Hsbc Holdings PLC Buys 9,102 Shares of Commercial Metals Company $CMC

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in shares of Commercial Metals Company (NYSE:CMCFree Report) by 30.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,839 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,102 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Commercial Metals were worth $2,686,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Commercial Metals by 110.7% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 573 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Commercial Metals during the 4th quarter worth about $54,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in shares of Commercial Metals by 617.2% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 832 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 716 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Commercial Metals in the 4th quarter valued at about $59,000. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in Commercial Metals during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $73,000. 86.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Commercial Metals to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Commercial Metals in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $74.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks Research lowered Commercial Metals from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Wall Street Zen cut Commercial Metals from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 4th. Finally, Barclays started coverage on Commercial Metals in a report on Thursday, May 21st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $75.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Commercial Metals has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $80.44.

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Commercial Metals Stock Performance

Shares of Commercial Metals stock opened at $69.10 on Monday. Commercial Metals Company has a 52 week low of $48.14 and a 52 week high of $84.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $72.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $71.30. The company has a market cap of $7.66 billion, a PE ratio of 13.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.50.

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMCGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, June 25th. The basic materials company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.03. Commercial Metals had a return on equity of 15.69% and a net margin of 6.72%.The company had revenue of $2.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.40 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.74 earnings per share. Commercial Metals’s quarterly revenue was up 22.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Commercial Metals Company will post 6.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Commercial Metals Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Commercial Metals’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.07%.

About Commercial Metals

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Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) is a leading global steel and metal recycler, manufacturer and fabricator based in Irving, Texas. The company operates an integrated network of scrap recycling facilities, electric arc furnace steel mills, metal fabrication plants and distribution centers. Through these operations, Commercial Metals collects and processes ferrous scrap to produce finished steel products and provides recycled metal to a variety of end markets.

In its steelmaking segment, CMC uses electric arc furnace technology to transform recycled scrap into reinforcing bar (rebar), merchant bar, coil and structural products.

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