Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIND) Holdings Boosted by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIND) by 263.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 60,234 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,671 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Lindblad Expeditions were worth $557,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in Lindblad Expeditions by 49.6% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 5,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,722 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its stake in Lindblad Expeditions by 307.7% in the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 8,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 6,071 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System acquired a new position in shares of Lindblad Expeditions during the second quarter valued at $101,000. Paloma Partners Management Co bought a new position in shares of Lindblad Expeditions during the third quarter worth about $122,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Lindblad Expeditions during the third quarter worth about $139,000. 75.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John M. Fahey, Jr. sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.76, for a total transaction of $82,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 123,754 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,455,347.04. This trade represents a 5.35 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 34.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LIND has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Craig Hallum boosted their target price on shares of Lindblad Expeditions from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. StockNews.com raised Lindblad Expeditions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lindblad Expeditions has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.25.

Lindblad Expeditions Trading Down 4.6 %

Lindblad Expeditions stock opened at $11.32 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $616.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.09 and a beta of 3.10. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $6.35 and a 52 week high of $14.34. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $12.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.26.

About Lindblad Expeditions

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc provides marine expedition adventures and travel experience worldwide. It operates through Lindblad and Land Experiences segment. Lindblad segment provides ship-based expeditions aboard customized, nimble, and intimately-scaled vessels, which offers up-close experiences in the planet's wild and remote places, and capitals of culture; and offers expedition ship which is equipped with state-of-the-art tools for in-depth exploration with infrastructure and ports, such as Antarctica and the Arctic, and places that accessed by a ship comprising Galápagos Islands, Alaska, Baja California's Sea of Cortez and Panama, and foster engagement activities.