268 Shares in Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) Purchased by KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in shares of Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 268 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $651,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of SEB. Private Management Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Seaboard by 30.8% in the fourth quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 8,541 shares of the company's stock worth $20,752,000 after purchasing an additional 2,010 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Seaboard by 46.4% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,800 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,092,000 after buying an additional 1,838 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Seaboard by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,564 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,089,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Seaboard by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,943 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,373,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its holdings in Seaboard by 81.6% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 3,115 shares of the company's stock worth $9,772,000 after acquiring an additional 1,400 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 22.57% of the company's stock.

Seaboard Price Performance

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN SEB traded down $118.63 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $2,596.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,084 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,695. 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 has a market cap of $2.52 billion, a PE ratio of 28.66 and a beta of 0.36. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $2,660.43. Seaboard Co. has a 12-month low of $2,365.00 and a 12-month high of $3,412.00.

Seaboard Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $2.25 per share. This represents a $9.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Seaboard's dividend payout ratio is presently 9.93%.

Seaboard 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.