Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) Shares Bought by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) by 64.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 66,809 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,112 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.25% of Luxfer worth $865,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Royce & Associates LP lifted its position in Luxfer by 23.2% in the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,348,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,462,000 after buying an additional 253,670 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Luxfer by 23.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 899,263 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $10,422,000 after purchasing an additional 169,015 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Luxfer by 13.6% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 512,495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,940,000 after purchasing an additional 61,475 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC increased its stake in Luxfer by 11.5% during the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 558,449 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,472,000 after purchasing an additional 57,656 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in Luxfer by 194.2% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 82,935 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $961,000 after purchasing an additional 54,746 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.82% of the company’s stock.

Luxfer Stock Up 3.4 %

LXFR stock opened at $13.23 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $13.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 2.17. Luxfer Holdings PLC has a fifty-two week low of $7.55 and a fifty-two week high of $15.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $354.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.09, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.88.

Luxfer Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.93%. Luxfer’s payout ratio is 157.58%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Luxfer from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday.

Luxfer Company 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.