WINTON GROUP Ltd Purchases Shares of 39,253 Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM)

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 39,253 shares of the textile maker's stock, valued at approximately $3,092,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned approximately 0.25% of Oxford Industries as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Oxford Industries by 74.0% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 48,484 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $4,208,000 after purchasing an additional 20,620 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oxford Industries by 73.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 36,812 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $3,194,000 after buying an additional 15,617 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Oxford Industries by 25.6% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 10,644 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $923,000 after buying an additional 2,167 shares during the last quarter. Weiss Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Oxford Industries in the third quarter valued at about $2,742,000. Finally, Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. bought a new position in Oxford Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $16,489,000. Institutional investors own 91.16% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Tracey Hernandez sold 1,250 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.92, for a total value of $108,650.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 1,681 shares in the company, valued at $146,112.52. The trade was a 42.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 5.70% of the company's stock.

Oxford Industries Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSE OXM traded up $0.69 on Tuesday, hitting $59.36. The company's stock had a trading volume of 566,807 shares, compared to its average volume of 339,120. The firm has a market cap of $931.93 million, a PE ratio of 66.69 and a beta of 1.61. The company's 50-day moving average is $68.69 and its 200 day moving average is $76.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Oxford Industries, Inc. has a 1-year low of $53.23 and a 1-year high of $111.46.

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The textile maker reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.09. Oxford Industries had a return on equity of 19.09% and a net margin of 0.98%. The firm had revenue of $390.51 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $383.94 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.90 EPS. The business's revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Oxford Industries, Inc. will post 6.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oxford Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a $0.69 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $2.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.65%. This is an increase from Oxford Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. Oxford Industries's payout ratio is 47.02%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

OXM has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Oxford Industries from $66.00 to $57.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday. KeyCorp reissued a "sector weight" rating on shares of Oxford Industries in a research note on Friday. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group decreased their target price on shares of Oxford Industries from $86.00 to $68.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 24th.

Oxford Industries Profile

Oxford Industries, Inc, an apparel company, designs, sources, markets, and distributes products of lifestyle and other brands worldwide. The company offers men's and women's sportswear and related products under the Tommy Bahama brand; and women's and girl's dresses and sportswear, scarves, bags, jewelry, and belts, as well as children's apparel, swim, footwear, and licensed products under the Lilly Pulitzer brand.