Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:EDN) Shares Down 6.9%

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:EDN) shares dropped 6.9% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $14.82 and last traded at $15.26. Approximately 49,393 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 39% from the average daily volume of 81,258 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.39.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 22nd.

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 3.1 %

The company has a market capitalization of $704.73 million, a PE ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.79. The company’s 50-day moving average is $17.37 and its 200 day moving average is $17.89.

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:EDN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 10th. The utilities provider reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 14.11% and a return on equity of 25.90%. The firm had revenue of $331.11 million for the quarter. As a group, analysts anticipate that Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima will post -4.42 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Helikon Investments Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd now owns 299,317 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $5,798,000 after purchasing an additional 27,578 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima by 45.0% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 108,039 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,093,000 after buying an additional 33,510 shares during the last quarter. Autonomy Capital Jersey L.P. bought a new position in Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at about $78,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in shares of Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima by 1,488.0% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,176 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 2,976 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 1.64% of the company’s stock.

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima is involved in the distribution and sale of electricity in Argentina. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Empresa de Energía del Cono Sur SA.