Fox Run Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in Bunge Global SA (NYSE:BG – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 16,274 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,265,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BG. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Bunge Global by 16.9% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 274,096 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,371,000 after purchasing an additional 39,646 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Bunge Global by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,879 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 278 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its position in shares of Bunge Global by 39.6% during the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 21,406 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,665,000 after acquiring an additional 6,077 shares in the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Bunge Global during the third quarter worth $888,000. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its position in Bunge Global by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,051,601 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $681,467,000 after acquiring an additional 500,897 shares in the last quarter. 86.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on BG shares. Barclays lowered their target price on Bunge Global from $95.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Stephens decreased their price objective on Bunge Global from $110.00 to $105.00 in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Bunge Global from $90.00 to $74.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Bunge Global from $105.00 to $87.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $93.00.
Bunge Global Price Performance
Shares of NYSE BG opened at $73.29 on Friday. Bunge Global SA has a fifty-two week low of $67.40 and a fifty-two week high of $114.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.07, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.15 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The business has a 50-day moving average of $74.44 and a 200-day moving average of $83.92.
Bunge Global (NYSE:BG – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.30 by ($0.17). Bunge Global had a net margin of 2.14% and a return on equity of 11.73%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Bunge Global SA will post 7.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Bunge Global Profile
Bunge Global SA operates as an agribusiness and food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Agribusiness, Refined and Specialty Oils, Milling, and Sugar and Bioenergy. The Agribusiness segment purchases, stores, transports, processes, and sells agricultural commodities and commodity products, including oilseeds primarily soybeans, rapeseed, canola, and sunflower seeds, as well as grains comprising wheat and corn; and processes oilseeds into vegetable oils and protein meals.
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