Graham Capital Management L.P. Has $3.78 Million Stock Holdings in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)

Graham Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN - Free Report) by 51.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 65,854 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 22,464 shares during the period. Graham Capital Management L.P.'s holdings in Tyson Foods were worth $3,783,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. StockNews.com downgraded Tyson Foods from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Citigroup increased their price target on Tyson Foods from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Tyson Foods from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Tyson Foods from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Tyson Foods from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $62.63.

Tyson Foods Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of TSN opened at $55.31 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $60.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $59.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Tyson Foods, Inc. has a 12-month low of $53.61 and a 12-month high of $66.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.69, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.63.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The company reported $0.92 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 analyst estimates of $13.15 billion. Tyson Foods had a return on equity of 6.87% and a net margin of 1.96%. Tyson Foods's revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Tyson Foods, Inc. will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current year.

Tyson Foods Company 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.

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