21,254 Shares in Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY) Purchased by Jump Financial LLC

Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 21,254 shares of the mining company's stock, valued at approximately $174,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HMY. Bridgewater Associates LP lifted its position in shares of Harmony Gold Mining by 72.2% during the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 694,309 shares of the mining company's stock worth $5,700,000 after purchasing an additional 291,131 shares during the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Harmony Gold Mining during the fourth quarter worth $985,000. Mariner LLC lifted its position in shares of Harmony Gold Mining by 81.8% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 84,473 shares of the mining company's stock worth $694,000 after purchasing an additional 38,009 shares during the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Harmony Gold Mining by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 67,741 shares of the mining company's stock worth $556,000 after purchasing an additional 1,464 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Fund Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of Harmony Gold Mining by 534.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A. now owns 98,132 shares of the mining company's stock worth $806,000 after purchasing an additional 120,732 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.79% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on HMY. StockNews.com upgraded Harmony Gold Mining from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Harmony Gold Mining from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 17th.

Harmony Gold Mining Stock Performance

Shares of Harmony Gold Mining stock opened at $15.63 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.92 billion, a PE ratio of 9.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.56. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.20. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited has a one year low of $7.97 and a one year high of $18.77.

Harmony Gold Mining Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a $0.1245 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 11th. This is an increase from Harmony Gold Mining's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.04. This represents a yield of 0.9%. Harmony Gold Mining's payout ratio is currently 11.24%.

Harmony Gold Mining Profile

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited engages in the exploration, extraction, and processing of gold. The company explores for uranium, silver, copper, and molybdenum deposits. It has eight underground operations in the Witwatersrand Basin; an open-pit mine on the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt; and various surface source operations in South Africa.

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