Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 249,756 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $3,065,000. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. owned about 1.58% of Perma-Fix Environmental Services as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC bought a new stake in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services in the 3rd quarter valued at about $368,000. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services during the 3rd quarter valued at $198,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services in the 2nd quarter worth $110,000. Apis Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 30.4% during the 2nd quarter. Apis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 60,000 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $608,000 after buying an additional 14,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Perma-Fix Environmental Services by 21.6% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 78,506 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $795,000 after buying an additional 13,949 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 25.52% of the company's stock.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Trading Down 3.2 %
Perma-Fix Environmental Services stock traded down $0.47 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $14.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 96,478 shares, compared to its average volume of 98,093. The stock's fifty day moving average is $12.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.51 and a 1 year high of $16.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $228.31 million, a PE ratio of -29.38 and a beta of 0.48.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday.
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Perma-Fix Environmental Services Company Profile
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Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an environmental and technology know-how company in the United States. The company through Treatment and Services segments. The Treatment segment offers nuclear, low-level radioactive, mixed waste, hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, and processing and disposal services through treatment and storage facilities.
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