apricus wealth LLC Has $3.12 Million Stock Holdings in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)

apricus wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 54,265 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,485 shares during the quarter. Tyson Foods accounts for 2.0% of apricus wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. apricus wealth LLC’s holdings in Tyson Foods were worth $3,117,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 6.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,304,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $792,438,000 after buying an additional 859,351 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Tyson Foods by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 12,543,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $747,108,000 after acquiring an additional 54,217 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Tyson Foods by 1.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,815,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $404,559,000 after acquiring an additional 87,054 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 1.7% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,357,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,439,000 after purchasing an additional 39,252 shares during the period. Finally, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC increased its holdings in Tyson Foods by 6.8% in the third quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 1,165,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,442,000 after purchasing an additional 73,764 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.00% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Wes Morris sold 25,080 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.71, for a total value of $1,622,926.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 10,625 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $687,543.75. This represents a 70.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Noel W. White sold 171,057 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.70, for a total value of $10,896,330.90. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 36,179 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,304,602.30. The trade was a 82.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 414,814 shares of company stock valued at $26,450,955 in the last three months. 2.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TSN. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Tyson Foods from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Tyson Foods from $63.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group started coverage on Tyson Foods in a research note on Friday, January 10th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $62.00 target price for the company. Bank of America cut their price target on Tyson Foods from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Stephens boosted their target price on shares of Tyson Foods from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.70.

Tyson Foods Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:TSN opened at $56.51 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $20.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.12, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s 50 day moving average is $59.65 and its 200 day moving average is $60.31. Tyson Foods, Inc. has a 12-month low of $51.16 and a 12-month high of $66.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

About Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. The company processes live fed cattle and hogs; fabricates dressed beef and pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, as well as case ready beef and pork, and fully cooked meats; raises and processes chickens into fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products, including breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties, and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts; and supplies poultry breeding stock.