OLD Mission Capital LLC Takes $776,000 Position in Central Puerto S.A. (NYSE:CEPU)

OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new position in Central Puerto S.A. (NYSE:CEPU) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 53,569 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $776,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Ping Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Central Puerto by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 86,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,246,000 after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Central Puerto by 169.1% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after purchasing an additional 6,248 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in Central Puerto during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $121,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Central Puerto during the third quarter valued at approximately $122,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Central Puerto in the third quarter worth $157,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.97% of the company’s stock.

Central Puerto Stock Performance

CEPU opened at $10.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a current ratio of 2.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a fifty day moving average of $12.62 and a 200 day moving average of $12.64. Central Puerto S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $7.07 and a fifty-two week high of $16.60.

Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.26. Central Puerto had a return on equity of 22.76% and a net margin of 56.44%. The firm had revenue of $168.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $187.32 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Central Puerto S.A. will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Central Puerto Profile

Central Puerto SA engages in the electric power generation in Argentina. It operates through three segments: Electric Power Generation from Conventional Sources, Electric Power Generation from Renewable Sources, and Natural Gas Transport and Distribution. The company generates energy through thermal, hydroelectric, and wind farms.