Edgestream Partners L.P. Boosts Stock Position in Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB)

Edgestream Partners L.P. raised its holdings in Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) by 161.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,172 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,341 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. owned about 0.22% of Seaboard worth $5,277,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SEB. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in Seaboard during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Seaboard in the 3rd quarter valued at about $50,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Seaboard by 21.2% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 40 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,000 after purchasing an additional 7 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Seaboard in the 4th quarter valued at about $102,000. Finally, Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in Seaboard during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $216,000. 22.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Seaboard Trading Up 8.9 %

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN SEB opened at $2,976.63 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a PE ratio of 32.85 and a beta of 0.36. Seaboard Co. has a twelve month low of $2,365.00 and a twelve month high of $3,412.00. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $2,561.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.50.

Seaboard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were paid a dividend of $2.25 per share. This represents a $9.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.30%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. Seaboard’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.93%.

Seaboard Company Profile

Seaboard Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agricultural and ocean transportation company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Pork, Commodity Trading and Milling (CT&M), Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power, and Turkey. The Pork segment produces and sells pork products to further processors, food service operators, grocery stores, and distributors; hogs; and biodiesel.