GSA Capital Partners LLP Takes $330,000 Position in National Research Co. (NASDAQ:NRC)

GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in National Research Co. (NASDAQ:NRC) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 14,457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $330,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC grew its stake in National Research by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 3,045,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,890,000 after purchasing an additional 18,891 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in National Research by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 944,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,431,000 after purchasing an additional 10,351 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in National Research by 14.4% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 432,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,935,000 after purchasing an additional 54,600 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in National Research by 200.9% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 214,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,931,000 after purchasing an additional 143,454 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in National Research by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 123,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,829,000 after purchasing an additional 6,295 shares in the last quarter. 47.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

National Research Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ NRC opened at $19.12 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $448.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 0.47 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The business has a 50-day moving average of $19.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.24. National Research Co. has a 1 year low of $17.62 and a 1 year high of $42.19.

National Research (NASDAQ:NRC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 25th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $35.82 million during the quarter. National Research had a return on equity of 67.40% and a net margin of 18.78%.

National Research Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 27th. National Research’s payout ratio is currently 42.48%.

National Research Company Profile

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.