Boston Omaha Co. (NYSE:BOC) Major Shareholder Omaha Corp Boston Sells 13,317 Shares

Boston Omaha Co. (NYSE:BOC - Get Free Report) major shareholder Omaha Corp Boston sold 13,317 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.19, for a total transaction of $149,017.23. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 10,757,544 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $120,376,917.36. This trade represents a 0.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Large shareholders that own 10% or more of a company's shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Omaha Corp Boston also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 23rd, Omaha Corp Boston sold 16,470 shares of Boston Omaha stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.38, for a total transaction of $187,428.60.
• On Tuesday, January 21st, Omaha Corp Boston sold 12,901 shares of Boston Omaha stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.35, for a total transaction of $146,426.35.
• On Friday, January 17th, Omaha Corp Boston sold 7,861 shares of Boston Omaha stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.36, for a total value of $89,300.96.
• On Wednesday, January 15th, Omaha Corp Boston sold 8,857 shares of Boston Omaha stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.18, for a total value of $99,021.26.
• On Monday, January 6th, Omaha Corp Boston sold 10,029 shares of Boston Omaha stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.65, for a total value of $116,837.85.
• On Thursday, January 2nd, Omaha Corp Boston sold 140 shares of Boston Omaha stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.02, for a total value of $1,682.80.
• On Monday, December 30th, Omaha Corp Boston sold 9,077 shares of Boston Omaha stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.06, for a total value of $109,468.62.
• On Friday, December 27th, Omaha Corp Boston sold 15,904 shares of Boston Omaha stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.21, for a total value of $194,187.84.

Boston Omaha Trading Up 0.8 %

Boston Omaha stock traded up $0.11 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $14.76. 56,344 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 124,691. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.47. Boston Omaha Co. has a 12-month low of $12.41 and a 12-month high of $16.99. The firm has a market cap of $463.02 million, a PE ratio of -44.73 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 2.09, a quick ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $27.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $27.20 million. Boston Omaha had a negative net margin of 9.73% and a negative return on equity of 1.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Meixler Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in Boston Omaha in the third quarter valued at $1,089,000. Private Management Group Inc. grew its holdings in Boston Omaha by 13.5% in the third quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 787,582 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,711,000 after purchasing an additional 93,836 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Boston Omaha by 188.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 43,830 shares of the company's stock valued at $652,000 after purchasing an additional 28,632 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Boston Omaha by 44.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 81,476 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,212,000 after purchasing an additional 25,027 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in Boston Omaha by 1.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 492,192 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,319,000 after purchasing an additional 9,073 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.36% of the company's stock.

Boston Omaha Company Profile

Boston Omaha Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the outdoor billboard advertising business in the southeast United States. It is also involved in the surety insurance and related brokerage, broadband, and asset management businesses. The company was formerly known as REO Plus, Inc and changed its name to Boston Omaha Corporation in March 2015.

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