Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) Shares Sold by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC decreased its holdings in shares of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) by 21.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 32,097 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,530 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. were worth $1,337,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in RGR. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. by 53.8% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Aigen Investment Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 7,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 527 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 10,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $432,000 after buying an additional 854 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. by 127.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after buying an additional 1,442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its position in shares of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 38,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,594,000 after buying an additional 1,483 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.00% of the company’s stock.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Trading Down 1.0 %

RGR stock opened at $34.65 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $38.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $40.73. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a 12-month low of $34.29 and a 12-month high of $48.20. The company has a market cap of $581.81 million, a PE ratio of 20.03 and a beta of 0.16.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 13th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 13th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.43%.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Company Profile

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells firearms under the Ruger name and trademark in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Firearms and Castings. It provides single-shot, autoloading, bolt-action, and modern sporting rifles; rimfire and centerfire autoloading pistols; single-action and double-action revolvers; and firearms accessories and replacement parts, as well as manufactures lever-action rifles under the Marlin name and trademark.