U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHAL) Hits New 52-Week High at $79.04

U-Haul Holding (NASDAQ:UHAL) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $79.04 and last traded at $78.92, with a volume of 105980 shares. The stock had previously closed at $77.48.

U-Haul Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $15.31 billion, a PE ratio of 25.96 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.18, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $69.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.69.

U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHAL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The transportation company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by ($0.20). The business had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. U-Haul had a return on equity of 7.76% and a net margin of 9.92%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.27 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that U-Haul Holding will post 2.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of U-Haul

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Parkwood LLC purchased a new stake in shares of U-Haul in the 4th quarter valued at about $6,061,000. Old West Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of U-Haul by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC now owns 112,804 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $6,963,000 after purchasing an additional 9,751 shares during the last quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of U-Haul by 290.5% in the 1st quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 12,004 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $811,000 after purchasing an additional 8,930 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of U-Haul in the 2nd quarter valued at about $248,000. Finally, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC increased its position in U-Haul by 57.6% in the 4th quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 10,946 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $786,000 after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares during the period. 3.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About U-Haul

U-Haul Holding Company operates as a do-it-yourself moving and storage operator for household and commercial goods in the United States and Canada. The company’s Moving and Storage segment rents trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items, and self-storage spaces primarily to the household movers; and sells moving supplies, towing accessories, and propane.