Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) Shares Purchased by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) by 13.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 512,495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 61,475 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 1.87% of Luxfer worth $5,940,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. CWM LLC increased its stake in Luxfer by 466.6% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 7,558 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 6,224 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Luxfer by 254.8% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 18,721 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $194,000 after purchasing an additional 13,445 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in Luxfer in the second quarter worth approximately $281,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Luxfer during the 1st quarter worth $288,000. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System acquired a new position in shares of Luxfer during the first quarter worth $432,000. 90.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Luxfer

In other Luxfer news, insider Graham Wardlow sold 6,500 shares of Luxfer stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total transaction of $70,395.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 29,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $314,156.64. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Luxfer Stock Down 1.5 %

Luxfer stock opened at $12.78 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $11.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.40. The stock has a market cap of $350.35 million, a PE ratio of 11.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.91. Luxfer Holdings PLC has a 1-year low of $7.55 and a 1-year high of $13.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.21.

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.01. Luxfer had a positive return on equity of 6.24% and a negative net margin of 1.28%. The firm had revenue of $99.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $99.70 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Luxfer Holdings PLC will post 0.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Luxfer Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th will be given a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 18th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.07%. Luxfer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.71%.

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.