Cwm LLC Has $244,000 Stake in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)

Cwm LLC decreased its position in shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) by 93.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,548 shares of the company’s stock after selling 64,965 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Tyson Foods were worth $244,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV lifted its position in Tyson Foods by 47.4% during the 4th quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 647 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the period. White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the period. Finally, Unison Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Unison Advisors LLC now owns 24,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,344,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tyson Foods

In other news, Director Noel W. White sold 9,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.75, for a total transaction of $483,750.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 31,115 shares in the company, valued at $1,672,431.25. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.05% of the company’s stock.

Tyson Foods Price Performance

NYSE:TSN opened at $61.98 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $22.09 billion, a PE ratio of -25.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 0.74. Tyson Foods, Inc. has a 12 month low of $44.94 and a 12 month high of $62.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $57.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.26.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 5th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.28. The firm had revenue of $13.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.34 billion. Tyson Foods had a negative net margin of 1.62% and a positive return on equity of 2.23%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.85 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Tyson Foods, Inc. will post 2.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Tyson Foods Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 31st will be given a $0.49 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. This represents a $1.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.16%. Tyson Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -79.35%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSN has been the topic of several research reports. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Tyson Foods from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Tyson Foods from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $47.00 to $62.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Tyson Foods from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Tyson Foods from $51.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 1st. Finally, Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Tyson Foods in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $58.80.

Tyson Foods 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.