Tyson Foods, Inc. $TSN Shares Purchased by Sivia Capital Partners LLC

Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) by 131.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,096 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,701 shares during the quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Tyson Foods were worth $1,002,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Tyson Foods by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 15,310,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $897,502,000 after buying an additional 1,480,987 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Tyson Foods by 0.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,075,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $764,309,000 after buying an additional 85,282 shares during the last quarter. Davis Selected Advisers lifted its position in Tyson Foods by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. Davis Selected Advisers now owns 12,827,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $751,951,000 after buying an additional 2,865,413 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Tyson Foods by 34.4% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,726,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,852,000 after buying an additional 1,720,009 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Tyson Foods by 1.8% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,972,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,280,000 after buying an additional 107,884 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.00% of the company’s stock.

Tyson Foods Stock Down 4.3%

Shares of NYSE:TSN opened at $57.00 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.07 billion, a PE ratio of 44.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.38. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $64.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.72. Tyson Foods, Inc. has a 1 year low of $50.56 and a 1 year high of $69.48.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.63 billion. Tyson Foods had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 7.59%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.92 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Tyson Foods, Inc. will post 4.1 EPS for the current year.

Tyson Foods Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. Tyson Foods’s dividend payout ratio is presently 160.63%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on TSN. Mizuho began coverage on shares of Tyson Foods in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $72.00 target price on the stock. Argus raised shares of Tyson Foods to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Tyson Foods from $67.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Tyson Foods in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Tyson Foods in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $68.27.

Tyson Foods Company Profile

Tyson Foods, Inc (NYSE: TSN) is a multinational food company primarily engaged in the production, processing and marketing of protein-based and prepared food products. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company is one of the world’s largest processors of chicken, beef and pork. Its operations span live animal procurement and farming relationships through slaughter, further processing and distribution, supplying raw protein and value-added prepared foods to retail, foodservice and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio covers fresh and frozen meats, branded and private-label prepared foods, and a range of value-added items such as ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook meals, snack and sandwich meats.