Calamos Advisors LLC Takes $279,000 Position in Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS)

Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 10,409 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $279,000. Calamos Advisors LLC owned 0.08% of Natural Gas Services Group at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp grew its position in Natural Gas Services Group by 19.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 162,646 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,108,000 after acquiring an additional 26,069 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Natural Gas Services Group by 5.2% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 88,857 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,698,000 after purchasing an additional 4,422 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Natural Gas Services Group by 76.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,548 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $660,000 after purchasing an additional 14,974 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new position in Natural Gas Services Group in the fourth quarter worth $890,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Natural Gas Services Group by 5.0% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 31,148 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 1,485 shares in the last quarter. 65.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Natural Gas Services Group news, Director Stephen Charles Taylor sold 3,096 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total value of $75,852.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 545,291 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,359,629.50. This represents a 0.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 60,292 shares of company stock valued at $1,635,353 over the last 90 days. 7.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Natural Gas Services Group Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NGS opened at $27.01 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $14.09 and a 12-month high of $29.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $337.39 million, a PE ratio of 21.10 and a beta of 1.12. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $26.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.96.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com raised Natural Gas Services Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th.

Natural Gas Services Group Profile

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc provides natural gas compression equipment and services to the energy industry in the United States. It engineers and fabricates, operates, rents, and maintains natural gas compressors for oil and natural gas production and plant facilities. It also designs, fabricates, and assembles compressor units for rental or sale; and designs, manufactures, and sells a line of reciprocating natural gas compressor frames, cylinders, and parts.