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96,864 Shares in América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:AMX) Acquired by Raymond James Financial Inc.

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Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:AMX - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 96,864 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,386,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AMX. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in shares of América Móvil during the fourth quarter worth $15,149,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its holdings in América Móvil by 115.3% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,961,191 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock valued at $28,065,000 after purchasing an additional 1,050,203 shares during the period. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in América Móvil during the 4th quarter worth $14,238,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of América Móvil by 373.5% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 809,021 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $11,577,000 after acquiring an additional 638,159 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners acquired a new position in shares of América Móvil in the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,211,000. 6.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on AMX shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of América Móvil from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on shares of América Móvil from $17.30 to $13.70 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of América Móvil from $17.60 to $17.30 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. StockNews.com raised shares of América Móvil from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 15th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of América Móvil from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $15.50 to $17.50 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $17.22.

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América Móvil Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE:AMX traded up $0.16 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $17.02. The company had a trading volume of 213,064 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,834,422. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $15.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $14.89. América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. has a 52 week low of $13.10 and a 52 week high of $20.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The company has a market capitalization of $51.91 billion, a PE ratio of 34.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 0.82.

América Móvil (NYSE:AMX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by ($0.02). América Móvil had a return on equity of 6.38% and a net margin of 3.25%. The company had revenue of $11.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.28 billion. On average, equities research analysts predict that América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 1.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

América Móvil Profile

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América Móvil, SAB. de C.V. provides telecommunications services in Latin America and internationally. The company offers wireless and fixed voice services, including airtime, local, domestic, and international long-distance services; and network interconnection services. It provides data services, such as data centers, data administration, and hosting services to residential and corporate clients; value-added services, including Internet access, messaging and other wireless entertainment, and corporate services; data transmission, email services, instant messaging, content streaming, and interactive applications; and wireless security services, mobile payment solutions, machine-to-machine services, mobile banking, virtual private network services, and video calls and personal communications services.

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