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NoneThrivent Financial for Lutherans cut its stake in shares of Itron, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ITRI – Free Report ) by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 60,108 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,769 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned about 0.13% of Itron worth $6,421,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sculptor Capital LP acquired a new position in Itron in the 2nd quarter worth about $5,255,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in shares of Itron by 7.8% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 268,379 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $26,559,000 after purchasing an additional 19,387 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Itron in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,319,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Itron by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,701,337 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $527,488,000 after buying an additional 45,909 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ boosted its position in Itron by 97.8% during the 2nd quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 10,207 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,012,000 after buying an additional 5,047 shares during the period. 96.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Insiders Place Their Bets In other Itron news, CEO Thomas Deitrich sold 887 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.15, for a total value of $90,607.05. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 205,276 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,968,943.40. This trade represents a 0.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink . Also, CFO Joan S. Hooper sold 509 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.15, for a total transaction of $51,994.35. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 72,338 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,389,326.70. The trade was a 0.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 39,066 shares of company stock worth $4,092,737. Corporate insiders own 1.45% of the company’s stock. Itron Stock Performance Itron ( NASDAQ:ITRI – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.71. The firm had revenue of $615.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $596.41 million. Itron had a net margin of 9.37% and a return on equity of 19.03%. The business’s revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Itron, Inc. will post 5.33 EPS for the current year. Analyst Ratings Changes Several brokerages have issued reports on ITRI. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Itron from $125.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Janney Montgomery Scott began coverage on Itron in a report on Friday, September 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $131.00 target price on the stock. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Itron from $110.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Itron in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $133.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective on shares of Itron in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $123.92. Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on ITRI Itron Company Profile ( Free Report ) Itron, Inc, a technology, solutions, and service company, provides end-to-end solutions that help manage energy, water, and smart city operations worldwide. It operates in three segments: Device Solutions, Networked Solutions, and Outcomes. The Device Solutions segment offers hardware products that are used for measurement, control, or sensing, such as standard gas, electricity, water, and communicating meters, as well as heat and allocation products. See Also Receive News & Ratings for Itron Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Itron and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday announced that the government won't stop individual New Year's celebrations in Bengaluru, but has declared mourning for government work and offices after the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ET Year-end Special Reads What kept India's stock market investors on toes in 2024? India's car race: How far EVs went in 2024 Investing in 2025: Six wealth management trends to watch out for Shivakumar emphasized the importance of maintaining law and order, especially in an international city like Bengaluru. To ensure public safety, nearly 10,000 cameras have been installed across the city. "For New Year we can't pleasantly stop the celebration, we can't stop individual celebrations, we have announced mourning for govt work and offices. Almost 10 thousand cameras were installed for the safety of everyone for the New Year celebration, it's an international city so we should be careful about law and order and we don't even restrict business fraternity as well. Everyone must maintain law and order, you can consider this as a warning or request..," he said. A seven-day mourning has been announced in Karnataka after Manmohan Singh's demise. "A government holiday has been declared tomorrow December 27," Karnataka CMO said in a statement. Dr Manmohan Singh passed away at AIIMS, Delhi, on Thursday evening at the age of 92 due to age-related medical conditions. 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Channeling what they’ve basked in all year, MSMCC flexed its signature willpower and vigor with an utterly dominant second half that swept away Schoolcraft and lifted the Falcons to Ford Field with Saturday’s 38-7 Division 7 state semifinal victory at Battle Creek Harper Creek High School. “We’ve prided ourselves on being the most physical team all year and we came out in that second half knowing that we were going to win,” senior quarterback Ian Foster said. “We had to be more physical, and we came out of the gates flying and never really looked back from there. “The next game is never guaranteed so for us seniors, this could have been it and we didn’t want it to be. We’ve these dreams since we were little kids and to see them come true, it’s a blessing.” The No. 3-ranked and undefeated Falcons (13-0) are off to Ford Field for the first time in four years and will play in next Friday’s Division 7 state championship at 9:30 a.m. against No. 2-ranked and unbeaten Millington (13-0). Catholic Central is one game away from winning its fourth state title in program history. “I’m so proud of these kids, they’ve bought in and they’ve given themselves up to this football program,” MSMCC head coach Adam Kipf said. “Since January, when we got the weight room squared away, they’ve worked so hard to get to where they’re at right now and I’m so happy for them to feel this success.” After holding a 10-7 halftime advantage, Catholic Central imposed its will by rattling off 28 unanswered points –– all thanks to its signature and powerful ground game, and some dynamite defensive splashes. Schoolcraft attempted some trickery with a fake punt on its opening possession of the second half, but the Falcons sniffed things out to sway some momentum. And MSMCC turned the tides on the very next play. Junior running back Brady Hines rumbled off tackle around the right side, bursting free untouched for a 36-yard touchdown for a 17-7 advantage just three minutes into the third quarter. “Physicality, being cerebral and playing with emotion, those are our big three things this year,” junior running back Brady Hines said. “We just had to be more physical, and that was all started by our offensive line. We just dominated in the second half.” Now in his 10th year as head coach, Kipf said there was no secret recipe for his team to respond the way they did. It was all about getting back to what they do best. “There wasn’t anything crazy and no major adjustments,” said Kipf, who’s led the Falcons to state titles in 2014 and 2019. “It was just more or less, let’s do what we’ve done to get to this point so far and play physical and use our feet out there. I thought our kids did a good job of that in the second half, and I thought we were able to play physical like we wanted.” A pair of ill-timed injuries to starting wide receiver Drew Enright and starting interior defensive lineman Liam Haines made matters worse for Schoolcraft, forcing inexperienced players to step up on the big stage. “The wheels fell of the bus momentum wise and we had some key injuries in the first half with Liam and then Drew’s injury on the opening kickoff of the second half, it just brought us down and it was tough to overcome,” Schoolcraft head coach Nathan Ferency said. “I think we got down a little bit off of the fake punt, and it’s just hard to get kids back up after that. “They had all the momentum and used it, credit to them – they’re a really good football team.” Even so, junior Evan Feller recovered a Falcon fumble later in the third, setting up the Eagles in enemy territory for a jolt of energy. Schoolcraft marched inside MSMCC’s 20-yard line, but Feller coughed up the football and the Faclons’ Foster was able to recover it –– a backbreaking turnover with a chance to claw back into the game. MSMCC would then take full control with a 13-play, near eight-minute drive that featured a pair of pivotal third down conversions, all capped by Foster’s 5-yard leaping touchdown around the right side. “When things start falling apart for the other team, that’s when we know we’re doing things the right way,” Foster said. “That’s what we’ve been doing all year.” Hines continued to make his presence felt late, as he recorded a sack on Schoolcraft sophomore quarterback Jack DeVries and punched in a 3-yard rushing touchdown to further solidify MSMCC’s dominance. “We just came out and played our hardest,” Hines said. “No one wanted to go home because we’ve worked way too hard since January to get here.” Senior Andrew Beggs intercepted DeVries in the final minutes, while Lukas Linzell put a bow on Saturday’s semifinal and firmly lifted the Falcons to Ford Field with a 30-yard touchdown run with just over 90 seconds left. “The most physical team wins, and we live by that,” senior running back Cole Reinhardt said. “We kept our energy up today and just continued to punch them in the mouth.” Schoolcraft scored and took its lone lead with just over two-minute before halftime, as Gavin Hart’s 5-yard rushing touchdown capped a 13-play drive for a 7-3 lead. But the Falcons fired right back by executing their two-minute offense flawlessly –– Foster connected with Brock Cousino for a 10-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left in the half for a 10-7 lead. Schoolcraft’s promising run ends just short, but Ferency believes what the Eagles accomplished this season is just the beginning of a special stretch. RECOMMENDED • mlive .com Meet the 2024 SAC-Valley all-conference football team Nov. 19, 2024, 12:25 p.m. Meet the 2024 SMAC-East all-conference football team Nov. 20, 2024, 11:28 a.m. “I’m glad they got us back into this position and gave us a chance to take a big step, but it didn’t work out for us this year,” Ferency said. “But the good news is, we’ve got seven starters on both sides of the ball back and the future is bright. While we wanted to complete the circle this year, we’ll have to wait till next year to try and make it happen.” Contrarily, the Falcons are back on the big stage –– and they’re having fun along the way. “I just love when our kids have fun and they’ve had a lot of fun this year,” Kipf said. “When they’re like that, and when they’re loose, you can really see a difference on the football field. And I love when they’re able to enjoy that.”

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