Pinnbrook Capital Management LP Invests $10.67 Million in Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. $CX

Pinnbrook Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:CXFree Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 928,505 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,669,000. Cemex accounts for 1.5% of Pinnbrook Capital Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cemex by 634.6% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 13,222 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $152,000 after purchasing an additional 11,422 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in shares of Cemex during the fourth quarter worth about $438,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cemex by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 49,685 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $571,000 after purchasing an additional 2,114 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cemex by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 75,239 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $864,000 after purchasing an additional 6,823 shares during the period. Finally, May Hill Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cemex during the fourth quarter worth about $188,000. 82.97% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Cemex

In related news, insider Herrera Jesus Vicente Gonzalez sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.16, for a total value of $425,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 846,010 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,287,481.60. This represents a 3.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on CX shares. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Cemex from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $14.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $12.75 target price on shares of Cemex in a report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Cemex in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Cemex from $13.90 to $14.10 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Cemex from $14.00 to $14.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $12.77.

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Cemex Price Performance

CX stock opened at $12.58 on Friday. Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. has a 1 year low of $6.63 and a 1 year high of $13.67. The company has a market cap of $18.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.32 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $11.78 and a 200 day moving average of $11.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

Cemex (NYSE:CXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The construction company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Cemex had a net margin of 2.74% and a return on equity of 3.64%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. will post 0.91 EPS for the current year.

Cemex Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th were paid a $0.0225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. This is an increase from Cemex’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Cemex’s payout ratio is currently 28.13%.

Cemex Profile

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Cemex (NYSE: CX) is a global building materials company headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico. The company produces, distributes and sells cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates, as well as related building materials, to construction markets in more than 50 countries. Cemex’s product portfolio also includes asphalt and mortar mixes, waste-derived fuels and other complementary construction solutions, supported by a network of production facilities, distribution centers and logistics operations.

Founded in 1906 as Cementos Hidalgo, the company adopted the Cemex name in 1976 following a series of domestic mergers and expansions.

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