Essex Investment Management Co. LLC Has $225,000 Stock Holdings in Energy Services of America Co. (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Essex Investment Management Co. LLC reduced its stake in shares of Energy Services of America Co. (NASDAQ:ESOA) by 10.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,832 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,058 shares during the period. Essex Investment Management Co. LLC’s holdings in Energy Services of America were worth $225,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Energy Services of America during the fourth quarter worth $140,000. Virtu Financial LLC boosted its stake in Energy Services of America by 35.4% in the 3rd quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 21,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,000 after purchasing an additional 5,516 shares during the period. Nkcfo LLC bought a new position in Energy Services of America during the 4th quarter worth about $316,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Energy Services of America by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 35,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Energy Services of America in the third quarter valued at about $401,000. 2.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Energy Services of America

In other Energy Services of America news, Director Marshall T. Reynolds sold 11,005 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.20, for a total value of $189,286.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,568,298 shares in the company, valued at $26,974,725.60. This trade represents a 0.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mark Prince acquired 21,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $10.96 per share, for a total transaction of $230,160.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 100,071 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,096,778.16. This represents a 26.56 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 44.68% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Energy Services of America Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESOA opened at $9.89 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.87. Energy Services of America Co. has a 52-week low of $5.70 and a 52-week high of $19.83.

Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.05).

Energy Services of America Profile

Energy Services of America Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides contracting services for utilities and energy related companies in the United States. The company constructs, replaces, and repairs interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines and storage facilities for utility companies and private natural gas companies; and provides services relating to pipeline, storage facilities, and plant works.