American Century Companies Inc. Raises Stake in Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB)

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,564 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Seaboard were worth $11,089,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Seaboard in the third quarter worth $25,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Seaboard in the 4th quarter worth about $102,000. Bfsg LLC increased its stake in Seaboard by 22.4% in the 4th quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 71 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Seaboard in the 4th quarter valued at about $209,000. Finally, Levin Capital Strategies L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Seaboard during the 4th quarter valued at about $219,000. 22.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Seaboard Trading Down 0.9 %

SEB stock opened at $2,742.00 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $2,652.58. The company has a market capitalization of $2.66 billion, a PE ratio of 30.26 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.50. Seaboard Co. has a 1-year low of $2,365.00 and a 1-year high of $3,412.00.

Seaboard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a $2.25 dividend. This represents a $9.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Seaboard’s payout ratio is 9.93%.

Seaboard Company Profile

Seaboard Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agricultural and ocean transportation company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Pork, Commodity Trading and Milling (CT&M), Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power, and Turkey. The Pork segment produces and sells pork products to further processors, food service operators, grocery stores, and distributors; hogs; and biodiesel.