American Century Companies Inc. Has $10.42 Million Holdings in Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR)

American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) by 23.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 899,263 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 169,015 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 3.28% of Luxfer worth $10,422,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in Luxfer in the 4th quarter valued at $325,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Luxfer during the 4th quarter worth approximately $131,000. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new stake in shares of Luxfer during the 4th quarter worth approximately $736,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its stake in Luxfer by 56.4% in the fourth quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 427,153 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,819,000 after acquiring an additional 154,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in Luxfer by 378.7% during the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 58,162 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $603,000 after purchasing an additional 46,012 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.82% of the company’s stock.

Luxfer Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of LXFR stock opened at $12.50 on Monday. Luxfer Holdings PLC has a fifty-two week low of $7.55 and a fifty-two week high of $13.52. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $11.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 2.39. The company has a market cap of $342.68 million, a PE ratio of 11.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.90.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.01. Luxfer had a negative net margin of 1.28% and a positive return on equity of 6.24%. The company had revenue of $99.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.70 million. Equities analysts predict that Luxfer Holdings PLC will post 0.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Luxfer Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 7th. Investors of record on Friday, July 19th were issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 19th. Luxfer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 47.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Graham Wardlow sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total transaction of $70,395.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 29,008 shares in the company, valued at $314,156.64. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Luxfer Profile

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.