MasTec, Inc. (MTZ) Reaches $46.85 52-Week High; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (HMHC) Shorts Increased By 4.6%

August 4, 2017 - By marketbeat

The stock of MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ) hit a new 52-week high and has $51.07 target or 9.00% above today’s $46.85 share price. The 6 months bullish chart indicates low risk for the $3.87B company. The 1-year high was reported on Aug, 4 by Barchart.com. If the $51.07 price target is reached, the company will be worth $348.30M more. About 798,217 shares traded or 55.48% up from the average. MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ) has risen 93.42% since August 4, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 76.72% the S&P500.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (NASDAQ:HMHC) had an increase of 4.6% in short interest. HMHC’s SI was 6.21M shares in August as released by FINRA. Its up 4.6% from 5.94 million shares previously. With 1.19M avg volume, 5 days are for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (NASDAQ:HMHC)’s short sellers to cover HMHC’s short positions. The SI to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company’s float is 6.06%. It is 0.00% or $0 reaching $11.3 per share. It is down 25.97% since August 4, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 42.67% the S&P500.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company is a global learning company, specializing in education solutions across a range of media. The company has market cap of $1.39 billion. The Firm operates through two divisions: Education and Trade Publishing. It currently has negative earnings. As of December 31, 2016, the Company delivered content, services and technology to both educational institutions and consumers, reaching over 50 million students in approximately 150 countries across the world.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.12 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.33, from 0.79 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 20 investors sold Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co shares while 40 reduced holdings. 23 funds opened positions while 44 raised stakes. 119.77 million shares or 2.47% less from 122.80 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Tiaa Cref Management Lc reported 512,413 shares. Invesco Ltd holds 0% or 185,560 shares in its portfolio. New York State Common Retirement Fund has 0.01% invested in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) for 820,510 shares. Anchorage Capital Group Llc has 9.18% invested in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC). Nationwide Fund Advisors holds 0% or 80,334 shares. Mutual Of America Cap Mngmt Ltd Co has 0.17% invested in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) for 830,167 shares. Ws Management Lllp has invested 2.22% in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC). Moreover, Ameritas Investment Partners has 0.01% invested in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC). Proshare Ltd Limited Liability Company holds 0% or 20,434 shares. Price T Rowe Associates Md has invested 0% in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC). Guggenheim Cap Limited Liability Company invested in 0.01% or 222,456 shares. Verition Fund Lc stated it has 12,079 shares. Wells Fargo & Co Mn holds 0.01% of its portfolio in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) for 2.40 million shares. 205,603 are held by Alliancebernstein L P. Trexquant Invest L P has 0.04% invested in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC).

Among 4 analysts covering Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had 8 analyst reports since August 7, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Monday, October 5 by Wells Fargo. BMO Capital Markets downgraded Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) on Friday, August 5 to “Market Perform” rating. The stock of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) earned “Buy” rating by Oppenheimer on Friday, August 7. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Monday, July 10 by Stifel Nicolaus. BMO Capital Markets maintained it with “Hold” rating and $1300 target in Friday, June 23 report. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Wednesday, August 17 by Citigroup. Zacks upgraded Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) on Tuesday, August 11 to “Strong Sell” rating. Citigroup upgraded the shares of HMHC in report on Thursday, September 10 to “Buy” rating.

Since May 8, 2017, it had 1 buy, and 0 sales for $875,322 activity. On Monday, May 8 FISH LAWRENCE K bought $875,322 worth of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) or 67,364 shares.

Since June 9, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 1 insider sale for $108,939 activity. $108,939 worth of stock was sold by SORZANO JOSE S on Friday, June 9.

MasTec, Inc. is an infrastructure construction company. The company has market cap of $3.87 billion. The Firm operates primarily across North America through a range of industries. It has a 16.52 P/E ratio. The Firm operates through five divisions: Communications, Oil and Gas, Electrical Transmission, Power Generation and Industrial, and Other.