Fulton Bank N.A. increased its position in shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY – Free Report) by 14.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 59,187 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,410 shares during the quarter. Fulton Bank N.A.’s holdings in Bristol-Myers Squibb were worth $3,062,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. ESL Trust Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb during the first quarter valued at $27,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Bristol-Myers Squibb by 42.7% in the second quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 759 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Fairman Group LLC bought a new stake in Bristol-Myers Squibb in the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Bristol-Myers Squibb in the first quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Bristol-Myers Squibb in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.41% of the company’s stock.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Stock Down 1.0 %
Bristol-Myers Squibb stock traded down $0.52 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $53.44. The stock had a trading volume of 11,146,768 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,060,031. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.33. Bristol-Myers Squibb has a 1-year low of $39.35 and a 1-year high of $57.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $108.33 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.96 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 4th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.49%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 4th. Bristol-Myers Squibb’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -77.42%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $48.00 price objective on shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb in a report on Monday, September 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $50.00 price objective on shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb in a report on Monday, September 16th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Bristol-Myers Squibb from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. StockNews.com raised Bristol-Myers Squibb from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on Bristol-Myers Squibb from $53.00 to $45.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Bristol-Myers Squibb presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $53.43.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Profile
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company discovers, develops, licenses, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products worldwide. It offers products for hematology, oncology, cardiovascular, immunology, fibrotic, and neuroscience diseases. The company's products include Eliquis for reduction in risk of stroke/systemic embolism in non-valvular atrial fibrillation, and for the treatment of DVT/PE; Opdivo for various anti-cancer indications, including bladder, blood, CRC, head and neck, RCC, HCC, lung, melanoma, MPM, stomach and esophageal cancer; Pomalyst/Imnovid for multiple myeloma; Orencia for active rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis; and Sprycel for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia.
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