OneAscent Wealth Management LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM – Free Report) by 19.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,039 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 726 shares during the period. OneAscent Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Iron Mountain were worth $319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Geller Advisors LLC boosted its position in Iron Mountain by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geller Advisors LLC now owns 3,373 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $403,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in Iron Mountain by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 25,159 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,644,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Iron Mountain by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,844 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $299,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. raised its holdings in Iron Mountain by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,582 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its position in Iron Mountain by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 11,760 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,236,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.13% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, EVP Mithu Bhargava sold 1,738 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.84, for a total transaction of $161,355.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 13,054 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,211,933.36. This represents a 11.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO William L. Meaney sold 172,552 shares of Iron Mountain stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.33, for a total transaction of $15,759,174.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 237,402 shares in the company, valued at $21,681,924.66. This trade represents a 42.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 318,979 shares of company stock worth $30,666,904 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.
Iron Mountain Stock Down 0.5 %
Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.20 by ($0.70). Iron Mountain had a negative return on equity of 401.83% and a net margin of 2.95%. The business had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.60 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.52 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Iron Mountain Incorporated will post 4.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Iron Mountain Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a $0.785 dividend. This represents a $3.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.69%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. This is a boost from Iron Mountain’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. Iron Mountain’s dividend payout ratio is 514.75%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have recently commented on IRM shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Iron Mountain from $135.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Iron Mountain from $125.00 to $112.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays reduced their price target on Iron Mountain from $130.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Iron Mountain from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $125.67.
Read Our Latest Analysis on IRM
Iron Mountain Company Profile
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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