Jane Street Group LLC Sells 27,170 Shares of Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR)

Jane Street Group LLC lowered its stake in shares of Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) by 68.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,771 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 27,170 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC’s holdings in Luxfer were worth $165,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in LXFR. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Luxfer by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 104,399 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,210,000 after purchasing an additional 12,847 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Luxfer by 23.1% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 899,263 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $10,422,000 after acquiring an additional 169,015 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Luxfer by 13.6% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 512,495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,940,000 after acquiring an additional 61,475 shares during the period. First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Luxfer by 17.4% in the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 287,707 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,335,000 after acquiring an additional 42,668 shares during the period. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new stake in Luxfer in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Institutional investors own 90.82% of the company’s stock.

Luxfer Stock Up 2.1 %

LXFR opened at $12.52 on Tuesday. Luxfer Holdings PLC has a 1-year low of $7.55 and a 1-year high of $15.64. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market cap of $335.35 million, a PE ratio of 37.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.88.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com cut Luxfer from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th.

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.