Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd reduced its holdings in shares of MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ – Free Report) by 31.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 19,448 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 8,886 shares during the quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd’s holdings in MasTec were worth $6,257,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of MasTec by 178.6% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,637,451 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $573,304,000 after acquiring an additional 1,690,896 shares in the last quarter. Peconic Partners LLC boosted its holdings in MasTec by 113.3% in the fourth quarter. Peconic Partners LLC now owns 1,600,000 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $347,792,000 after purchasing an additional 850,000 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in MasTec by 7.6% in the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,411,584 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $454,163,000 after purchasing an additional 100,151 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in MasTec by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,220,703 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $265,395,000 after purchasing an additional 94,344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in MasTec by 11.3% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,072,253 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $181,961,000 after purchasing an additional 108,504 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.10% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of MasTec from $260.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $455.00 target price on shares of MasTec in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $493.00 price target on shares of MasTec in a research note on Monday, May 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of MasTec from $348.00 to $487.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of MasTec from $473.00 to $475.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $466.89.
Insider Buying and Selling at MasTec
In other MasTec news, Director C Robert Campbell sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $417.00, for a total transaction of $1,251,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,779,382. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Ernst N. Csiszar sold 6,500 shares of MasTec stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $371.17, for a total transaction of $2,412,605.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,014,574.72. This represents a 37.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 21.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
MasTec Trading Down 5.9%
MTZ opened at $337.55 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $26.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.12 and a beta of 1.77. MasTec, Inc. has a 52 week low of $160.08 and a 52 week high of $441.43. The business’s 50 day moving average is $373.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $330.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.
MasTec (NYSE:MTZ – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The construction company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $3.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.47 billion. MasTec had a return on equity of 17.15% and a net margin of 2.94%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.51 earnings per share. MasTec has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.790-8.790 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.200 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that MasTec, Inc. will post 9.18 EPS for the current year.
About MasTec
MasTec, Inc is a diversified infrastructure construction company that provides engineering, fabrication, installation and maintenance services across a broad range of end markets. Its principal activities encompass the development of communications networks, oil and gas pipeline systems, electrical transmission and distribution facilities, industrial installations and renewable energy projects.
The company traces its roots to a small cable installation operation in Miami and has grown through a series of strategic acquisitions to become one of the largest infrastructure contractors in North America.
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