Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 84,097 Shares of Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR - Free Report) by 14.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 670,564 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 84,097 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 2.50% of Luxfer worth $8,778,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Luxfer in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Globeflex Capital L P purchased a new position in Luxfer during the fourth quarter worth approximately $101,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Luxfer in the fourth quarter worth $137,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Luxfer by 26.9% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,692 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 2,690 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Luxfer during the fourth quarter worth about $173,000. 90.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com raised Luxfer from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st.

Luxfer Price Performance

NYSE:LXFR traded down $0.14 on Thursday, hitting $12.02. The company had a trading volume of 21,504 shares, compared to its average volume of 133,607. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $11.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.84. Luxfer Holdings PLC has a 52 week low of $9.41 and a 52 week high of $15.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $327.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.38, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $103.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $89.50 million. Luxfer had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 9.26%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Luxfer Holdings PLC will post 0.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Luxfer Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 18th were given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.33%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. Luxfer's dividend payout ratio is currently 66.67%.

Luxfer Company Profile

Luxfer Holdings PLC, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices for defense and first response, healthcare, transportation, and general industrial applications. The company operates through three segments: Elektron, Gas Cylinders, and graphic Arts.