Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) Shares Bought by Mariner LLC

Mariner LLC increased its stake in shares of Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB - Free Report) by 155.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 357 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 217 shares during the quarter. Mariner LLC's holdings in Seaboard were worth $867,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SEB. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its position in shares of Seaboard by 1,937.5% during the 4th quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 163 shares of the company's stock worth $396,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Seaboard in the fourth quarter valued at about $374,000. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Seaboard by 382.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,881 shares of the company's stock worth $5,900,000 after buying an additional 1,491 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital acquired a new stake in shares of Seaboard during the fourth quarter valued at about $311,000. Finally, Private Management Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Seaboard by 30.8% in the 4th quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 8,541 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,752,000 after acquiring an additional 2,010 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 22.57% of the company's stock.

Seaboard Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:SEB traded up $20.97 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $2,592.10. 1,308 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,561. Seaboard Co. has a 1 year low of $2,365.00 and a 1 year high of $3,412.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $2,662.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2,695.45. The firm has a market cap of $2.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.60 and a beta of 0.36.

Seaboard Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be paid a $2.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This represents a $9.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.35%. Seaboard's payout ratio is presently 9.93%.

Seaboard Company Profile

Seaboard Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agricultural and ocean transportation company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Pork, Commodity Trading and Milling (CT&M), Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power, and Turkey. The Pork segment produces and sells pork products to further processors, food service operators, grocery stores, and distributors; hogs; and biodiesel.