AJOVista LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CSX Co. (NASDAQ:CSX – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,287 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $149,000.
Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CSX. Fortitude Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of CSX during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Life Planning Partners Inc bought a new position in CSX in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of CSX in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CSX by 228.4% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 995 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth increased its position in shares of CSX by 450.5% during the fourth quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 1,002 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.57% of the company’s stock.
CSX Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:CSX traded up $0.28 on Friday, hitting $33.85. The company had a trading volume of 6,618,097 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,806,096. The stock has a market cap of $66.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.19. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $36.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.54. CSX Co. has a 1-year low of $29.03 and a 1-year high of $40.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42.
CSX Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.42%. This is a positive change from CSX’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. CSX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.37%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
CSX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of CSX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on CSX from $37.00 to $36.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Raymond James boosted their target price on CSX from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 16th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on CSX from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of CSX in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CSX has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.00.
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CSX Company Profile
CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities.
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