Caxton Associates LLP Purchases 189 Shares of Seaboard Corporation $SEB

Caxton Associates LLP boosted its position in Seaboard Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) by 135.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 329 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP’s holdings in Seaboard were worth $1,860,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. bought a new stake in Seaboard during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $858,000. M&T Bank Corp raised its position in Seaboard by 14,586.5% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 15,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,890,000 after acquiring an additional 15,170 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Seaboard by 79.3% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,427,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Seaboard during the 4th quarter worth $427,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Seaboard by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 47,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,222,000 after acquiring an additional 2,017 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 22.57% of the company’s stock.

Seaboard Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of SEB stock opened at $4,714.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The company has a market cap of $4.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.76 and a beta of 0.25. Seaboard Corporation has a 1 year low of $3,081.22 and a 1 year high of $5,989.37. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $4,827.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $5,051.86.

Seaboard (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $124.24 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.40 billion for the quarter. Seaboard had a return on equity of 11.42% and a net margin of 5.93%.

Seaboard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $2.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $9.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Seaboard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.93%.

Seaboard Company Profile

Seaboard Corporation is a diversified agribusiness and transportation company engaged in a range of global operations. Organized into several operating segments, the company’s principal activities include pork production and processing, commodity trading and milling, marine products, sugar production, and shipping. Seaboard’s integrated business model spans the entire value chain—from feed grain procurement and hog production to finished pork products—enabling the company to capture efficiencies across each stage of its operations.

In its pork segment, conducted under the Seaboard Foods subsidiary, the company raises hogs and operates slaughter and processing facilities in the United States.