Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC Purchases 564 Shares of National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ)

Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ) by 1.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 37,256 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 564 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in National Beverage were worth $1,590,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of FIZZ. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of National Beverage by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 39,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,688,000 after purchasing an additional 1,624 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in National Beverage by 43.6% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in National Beverage by 3.4% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 11,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $528,000 after acquiring an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in National Beverage by 4.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 706,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,148,000 after acquiring an additional 28,688 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its stake in National Beverage by 389.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 41,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,962,000 after acquiring an additional 33,275 shares during the last quarter. 23.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

National Beverage Stock Performance

NASDAQ FIZZ opened at $42.25 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $45.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.32. The stock has a market cap of $3.96 billion, a PE ratio of 21.23 and a beta of 0.86. National Beverage Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $41.63 and a fifty-two week high of $53.48.

National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter. National Beverage had a net margin of 15.63% and a return on equity of 42.80%.

Insider Activity at National Beverage

In other news, Director Cecil D. Conlee sold 2,736 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.01, for a total transaction of $128,619.36. Following the transaction, the director now owns 53,744 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,526,505.44. This represents a 4.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 74.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About National Beverage

National Beverage Corp., through its subsidiaries, develops, produces, markets, and sells a portfolio of sparkling waters, juices, energy drinks, and carbonated soft drinks primarily in the United States and Canada. The company's Power+ brand portfolio offers sparkling water products under the LaCroix, LaCroix Cúrate, and LaCroix NiCola; non-carbonated flavored water under the Clear Fruit; energy drink and shots under the Rip It; juice and juice-based products under Everfresh, Everfresh Premier Varietals, and Mr.