Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY) Shares Bought by Marshall Wace LLP

Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY - Free Report) by 1,465.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 388,204 shares of the mining company's stock after purchasing an additional 363,404 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP owned approximately 0.06% of Harmony Gold Mining worth $3,187,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HMY. Grove Bank & Trust raised its stake in Harmony Gold Mining by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 5,000 shares of the mining company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Harmony Gold Mining by 230.3% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 5,853 shares of the mining company's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 4,081 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Harmony Gold Mining in the 4th quarter worth $77,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Harmony Gold Mining in the 4th quarter worth $87,000. Finally, Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT purchased a new position in Harmony Gold Mining in the 4th quarter worth $88,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.79% of the company's stock.

Harmony Gold Mining Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HMY traded up $0.49 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $15.88. 3,307,063 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,308,976. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited has a fifty-two week low of $7.97 and a fifty-two week high of $18.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The firm has a market cap of $10.08 billion, a PE ratio of 9.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.23.

Harmony Gold Mining Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 21st. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a $0.1245 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.9%. This is a boost 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 payout ratio is presently 11.24%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HMY has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Harmony Gold Mining from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com upgraded Harmony Gold Mining from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th.

About Harmony Gold Mining

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.