Barclays PLC Reduces Position in Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY)

Barclays PLC lessened its position in Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY - Free Report) by 8.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 272,157 shares of the mining company's stock after selling 24,189 shares during the period. Barclays PLC's holdings in Harmony Gold Mining were worth $2,235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in Harmony Gold Mining in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $20,229,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Harmony Gold Mining during the fourth quarter valued at $11,903,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Harmony Gold Mining during the fourth quarter worth $2,016,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Harmony Gold Mining in the fourth quarter worth $1,804,000. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Harmony Gold Mining in the fourth quarter valued at $1,492,000. 31.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Harmony Gold Mining from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Harmony Gold Mining from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th.

Harmony Gold Mining Stock Up 3.4 %

Harmony Gold Mining stock traded up $0.54 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $16.47. 6,121,662 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,286,129. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a market capitalization of $10.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.75, a PEG ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.01. The business's 50 day moving average is $14.09 and its 200 day moving average is $11.40. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited has a 52 week low of $7.97 and a 52 week high of $18.77.

Harmony Gold Mining Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th were given a $0.1245 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from Harmony Gold Mining's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 11th. Harmony Gold Mining's dividend payout ratio is presently 11.24%.

Harmony Gold Mining Company Profile

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited engages in the exploration, extraction, and processing of gold. The company explores for uranium, silver, copper, and molybdenum deposits. It has eight underground operations in the Witwatersrand Basin; an open-pit mine on the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt; and various surface source operations in South Africa.