Accredited Investors Inc. Acquires 376 Shares of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF)

Accredited Investors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,860 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the quarter. Accredited Investors Inc.’s holdings in Heartland Financial USA were worth $1,218,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in Heartland Financial USA by 18.8% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 15,890 shares of the bank’s stock worth $901,000 after purchasing an additional 2,515 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Heartland Financial USA in the third quarter valued at $225,000. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in Heartland Financial USA by 33.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 27,999 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,588,000 after purchasing an additional 6,960 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd raised its position in Heartland Financial USA by 128.0% in the 3rd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 11,541 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $654,000 after buying an additional 6,479 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its position in Heartland Financial USA by 65.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 84,767 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,807,000 after purchasing an additional 33,533 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Heartland Financial USA Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of HTLF opened at $64.67 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $64.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.35. The stock has a market cap of $2.77 billion, a PE ratio of 36.13 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Heartland Financial USA, Inc. has a twelve month low of $32.97 and a twelve month high of $70.27.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Heartland Financial USA in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.

Heartland Financial USA Company Profile

Heartland Financial USA, Inc, a bank holding company, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services to individuals and businesses in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking, demand deposit accounts, NOW accounts, savings, money market, and individual retirement; certificates of deposit; and other time deposits.