First Eagle Investment Management has reported a reduction in its holding of Comtech Telecommunications Corp (NASDAQ:CMTL) in a recently amended filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund now holds approximately 1.02 million shares, down from 1.22 million shares reported in its latest 13F filing. First Eagle’s current position amounts to 4.36% of Comtech’s outstanding stock.
A manufacturer of communication equipment, Comtech Telecommunications Corp (NASDAQ:CMTL) has a market cap of approximately $300 million and pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share, providing investors with a juicy 9.40% yield. Although it was trending sideways, the stock was up by 16% in the beginning of June right up until the results for the 2016 third fiscal quarter were announced. The company swung to a loss of $0.89 per share, having reported earnings of $0.30 per share a year earlier. Net sales rose by 73% to $124.2 million. Investors reacted negatively to the news and pushing the stock down by more than 40% since then.
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Although Comtech Telecommunications Corp (NASDAQ:CMTL) was not a very popular stock to begin with, its popularity among the funds followed by Insider Monkey further decreased during the first quarter. The number of funds invested fell to 14 at the end of March, from 16 recorded a quarter before. Jim Simons’ mathematical models issued a positive signal on Comtech Telecommunications, as Renaissance Technologies boosted its investment by 21% to 396,150 shares as reported in its latest 13F filing.
You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here.
Ownership Summary Table
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1,017,323 | 4.36% |
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G/A
(RULE 13d-102)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
Information to be included in statements filed
pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (b) (c) and (d) and Amendments thereto
filed pursuant to Rule 13d-2 (b).
Comtech Telecommunications Corp
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
205826209
(CUSIP Number)
June 17, 2016
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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[X] Rule 13d-1 (b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1 (c)
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