Astoria Financial Corp (AF)

Matthew Lindenbaum's Basswood Capital has stepped up its interest in Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

You probably know from experience that there is not as much information on small-cap companies as there is on large companies.

Sandell Asset Management, which is led by Tom Sandell (pictured) issued a press release yesterday in connection with its campaign to elect a slate of directors to the board of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc...

Matthew Lindenbaum’s Basswood Capital Management has reported an activist position in Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) with a recent 13D filing.

Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group has recently raised its passive stakes in two companies from its equity portfolio, as its latest filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed.

In two newly amended filings with the SEC, Earnest Partners reported two moves made into Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF), and Meritage Homes Corp (NYSE:MTH).

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