LWM Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Pampa Energía S.A. (NYSE:PAM - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 4,736 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $416,000.
A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of PAM. Helikon Investments Ltd increased its stake in shares of Pampa Energía by 146.6% during the third quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd now owns 1,319,415 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $79,218,000 after purchasing an additional 784,407 shares in the last quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD increased its stake in shares of Pampa Energía by 250.9% during the fourth quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 1,206,603 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $106,108,000 after purchasing an additional 862,723 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Pampa Energía by 40.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 158,448 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $9,513,000 after purchasing an additional 45,409 shares in the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Pampa Energía during the third quarter valued at approximately $8,552,000. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Pampa Energía during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,047,000. 12.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
PAM opened at $80.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.41. Pampa Energía S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $38.15 and a fifty-two week high of $97.55. The firm's fifty day moving average is $86.72 and its 200 day moving average is $73.23. The stock has a market cap of $4.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.38 and a beta of 0.92.
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Pampa Energía from $59.00 to $93.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Pampa Energía from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Citigroup cut shares of Pampa Energía from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $58.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $71.63.
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Pampa Energía SA operates as an integrated power company in Argentina. The company operates through Electricity Generation, Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, and Holding and Other Business segments. It generates electricity through thermal plants, hydroelectric plants, and wind farms with a 5,332 megawatt (MW) installed capacity.
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