Security National Financial Co. (NASDAQ:SNFCA) Shares Bought by Jane Street Group LLC

Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Security National Financial Co. (NASDAQ:SNFCA) by 28.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,931 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,076 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC’s holdings in Security National Financial were worth $377,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Security National Financial by 10.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 550,809 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,401,000 after acquiring an additional 51,539 shares during the period. RBF Capital LLC grew its position in Security National Financial by 5.9% during the third quarter. RBF Capital LLC now owns 296,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,728,000 after buying an additional 16,406 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in Security National Financial by 43.8% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 291,553 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,330,000 after buying an additional 88,850 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC grew its position in Security National Financial by 5.0% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 116,291 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,070,000 after buying an additional 5,538 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its position in Security National Financial by 5.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 51,163 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $471,000 after buying an additional 2,434 shares during the period. 45.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Security National Financial from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 21st.

Security National Financial Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of SNFCA opened at $11.93 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $11.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.74. Security National Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $6.19 and a twelve month high of $13.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $289.60 million, a P/E ratio of 9.71 and a beta of 1.10.

About Security National Financial

Security National Financial Corporation engages in the life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgage businesses. The company's Life Insurance segment is involved in selling and servicing lines of life insurance, annuity products, and accident and health insurance. It offers various life insurance products, including funeral plans and interest-sensitive life insurance, as well as other traditional life, accident, and health insurance products; annuity products comprising single and flexible premium deferred annuities, and immediate annuities; and diver's accident insurance policies.