Ameriprise Financial Inc. Has $610,000 Position in National Research Co. (NASDAQ:NRC)

Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of National Research Co. (NASDAQ:NRC) by 92.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,552 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,643 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. owned approximately 0.15% of National Research worth $610,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in National Research by 2,250.8% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,463 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in National Research by 376.6% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,981 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in National Research in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in National Research by 613.3% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 3,588 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in National Research by 219.3% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 5,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 3,438 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 47.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at National Research

In other National Research news, major shareholder Patrick E. Beans bought 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $13.59 per share, with a total value of $33,975.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 35,003 shares in the company, valued at $475,690.77. This represents a 7.69% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 8.10% of the company’s stock.

National Research Trading Up 2.5%

NRC stock opened at $14.12 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $321.72 million, a PE ratio of 13.45 and a beta of 0.34. National Research Co. has a one year low of $9.76 and a one year high of $28.26. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $12.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.47.

National Research (NASDAQ:NRC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. National Research had a net margin of 17.32% and a return on equity of 66.52%. The firm had revenue of $33.55 million for the quarter.

National Research Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 27th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 27th. National Research’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.60%.

About National Research

National Research Corporation provides analytics and insights that facilitate measurement and enhancement of the patient and employee experience. Its portfolio of subscription-based solutions provides actionable information and analysis to healthcare organizations across a range of mission-critical, constituent-related elements, including patient experience, service recovery, care transitions, employee engagement, reputation management, and brand loyalty.