American Capital Advisory LLC Makes New $368,000 Investment in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)

American Capital Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 6,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $368,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tyson Foods during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,284,000. Czech National Bank boosted its position in Tyson Foods by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 58,224 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,468,000 after buying an additional 3,717 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its position in shares of Tyson Foods by 46.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,300 shares of the company's stock valued at $137,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in Tyson Foods by 11.5% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,115 shares of the company's stock valued at $364,000 after buying an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 30.0% during the third quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 7,167 shares of the company's stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 1,656 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.00% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Wes Morris sold 25,080 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.71, for a total value of $1,622,926.80. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 10,625 shares of the company's stock, valued at $687,543.75. This represents a 70.24 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Noel W. White sold 171,057 shares of Tyson Foods stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.70, for a total transaction of $10,896,330.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 36,179 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,304,602.30. The trade was a 82.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 392,031 shares of company stock valued at $25,022,233 in the last three months. 2.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on TSN. Barclays cut their target price on Tyson Foods from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Piper Sandler raised shares of Tyson Foods from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $58.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Tyson Foods from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. HSBC raised Tyson Foods from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on Tyson Foods from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $61.10.

Tyson Foods Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TSN traded down $0.99 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $57.78. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,757,302 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,402,064. The company has a market cap of $20.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 2.11. Tyson Foods, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $51.16 and a fifty-two week high of $66.88. The business's 50 day moving average price is $57.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $60.21.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.35. The company had revenue of $13.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.46 billion. Tyson Foods had a return on equity of 6.87% and a net margin of 1.96%. Tyson Foods's revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.69 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Tyson Foods, Inc. will post 3.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Tyson Foods Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.46%. Tyson Foods's dividend payout ratio is presently 67.57%.

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.