Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) Shares Purchased by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP - Free Report) by 32.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 124,507 shares of the utilities provider's stock after buying an additional 30,180 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP's holdings in Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL were worth $739,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL by 1,056.3% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 139,551 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $828,000 after purchasing an additional 127,482 shares during the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda raised its stake in Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 1,030,320 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $6,110,000 after purchasing an additional 83,758 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL by 100.8% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 131,900 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $782,000 after purchasing an additional 66,200 shares during the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC raised its stake in Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL by 310.1% in the 4th quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 74,142 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $440,000 after purchasing an additional 56,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL during the 4th quarter valued at about $190,000. 3.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of ELP stock traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $8.72. 337,998 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 245,645. The firm has a market cap of $4.77 billion, a PE ratio of 51.29 and a beta of 0.79. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a 1 year low of $5.72 and a 1 year high of $8.91. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $7.83 and a 200 day moving average of $6.95.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 9th. The utilities provider reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.12). The company had revenue of $856.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.97 billion. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL had a return on equity of 11.88% and a net margin of 14.20%. Analysts expect that Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL will post 0.12 earnings per share for the current year.

About Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL engages in the generation, transformation, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers in Brazil. The company operates through Power Generation and Transmission, Power Distribution, Power Sale, and Gas segments.