Grupo Simec (NYSEAMERICAN:SIM) Shares Gap Up – Still a Buy?

Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSEAMERICAN:SIMGet Free Report) gapped up prior to trading on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $24.00, but opened at $25.96. Grupo Simec shares last traded at $25.95, with a volume of 1,662 shares changing hands.

Grupo Simec Stock Up 1.5 %

The stock has a market cap of $4.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.71 and a beta of 0.29.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Grupo Simec

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Grupo Simec stock. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. bought a new position in Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSEAMERICAN:SIMFree Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 7,899 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $212,000. Institutional investors own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

About Grupo Simec

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Grupo Simec, SAB. de C.V. manufactures, processes, and distributes special bar quality (SBQ) steel and steel alloys products in Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America, and internationally. The company produces I-beams, channels, structural and commercial angles, hot rolled bars, flat bars, rebars, cold-finished bars, electro-welded wire mesh and mesh panels, and wire rods, as well as semi-finished tube rounds and other semi-finished trade products.

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