Tudor Investment Corp ET AL increased its stake in Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd (TEN) by 51.2% in the third quarter, acquiring an additional 26,097 shares. This comes alongside other institutional investors also boosting their positions, raising overall institutional ownership to 19.24%. Despite strong quarterly earnings exceeding expectations, analysts currently maintain a "Hold" rating for TEN with a consensus price target of $29.50.

Fourpath Capital Management LLC recently acquired 16,328 shares of Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) in the fourth quarter, a new stake valued at approximately $941,000. Altria also announced a quarterly dividend of $1.06 per share, implying an annualized yield of 6.3%. Insider activity showed SVP Charles N. Whitaker selling 27,908 shares for $1.89 million, reducing his holdings by 13.37%.

Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. has increased its holdings in Truist Financial Corporation, now owning 690,451 shares valued at $33.98 million. This increase comes despite Truist missing recent quarterly earnings and revenue estimates. Analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating, but company insiders have been reducing their shares.

Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. significantly reduced its stake in Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) by 24.1% in the fourth quarter, selling 117,441 shares and resulting in an ownership of 369,569 shares valued at approximately $37.94 million. Despite the reduction, Thor Industries exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, reporting $0.34 EPS and $2.13 billion in revenue, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52. The company also saw insider trading activity, including a director purchasing shares and a COO selling shares, while analysts have a consensus "Hold" rating with a target price of $106.10.

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 19.8% in Q4, making it their 16th-largest holding. Alphabet exceeded Q4 earnings estimates with $2.82 EPS and $113.83 billion in revenue, leading to a consensus "Buy" rating from analysts with an average price target of $345.71. Despite insider selling and rising short interest, institutional investors own 27.26% of the company.

Altfest L J & Co. Inc. significantly reduced its stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by selling 6,150 shares in Q4, retaining 3,655 shares valued at $707,000. Despite this sell-off, Teradyne reported strong Q4 earnings, beating analyst estimates with an EPS of $1.80 and revenue of $1.08 billion, a 43.9% increase year-over-year. The company's stock is trading near its 52-week high, supported by bullish analyst ratings and positive news like Intel's involvement in the Terafab project, though competitive pressures and institutional selling from firms like ARK are noted.

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 19.8%, acquiring an additional 6,657 shares to bring its total to 40,218 shares valued at approximately $12.96 million. The firm now holds JPMorgan as its 23rd largest position, representing about 0.7% of its portfolio. This comes after JPMorgan reported strong quarterly earnings, beating EPS estimates, and declared a $1.50 per share quarterly dividend, despite recent insider share sales from executives.

Albion Financial Group UT reduced its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, selling 4,001 shares and now owning 92,572 shares valued at approximately $29.83 million. Insider selling also occurred, with CFO Jeremy Barnum and CEO Troy L. Rohrbaugh selling substantial amounts of stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. recently reported strong quarterly earnings, declared a $1.50 quarterly dividend, and maintains a market capitalization of around $831.4 billion.

ABLE Financial Group LLC recently acquired a new stake of 8,351 shares in Arista Networks, Inc., valued at approximately $1.09 million during the fourth quarter. Other institutional investors also adjusted their holdings, with institutional investors now owning about 82.47% of the company. Despite recent insider share sales, analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating for Arista Networks, with an average price target of $176.44.

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