Control Empresarial De Capital Sells 31,000 Shares of PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) Stock

PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE:PBFGet Free Report) insider Control Empresarial De Capital sold 31,000 shares of PBF Energy stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.56, for a total value of $1,350,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 18,437,698 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $803,146,124.88. The trade was a 0.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Control Empresarial De Capital also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Wednesday, June 3rd, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 220,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.58, for a total value of $9,587,600.00.
  • On Monday, May 4th, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 200,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.87, for a total value of $8,974,000.00.
  • On Tuesday, May 5th, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 220,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.91, for a total value of $10,100,200.00.
  • On Thursday, April 30th, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 3,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.41, for a total value of $133,230.00.
  • On Wednesday, April 29th, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 362,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.50, for a total value of $15,747,000.00.
  • On Tuesday, April 7th, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 70,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.10, for a total value of $3,297,000.00.
  • On Monday, April 6th, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 130,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.18, for a total value of $6,003,400.00.
  • On Friday, March 27th, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 600,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.52, for a total value of $30,312,000.00.
  • On Thursday, March 26th, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 637,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.96, for a total value of $31,824,520.00.
  • On Tuesday, March 31st, Control Empresarial De Capital sold 200,000 shares of PBF Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.74, for a total value of $10,148,000.00.

PBF Energy Stock Up 0.6%

PBF traded up $0.24 on Thursday, hitting $42.79. 1,608,177 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,528,245. PBF Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of $17.53 and a twelve month high of $52.18. The company has a market cap of $5.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.16 and a beta of 0.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $42.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $37.18.

PBF Energy (NYSE:PBFGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.88) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.79) by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $7.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.32 billion. PBF Energy had a negative return on equity of 4.12% and a net margin of 1.46%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($3.53) earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that PBF Energy Inc. will post 6.7 earnings per share for the current year.

PBF Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 14th were issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 14th. PBF Energy’s payout ratio is 29.65%.

Institutional Trading of PBF Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in PBF. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PBF Energy by 197.7% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 887 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 589 shares during the last quarter. Torren Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PBF Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PBF Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in shares of PBF Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of PBF Energy by 235.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,299 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 912 shares during the last quarter. 96.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on PBF. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on PBF Energy from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Tudor Pickering raised PBF Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on PBF Energy from $41.00 to $36.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on PBF Energy from $41.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on PBF Energy from $36.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PBF Energy has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $36.15.

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PBF Energy Company Profile

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PBF Energy, Inc is an independent petroleum refiner organized in 2008 and headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2012 under the ticker symbol PBF. Since its formation, PBF Energy has grown through acquisitions and operational optimization, positioning itself as a leading supplier of refined petroleum products in the United States.

The company owns and operates five refineries located along the U.S. Gulf Coast, East Coast and in the Pacific Northwest, with a combined crude oil processing capacity of approximately 900,000 barrels per day.

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