Sava Infond d.o.o. Acquires Shares of 36,970 Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM)

Sava Infond d.o.o. purchased a new position in shares of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 36,970 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $1,344,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in shares of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile by 19.7% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 109,286 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $4,555,000 after purchasing an additional 18,001 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 13,148 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $548,000 after buying an additional 2,128 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile by 1,076.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 18,726 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $781,000 after buying an additional 17,134 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile by 15.7% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 152,048 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $6,337,000 after acquiring an additional 20,616 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its stake in shares of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile by 5.0% during the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 99,854 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $4,162,000 after acquiring an additional 4,743 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 12.41% of the company's stock.

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Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of NYSE:SQM traded down $0.91 during trading on Monday, hitting $39.32. The company's stock had a trading volume of 367,283 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,134,177. The company has a market capitalization of $11.23 billion, a PE ratio of -35.46, a PEG ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 1.08. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $32.24 and a fifty-two week high of $51.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a current ratio of 2.94. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $40.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.50.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The basic materials company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile had a negative net margin of 6.74% and a positive return on equity of 16.12%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. will post -1.31 EPS for the current year.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Profile

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile SA operates as a mining company worldwide. The company offers specialty plant nutrients, including sodium potassium nitrate, specialty blends, and other specialty fertilizers under Ultrasol, Qrop, Speedfol, Allganic, Ultrasoline, ProP, and Prohydric brands. It also provides iodine and its derivatives for use in medical, agricultural, industrial, and human and animal nutrition products comprising x-ray contrast media, biocides, antiseptics and disinfectants, pharmaceutical intermediates, polarizing films for LCD and LED screens, chemicals, organic compounds, and pigments, as well as added to edible salt to prevent iodine deficiency disorders.