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BRF (NYSE:BRFS) Shares Down 5.9% - Time to Sell?

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Brf S.A. (NYSE:BRFS - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 5.9% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $3.69 and last traded at $3.69. Approximately 954,725 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 60% from the average daily volume of 2,382,122 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.92.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of BRF from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Citigroup raised BRF from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd.

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BRF Stock Down 5.8 %

The business's fifty day moving average price is $3.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.86, a PEG ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 1.44.

BRF (NYSE:BRFS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.11). BRF had a net margin of 6.52% and a return on equity of 19.66%. The firm had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.72 billion. Equities analysts expect that Brf S.A. will post 0.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of BRF by 111.7% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,082 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 4,792 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd grew its position in BRF by 912.7% during the 1st quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 11,950 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 10,770 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in BRF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. PFG Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of BRF in the fourth quarter worth $51,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BRF during the fourth quarter worth $55,000. 4.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About BRF

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BRF SA raises, produces, and slaughters poultry and pork for processing, production, and sale of fresh meat, processed products, pasta, margarine, pet food, and other products. The company provides frozen whole and cut chicken, frozen pork, and turkey, and halal products for Islamic markets; processed foods, such as marinated, frozen, seasoned whole, and cut chicken, roosters, sausages, ham products, bologna, frankfurters, salamis, bacons, cold meats, and other smoked products; and hamburgers, steaks, breaded meat products, kibbeh, and meatballs, as well as chicken sausages, hot dogs, and chicken bologna.

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