Hantz Financial Services Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Nestlé S.A. (OTCMKTS:NSRGY)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Nestlé S.A. (OTCMKTS:NSRGY - Free Report) by 10.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 107,788 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 10,523 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.'s holdings in Nestlé were worth $8,806,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mengis Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Nestlé by 304.3% in the 3rd quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 22,150 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,230,000 after buying an additional 16,671 shares during the period. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Nestlé by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC now owns 1,036,741 shares of the company's stock valued at $104,417,000 after purchasing an additional 24,826 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC raised its position in Nestlé by 225.7% in the third quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 8,704 shares of the company's stock valued at $876,000 after purchasing an additional 6,032 shares during the period. Saybrook Capital NC lifted its stake in Nestlé by 11.9% during the third quarter. Saybrook Capital NC now owns 63,401 shares of the company's stock worth $6,383,000 after purchasing an additional 6,742 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of Nestlé by 6.4% during the third quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 916,418 shares of the company's stock worth $92,299,000 after buying an additional 55,367 shares during the period. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Nestlé Stock Down 0.6 %

OTCMKTS:NSRGY traded down $0.48 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $85.83. 822,525 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 968,200. Nestlé S.A. has a 1 year low of $80.11 and a 1 year high of $115.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 0.85. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $83.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.07.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley raised Nestlé from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Nestlé to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Citigroup cut shares of Nestlé from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Nestlé from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut Nestlé from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nestlé has a consensus rating of "Hold".

About Nestlé

Nestlé SA, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food and beverage company. The company operates through Zone North America; Zone Europe; Zone Asia, Oceania, and Africa; Zone Latin America; Zone Greater China; Nespresso; and Nestlé Health Science segments. It offers baby foods under the Cerelac, Gerber, Nido, and NaturNes brands; bottled water under the Nestlé Pure Life, Perrier, Vittel, Buxton, Erikli, and S.Pellegrino brands; cereals under the Fitness, Nesquik, cheerios, and Lion Cereals brands; and chocolate and confectionery products under the KitKat, Smarties, Aero, Nestlé Les Recettes de l'Atelier, Milkybar, Baci Perugina, Quality Street, and Fitness brands.