Symons Capital Management Raised By $595,650 Its South Jersey Industries (SJI) Stake; Shorts at Fairmount Santrol Holdings (FMSA) Lowered By 11.52%

September 13, 2017 - By Winifred Garcia

Fairmount Santrol Holdings Incorporated (NYSE:FMSA) had a decrease of 11.52% in short interest. FMSA’s SI was 41.79 million shares in September as released by FINRA. Its down 11.52% from 47.24M shares previously. With 7.53M avg volume, 6 days are for Fairmount Santrol Holdings Incorporated (NYSE:FMSA)’s short sellers to cover FMSA’s short positions. The SI to Fairmount Santrol Holdings Incorporated’s float is 27.37%. About 2.71 million shares traded. Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc (NYSE:FMSA) has risen 37.12% since September 13, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 20.42% the S&P500.

Symons Capital Management Inc increased South Jersey Industries Inc. (SJI) stake by 162.61% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Symons Capital Management Inc acquired 18,050 shares as South Jersey Industries Inc. (SJI)’s stock rose 5.23%. The Symons Capital Management Inc holds 29,150 shares with $982,000 value, up from 11,100 last quarter. South Jersey Industries Inc. now has $2.85B valuation. The stock rose 0.22% or $0.08 reaching $35.83 per share. About 22,638 shares traded. South Jersey Industries Inc (NYSE:SJI) has risen 23.64% since September 13, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 6.94% the S&P500.

Since April 3, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 1 insider sale for $71,100 activity. 2,000 shares were sold by Merritt-Epps Gina Marie, worth $71,100.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.34 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.25, from 1.09 in 2016Q3. It is positive, as 14 investors sold SJI shares while 65 reduced holdings. 28 funds opened positions while 59 raised stakes. 54.41 million shares or 0.48% more from 54.15 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Teachers Retirement Of The State Of Kentucky reported 0.03% of its portfolio in South Jersey Industries Inc (NYSE:SJI). Silvercrest Asset Mgmt Group Ltd Liability Corp holds 0% or 7,910 shares in its portfolio. Invesco Limited holds 0.01% or 1.13 million shares. Renaissance Technologies Ltd Liability holds 0.01% or 261,400 shares in its portfolio. Tudor Inv Corporation Et Al invested 0.01% in South Jersey Industries Inc (NYSE:SJI). Tower Research Capital Llc (Trc) holds 3,014 shares or 0.01% of its portfolio. 10,203 were reported by Quantum Cap Management Ltd Liability Nj. Oppenheimer Com Incorporated reported 0.01% in South Jersey Industries Inc (NYSE:SJI). State Street Corporation accumulated 1.84M shares or 0.01% of the stock. Blackrock Institutional Trust Na, a California-based fund reported 2.02 million shares. 21,152 are owned by Commonwealth Equity Services. Franklin Res Inc stated it has 0% of its portfolio in South Jersey Industries Inc (NYSE:SJI). Bank & Trust Of Montreal Can reported 1,200 shares. Sterling Capital Mngmt Limited Liability holds 0.03% or 114,295 shares in its portfolio. Hillsdale Management has invested 0% in South Jersey Industries Inc (NYSE:SJI).

Among 6 analysts covering South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI), 3 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. South Jersey Industries had 17 analyst reports since August 10, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Williams Capital Group downgraded the stock to “Hold” rating in Wednesday, November 23 report. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Monday, January 9 by Guggenheim. The rating was upgraded by Williams Capital Group on Monday, July 17 to “Buy”. The firm has “Equal-Weight” rating given on Thursday, September 8 by Morgan Stanley. On Tuesday, August 8 the stock rating was upgraded by Janney Capital to “Buy”. The stock of South Jersey Industries Inc (NYSE:SJI) has “Long-Term Buy” rating given on Wednesday, March 15 by Hilliard Lyons. JP Morgan initiated the shares of SJI in report on Tuesday, June 14 with “Neutral” rating. The rating was initiated by Guggenheim with “Buy” on Monday, May 16. On Friday, September 8 the stock rating was maintained by Morgan Stanley with “Equal-Weight”. The stock of South Jersey Industries Inc (NYSE:SJI) earned “Underperform” rating by Hilliard Lyons on Monday, August 10.

Among 23 analysts covering Fairmount Santrol (NYSE:FMSA), 11 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 48% are positive. Fairmount Santrol had 56 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Barclays Capital initiated Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc (NYSE:FMSA) on Wednesday, August 10 with “Equal-Weight” rating. The rating was upgraded by Tudor Pickering on Wednesday, September 9 to “Buy”. On Tuesday, February 23 the stock rating was downgraded by Simmons & Co to “Underweight”. The rating was maintained by Scotia Capital on Thursday, March 23 with “Buy”. Jefferies maintained Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc (NYSE:FMSA) rating on Wednesday, April 12. Jefferies has “Buy” rating and $10 target. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Wednesday, August 10 by Citigroup. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, August 4 by Cowen & Co. The stock has “Sell” rating by Goldman Sachs on Thursday, July 20. Guggenheim downgraded the stock to “Neutral” rating in Tuesday, June 27 report. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Monday, July 11 by Jefferies.

Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc. is a well-known provider of sand proppant solutions. The company has market cap of $788.76 million. The Firm operates through two divisions: Proppant Solutions, and Industrial & Recreational Products. It currently has negative earnings. The Company’s Proppant Solutions segment provides sand proppants for use in hydraulic fracturing activities throughout the United States and Canada, Argentina, Mexico, China, northern Europe and the United Arab Emirates.