Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) Position Raised by Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) by 1.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,388 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC owned 0.14% of Seaboard worth $4,955,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Legato Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Seaboard by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,935,000 after acquiring an additional 4 shares during the period. Bfsg LLC grew its position in Seaboard by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after buying an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Seaboard by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 78 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,000 after buying an additional 5 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank raised its position in shares of Seaboard by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 638 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,394,000 after buying an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janiczek Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Seaboard by 90.0% in the 4th quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC now owns 19 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 9 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 22.57% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on SEB. StockNews.com raised Seaboard from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. TheStreet downgraded shares of Seaboard from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Thursday, February 15th.

Seaboard Price Performance

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:SEB opened at $3,220.01 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.54 and a quick ratio of 1.55. Seaboard Co. has a 12-month low of $3,048.01 and a 12-month high of $3,942.64. The firm has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.38 and a beta of 0.38.

Seaboard (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The company reported $64.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Seaboard had a return on equity of 5.41% and a net margin of 2.85%. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter.

Seaboard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 10th will be paid a dividend of $2.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. This represents a $9.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.28%. Seaboard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3.74%.

Seaboard 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.