Morgan Dempsey Capital Management Has Raised Southern Co (SO) Holding By $531,846, Shorts at Nantkwest (NK) Lowered By 20.55%

June 2, 2017 - By Richard Conner

Morgan Dempsey Capital Management Llc increased Southern Co (SO) stake by 20.12% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Morgan Dempsey Capital Management Llc acquired 10,854 shares as Southern Co (SO)’s stock rose 4.35%. The Morgan Dempsey Capital Management Llc holds 64,805 shares with $3.19 million value, up from 53,951 last quarter. Southern Co now has $50.73 billion valuation. The stock increased 0.63% or $0.32 during the last trading session, reaching $50.93. About shares traded. Southern Co (NYSE:SO) has risen 2.49% since June 2, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 14.21% the S&P500.

Nantkwest Incorporated (NASDAQ:NK) had a decrease of 20.55% in short interest. NK’s SI was 3.18 million shares in June as released by FINRA. Its down 20.55% from 4.00M shares previously. With 225,000 avg volume, 14 days are for Nantkwest Incorporated (NASDAQ:NK)’s short sellers to cover NK’s short positions. The SI to Nantkwest Incorporated’s float is 4.42%. The stock increased 5.18% or $0.19 during the last trading session, reaching $3.86. About shares traded. Nantkwest Inc (NASDAQ:NK) has declined 40.03% since June 2, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 56.73% the S&P500.

NantKwest, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company. The company has market cap of $305.87 million. The Firm is focused on harnessing the power of the innate immune system by using the natural killer cell to treat cancer, infectious diseases and inflammatory diseases. It currently has negative earnings.

Among 7 analysts covering NantKwest (NASDAQ:NK), 4 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 57% are positive. NantKwest had 10 analyst reports since August 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was initiated on Thursday, June 2 by Raymond James. Jefferies initiated Nantkwest Inc (NASDAQ:NK) rating on Monday, August 24. Jefferies has “Buy” rating and $23 target. The rating was downgraded by Citigroup to “Sell” on Tuesday, May 16. The company was initiated on Monday, August 24 by Citigroup. The rating was initiated by FBR Capital with “Outperform” on Wednesday, October 28. Jefferies downgraded Nantkwest Inc (NASDAQ:NK) on Tuesday, January 24 to “Hold” rating. The firm has “Neutral” rating by Citigroup given on Monday, March 14. Piper Jaffray initiated the stock with “Overweight” rating in Monday, August 24 report. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Tuesday, December 22 by Canaccord Genuity. The rating was initiated by MLV on Monday, August 24 with “Buy”.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.12 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.05, from 1.17 in 2016Q3. It worsened, as 64 investors sold SO shares while 341 reduced holdings. 81 funds opened positions while 371 raised stakes. 505.09 million shares or 5.13% more from 480.44 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown Inc Va reported 61,663 shares stake. 3,255 were reported by Kistler. Legal And General Gp Public Ltd Co stated it has 0.3% of its portfolio in Southern Co (NYSE:SO). 88,075 are held by Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas. Moreover, Veritable Lp has 0.07% invested in Southern Co (NYSE:SO) for 55,455 shares. First Allied Advisory Services has invested 0.36% in Southern Co (NYSE:SO). Scotia Capital holds 0.01% in Southern Co (NYSE:SO) or 17,601 shares. Lau Associate Ltd Company invested in 0.4% or 8,000 shares. Ftb Inc invested in 0.11% or 16,241 shares. Texan Management holds 0.24% in Southern Co (NYSE:SO) or 10,228 shares. 5,582 were reported by Gideon Advisors. Beck Mack & Oliver Limited Liability Corporation has 12,200 shares. Farmers Tru holds 0.34% in Southern Co (NYSE:SO) or 20,015 shares. Macnealy Hoover Inv accumulated 6,730 shares. Boston Rech & Management holds 0.13% or 4,750 shares.

Since January 9, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 2 insider sales for $6.89 million activity. $3.43 million worth of Southern Co (NYSE:SO) was sold by Kerr – II James Y on Friday, May 5. 70,680 shares were sold by BOWERS WILLIAM P, worth $3.45 million.

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