O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Has $821,000 Holdings in Taylor Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAYD)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Taylor Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAYD - Free Report) by 32.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,729 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 9,336 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.63% of Taylor Devices worth $821,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MetLife Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Taylor Devices in the third quarter worth $70,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Taylor Devices by 1,138.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $90,000 after acquiring an additional 1,651 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in Taylor Devices by 261.3% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,096 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,239 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Taylor Devices by 325.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 3,426 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $172,000 after purchasing an additional 2,621 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Taylor Devices by 577.9% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,010 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $292,000 after purchasing an additional 5,976 shares during the period. 17.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com raised Taylor Devices from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 31st.

Taylor Devices Stock Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ TAYD traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $32.10. The company had a trading volume of 358 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,822. The stock has a market cap of $100.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.98 and a beta of 0.91. Taylor Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $29.50 and a fifty-two week high of $64.50. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.93.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter. Taylor Devices had a return on equity of 17.04% and a net margin of 19.99%. The business had revenue of $10.57 million during the quarter.

Taylor Devices Profile

Taylor Devices, Inc engages in design, development, manufacture, and marketing of shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for use in machinery, equipment, and structures in the United States, Asia, and internationally. Its products include seismic dampers that are designed to mitigate the effects of earthquakes on structures; Fluidicshoks, which are compact shock absorbers primarily used in defense, aerospace, and commercial industries; and crane and industrial buffers, which are larger versions of the Fluidicshoks for industrial application on cranes and crane trolleys, truck docks, ladle and ingot cars, ore trolleys, and train car stops.