Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Berry Co. (NASDAQ:BRY - Free Report) by 12.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,980,118 shares of the energy company's stock after buying an additional 652,416 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 7.77% of Berry worth $24,698,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BRY. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Berry during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new stake in shares of Berry in the third quarter worth $47,000. EMC Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Berry by 149.7% during the 4th quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 13,780 shares of the energy company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 8,261 shares during the last quarter. AXQ Capital LP bought a new position in Berry in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $65,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in Berry during the fourth quarter worth $70,000. Institutional investors own 94.88% of the company's stock.
Berry Stock Performance
Shares of BRY stock traded up $0.06 on Friday, reaching $2.40. The stock had a trading volume of 933,001 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,134,961. Berry Co. has a 12 month low of $2.11 and a 12 month high of $8.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $185.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.34. The firm's 50-day moving average is $3.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.17.
Berry (NASDAQ:BRY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The energy company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.09. Berry had a net margin of 9.40% and a return on equity of 6.50%. The business had revenue of $167.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.00 million. On average, research analysts expect that Berry Co. will post 0.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Berry Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Saturday, March 22nd were paid a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.00%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st. Berry's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.00%.
Berry Company Profile
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Berry Petroleum Company, LLC., formerly Berry Petroleum Company, is an independent energy company. The Company is engaged in the production, development, exploitation, and acquisition of oil and natural gas. The Company's principal reserves and producing properties are located in California (South Midway-Sunset (SMWSS)-Steam Floods, North Midway-Sunset (NMWSS)-Diatomite, NMWSS-New Steam Floods, Texas (Permian and E.
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