B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. cut its holdings in Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM - Free Report) by 48.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,494 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 14,334 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Iron Mountain were worth $1,843,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of Iron Mountain by 537.0% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,170,550 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $376,756,000 after acquiring an additional 2,672,821 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in Iron Mountain by 49.2% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,899,276 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $349,453,000 after purchasing an additional 1,286,694 shares during the period. AGF Management Ltd. grew its holdings in Iron Mountain by 76.3% during the second quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 2,245,393 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $201,232,000 after purchasing an additional 972,101 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC raised its position in shares of Iron Mountain by 2,193.9% in the third quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 518,501 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $61,613,000 after purchasing an additional 495,898 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Iron Mountain by 12,953.4% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 448,644 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $53,312,000 after buying an additional 445,207 shares during the last quarter. 80.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Iron Mountain from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. BNP Paribas upgraded Iron Mountain to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Barclays decreased their target price on Iron Mountain from $133.00 to $131.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Iron Mountain from $117.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Iron Mountain from $135.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $131.00.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on IRM
Insider Activity
In other news, CEO William L. Meaney sold 15,875 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.36, for a total value of $1,863,090.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 295,650 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $34,697,484. This represents a 5.10 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO William L. Meaney sold 15,872 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.99, for a total value of $1,793,377.28. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 71,997 shares of company stock worth $8,406,961. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Iron Mountain Stock Performance
Shares of IRM stock traded up $0.17 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $111.36. The stock had a trading volume of 1,316,393 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,588,098. The firm has a market cap of $32.68 billion, a PE ratio of 309.33, a P/E/G ratio of 6.77 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 674.63. Iron Mountain Incorporated has a one year low of $64.68 and a one year high of $130.24. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $120.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $108.92.
Iron Mountain Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a $0.715 dividend. This represents a $2.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. Iron Mountain's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 794.44%.
Iron Mountain Profile
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Iron Mountain Incorporated NYSE: IRM is a global leader in information management services. Founded in 1951 and trusted by more than 240,000 customers worldwide, Iron Mountain serves to protect and elevate the power of our customers' work. Through a range of offerings including digital transformation, data centers, secure records storage, information management, asset lifecycle management, secure destruction and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps businesses bring light to their dark data, enabling customers to unlock value and intelligence from their stored digital and physical assets at speed and with security, while helping them meet their environmental goals.
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