Utah Medical Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTMD) Shares Bought by Rice Hall James & Associates LLC

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Utah Medical Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTMD) by 24.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,338 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock after buying an additional 16,297 shares during the period. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC’s holdings in Utah Medical Products were worth $5,576,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Utah Medical Products by 123.0% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 8,399 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $597,000 after purchasing an additional 4,633 shares during the period. Isthmus Partners LLC raised its holdings in Utah Medical Products by 56.8% in the first quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 35,602 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $2,532,000 after buying an additional 12,903 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Utah Medical Products by 7.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 183,141 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $13,023,000 after buying an additional 12,402 shares in the last quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC grew its stake in Utah Medical Products by 124.1% during the first quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 3,240 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $230,000 after buying an additional 1,794 shares during the period. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd increased its position in shares of Utah Medical Products by 177.6% in the first quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 32,310 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $2,294,000 after acquiring an additional 20,671 shares in the last quarter. 69.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Utah Medical Products Stock Performance

UTMD stock opened at $63.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $220.56 million, a P/E ratio of 14.84 and a beta of 0.08. Utah Medical Products, Inc. has a 1 year low of $63.38 and a 1 year high of $87.86. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.40.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Utah Medical Products from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Utah Medical Products Profile

Utah Medical Products, Inc develops, manufactures, and distributes medical devices for the healthcare industry worldwide. It offers fetal monitoring accessories, vacuum-assisted delivery systems, and other labor and delivery tools; DISPOSA-HOOD infant respiratory hoods; and DELTRAN PLUS blood pressure monitoring systems.