15,739 Shares in Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (NYSE:HBB) Acquired by Squarepoint Ops LLC

Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (NYSE:HBB - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 15,739 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $265,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC owned 0.11% of Hamilton Beach Brands as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of HBB. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in shares of Hamilton Beach Brands by 202.6% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,486 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 995 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new stake in Hamilton Beach Brands in the fourth quarter valued at $88,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Hamilton Beach Brands by 27.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,450 shares of the company's stock valued at $176,000 after acquiring an additional 2,229 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new position in shares of Hamilton Beach Brands during the fourth quarter valued at $177,000. Finally, State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Hamilton Beach Brands during the fourth quarter worth about $220,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 50.55% of the company's stock.

Hamilton Beach Brands Trading Down 1.7%

NYSE:HBB traded down $0.32 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $18.12. The stock had a trading volume of 16,061 shares, compared to its average volume of 56,176. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $17.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $248.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.64 and a beta of 0.36. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding has a 52 week low of $13.25 and a 52 week high of $31.78.

Hamilton Beach Brands (NYSE:HBB - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter. Hamilton Beach Brands had a return on equity of 17.90% and a net margin of 4.06%. The firm had revenue of $133.37 million for the quarter.

Hamilton Beach Brands Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This is a boost from Hamilton Beach Brands's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Hamilton Beach Brands's payout ratio is currently 19.67%.

Hamilton Beach Brands Profile

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, markets, and distributes small electric household and specialty housewares appliances in the United States and internationally. It offers air fryers, blenders, coffee makers, food processors, indoor electric grills, irons, juicers, mixers, slow cookers, toasters, and toaster ovens.