Jane Street Group LLC Purchases 343,609 Shares of Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMTX)

Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMTX - Free Report) by 1,130.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 374,016 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock after buying an additional 343,609 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned 0.73% of Aemetis worth $1,006,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of AMTX. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Aemetis by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 934,993 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $2,516,000 after acquiring an additional 10,700 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Aemetis by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 297,023 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $799,000 after purchasing an additional 10,658 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Aemetis by 515.9% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 120,716 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $325,000 after purchasing an additional 101,116 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Aemetis by 29.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 91,880 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $247,000 after purchasing an additional 20,961 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Aemetis in the fourth quarter worth $227,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.02% of the company's stock.

Aemetis Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMTX traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $1.74. The company had a trading volume of 686,529 shares, compared to its average volume of 737,977. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $1.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $2.29. The company has a market capitalization of $96.34 million, a PE ratio of -0.77 and a beta of 1.47. Aemetis, Inc. has a 52 week low of $1.22 and a 52 week high of $4.73.

Aemetis (NASDAQ:AMTX - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.47) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.39) by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $42.89 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $59.35 million. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.58) earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Aemetis, Inc. will post -2.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on AMTX. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Aemetis from $2.50 to $2.20 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Ascendiant Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Aemetis from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. HC Wainwright reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $28.00 target price on shares of Aemetis in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Aemetis to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $13.18.

About Aemetis

Aemetis, Inc operates as a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company. It operates through three segments: California Ethanol, California Dairy Renewable Natural Gas, and India Biodiesel. The company focuses on the operation, acquisition, development, and commercialization of technologies to produce low and negative carbon intensity renewable fuels that replace fossil-based products.