Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC Has $433,000 Stock Holdings in Orange S.A. (NYSE:ORAN)

Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Orange S.A. (NYSE:ORAN) by 8.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 36,771 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,856 shares during the quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Orange were worth $433,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its position in Orange by 60.7% during the fourth quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 1,642,782 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $18,777,000 after purchasing an additional 620,438 shares during the period. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Orange by 20.6% during the 1st quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. now owns 909,419 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $10,661,000 after buying an additional 155,549 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Orange by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 329,342 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,764,000 after buying an additional 30,225 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P. grew its stake in Orange by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 312,702 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,574,000 after buying an additional 12,696 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Simplicity Wealth LLC bought a new position in Orange in the 1st quarter valued at about $3,132,000.

Orange Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of ORAN stock traded down $0.04 during trading on Monday, hitting $11.13. The company had a trading volume of 464,627 shares, compared to its average volume of 458,043. Orange S.A. has a one year low of $9.82 and a one year high of $12.41. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $10.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.30.

Orange Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were given a dividend of $0.4523 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 5.1%. This is an increase from Orange’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORAN has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Orange in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. They issued an “overweight” rating on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Orange in a report on Friday, May 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. New Street Research upgraded Orange to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 8th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Orange from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Orange has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $13.08.

Orange Profile

Orange SA provides various fixed telephony and mobile telecommunications, data transmission, and other value-added services to customers, businesses, and other telecommunications operators in France and internationally. The company operates through France; Spain and Other European Countries; The Africa and Middle East; Enterprise; Orange business; Totem; International Carriers & Shared Services; and Mobile Financial Services segments.