Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Has $619,000 Position in Pampa Energia S.A. (NYSE:PAM)

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. decreased its holdings in Pampa Energia S.A. (NYSE:PAM - Free Report) by 37.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,018 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 4,793 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.'s holdings in Pampa Energia were worth $619,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PAM. TT International Asset Management LTD raised its position in shares of Pampa Energia by 9.4% during the first quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 1,319,537 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $101,868,000 after acquiring an additional 112,934 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of Pampa Energia by 58.7% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 508,375 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $44,706,000 after acquiring an additional 188,114 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Pampa Energia by 167.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 423,154 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $37,212,000 after acquiring an additional 264,706 shares during the last quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Pampa Energia by 27.0% during the fourth quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 258,348 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $22,786,000 after acquiring an additional 54,923 shares during the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Pampa Energia by 27.6% during the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 200,078 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $17,595,000 after acquiring an additional 43,257 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 12.77% of the company's stock.

Pampa Energia Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE PAM traded up $0.68 on Thursday, reaching $71.02. The company had a trading volume of 159,567 shares, compared to its average volume of 239,997. The stock's 50 day moving average is $75.16 and its 200-day moving average is $78.28. The stock has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.71 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Pampa Energia S.A. has a 52 week low of $38.58 and a 52 week high of $97.55.

Pampa Energia (NYSE:PAM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The utilities provider reported $2.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.89. The business had revenue of $414.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $487.63 million. Pampa Energia had a return on equity of 15.29% and a net margin of 26.73%. Equities analysts predict that Pampa Energia S.A. will post 9.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup boosted their target price on Pampa Energia from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Pampa Energia from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st.

About Pampa Energia

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.