Caxton Associates LP Acquires New Holdings in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)

Caxton Associates LP purchased a new position in shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 6,809 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $391,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Riverview Trust Co lifted its position in Tyson Foods by 3,423.1% during the 4th quarter. Riverview Trust Co now owns 458 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 445 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in Tyson Foods by 2,478.3% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 593 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 570 shares during the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 58.6% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 620 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Ossiam lifted its position in Tyson Foods by 41.6% during the fourth quarter. Ossiam now owns 626 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TCTC Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Tyson Foods by 140.7% in the fourth quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 662 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.00% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on TSN shares. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Tyson Foods from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Tyson Foods from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Tyson Foods from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Tyson Foods from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Stephens decreased their price target on shares of Tyson Foods from $63.00 to $61.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $62.63.

Tyson Foods Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of TSN stock traded down $1.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $55.31. 2,803,797 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,376,589. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.69, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.63. The business's fifty day moving average is $60.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $59.65. Tyson Foods, Inc. has a 12-month low of $53.61 and a 12-month high of $66.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.04.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $13.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.15 billion. Tyson Foods had a net margin of 1.96% and a return on equity of 6.87%. The business's revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Tyson Foods, Inc. will post 3.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Tyson Foods Profile

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.