the shares of SLCA in report on Thursday, February 25 with “Outperform” rating.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.6 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.10, from 1.5 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 2 investors sold IIN shares while 6 reduced holdings. 2 funds opened positions while 5 raised stakes. 1.72 million shares or 6.20% more from 1.62 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. White Pine Ltd owns 17,800 shares. Bard Assocs accumulated 38,500 shares or 0.12% of the stock. Bridgeway Mngmt Inc accumulated 21,500 shares. Blackrock Institutional Na reported 10,044 shares. Vanguard reported 0% stake. Northern, Illinois-based fund reported 15,645 shares. 15,796 were accumulated by Blackrock Fund. Moreover, Dimensional Fund LP has 0% invested in IntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ:IIN). The New York-based Teton Advisors Inc has invested 0.12% in IntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ:IIN). Gamco Invsts Et Al stated it has 22,000 shares. Us State Bank De owns 0% invested in IntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ:IIN) for 8,000 shares. Blackrock Ltd Liability Corp accumulated 0% or 2,740 shares. Perritt Capital Mngmt Inc has 115,000 shares for 0.19% of their portfolio. Pacific Alternative Asset Management Limited Liability invested in 0.24% or 118,627 shares. Bancorporation Of America De reported 0% in IntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ:IIN).

Among 3 analysts covering IntriCon (NASDAQ:IIN), 1 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. IntriCon had 3 analyst reports since September 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Dougherty & Company maintained it with “Buy” rating and $11 target in Friday, February 17 report. As per Tuesday, September 22, the company rating was downgraded by Zacks. The company was downgraded on Friday, August 25 by Longbow.