Principle Wealth Partners LLC Purchases 2,656 Shares of Texas Pacific Land Corporation $TPL

Principle Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE:TPLFree Report) by 163.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,280 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,656 shares during the quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Texas Pacific Land were worth $1,229,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Texas Pacific Land by 192.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,556,966 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,170,512,000 after acquiring an additional 4,975,738 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Texas Pacific Land by 1.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,169,299 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,091,704,000 after acquiring an additional 22,296 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Texas Pacific Land by 235.1% in the fourth quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC now owns 620,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $178,076,000 after acquiring an additional 435,000 shares during the last quarter. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in Texas Pacific Land by 209.7% in the fourth quarter. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 475,104 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $136,459,000 after acquiring an additional 321,683 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its stake in Texas Pacific Land by 232.4% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 456,034 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $130,982,000 after acquiring an additional 318,842 shares during the last quarter. 59.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on TPL shares. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Pacific Land from $350.00 to $639.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Texas Pacific Land from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Texas Pacific Land from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 15th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Texas Pacific Land from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $639.00.

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Texas Pacific Land Stock Performance

NYSE TPL opened at $402.89 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $447.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $387.06. The stock has a market cap of $27.79 billion, a PE ratio of 55.19 and a beta of 0.66. Texas Pacific Land Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $269.23 and a fifty-two week high of $547.20.

Texas Pacific Land (NYSE:TPLGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The financial services provider reported $2.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $236.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $233.00 million. Texas Pacific Land had a net margin of 60.03% and a return on equity of 35.52%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Texas Pacific Land Corporation will post 9.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Pacific Land Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 1st. Texas Pacific Land’s payout ratio is 32.88%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Pacific Land news, Director Donna E. Epps purchased 895 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of $510.45 per share, for a total transaction of $456,852.75. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 2,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,491,024.45. This trade represents a 44.18% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Stephanie Buffington sold 1,608 shares of Texas Pacific Land stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $503.00, for a total transaction of $808,824.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 2,133 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,072,899. This trade represents a 42.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 6.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Texas Pacific Land Profile

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Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) is a Texas-based land management company that derives revenue from the ownership and stewardship of large tracts of land and associated mineral rights in West Texas. The company’s origins trace to 19th century land grants associated with the Texas and Pacific Railway; over time those grant holdings have been retained and managed as a standalone corporate asset base. Texas Pacific Land is publicly listed and operates as a landowner and resource manager rather than as a traditional oil and gas producer.

The company’s primary activities include management of surface rights and leasing of land for energy and other commercial uses, administration of mineral royalty interests, and provision of water and related services to industrial customers.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Texas Pacific Land (NYSE:TPL)

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