Marshall Wace LLP Purchases 637 Shares of Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB)

Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB - Free Report) by 335.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 827 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 637 shares during the quarter. Marshall Wace LLP owned approximately 0.09% of Seaboard worth $2,009,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in SEB. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in Seaboard in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $532,000. Mariner LLC boosted its position in shares of Seaboard by 155.0% in the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 357 shares of the company's stock worth $867,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Seaboard by 48.6% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,795 shares of the company's stock worth $6,791,000 after purchasing an additional 914 shares during the period. Garner Asset Management Corp increased its holdings in Seaboard by 45.8% in the fourth quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 653 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,587,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Seaboard by 36.4% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 15 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 4 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 22.57% of the company's stock.

Seaboard Price Performance

Shares of SEB opened at $2,578.03 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.50, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market cap of $2.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.45 and a beta of 0.36. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $2,687.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2,702.21. Seaboard Co. has a 1 year low of $2,365.00 and a 1 year high of $3,412.00.

Seaboard Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a dividend of $2.25 per share. This represents a $9.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. Seaboard's dividend payout ratio is currently 9.93%.

About Seaboard

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.

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