Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) Shares Acquired by Tower Research Capital LLC TRC

Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) by 855.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,971 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,346 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC’s holdings in Luxfer were worth $53,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LXFR. Earnest Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Luxfer by 77.8% in the third quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 731,774 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,550,000 after purchasing an additional 320,282 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Luxfer by 7.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,692,233 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,134,000 after purchasing an additional 190,922 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Luxfer by 208.6% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 261,248 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,409,000 after acquiring an additional 176,603 shares in the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Luxfer by 56.4% during the 4th quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 427,153 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,819,000 after acquiring an additional 154,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new position in Luxfer during the 4th quarter worth approximately $736,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.82% of the company’s stock.

Luxfer Stock Down 2.8 %

NYSE LXFR traded down $0.28 on Tuesday, hitting $9.66. 158,523 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 196,141. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Luxfer Holdings PLC has a fifty-two week low of $7.55 and a fifty-two week high of $16.58. The company has a market cap of $259.18 million, a PE ratio of -120.73, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $9.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.02.

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter. Luxfer had a negative net margin of 0.47% and a positive return on equity of 6.63%. The company had revenue of $95.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $89.70 million. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Luxfer Holdings PLC will post 0.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Luxfer Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 19th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 18th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.38%. Luxfer’s dividend payout ratio is presently -649.92%.

About Luxfer

Luxfer Holdings PLC, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices for defense and first response, healthcare, transportation, and general industrial applications. The company operates through three segments: Elektron, Gas Cylinders, and graphic Arts.