Suja Life (NASDAQ:SUJA) Major Shareholder Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine Purchases 125,000 Shares

Suja Life, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUJA) major shareholder Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine bought 125,000 shares of Suja Life stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $10.57 per share, for a total transaction of $1,321,250.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 11,746,253 shares in the company, valued at $124,157,894.21. This represents a 1.08% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Major shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 8th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine purchased 50,000 shares of Suja Life stock. The stock was bought at an average price of $9.90 per share, for a total transaction of $495,000.00.
• On Wednesday, September 2nd, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine purchased 175,000 shares of Suja Life stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $10.26 per share, with a total value of $1,795,500.00.
• On Monday, August 31st, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine acquired 175,000 shares of Suja Life stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $10.10 per share, with a total value of $1,767,500.00.
• On Friday, August 28th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine acquired 185,000 shares of Suja Life stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $9.33 per share, with a total value of $1,726,050.00.
• On Wednesday, August 26th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine acquired 233,624 shares of Suja Life stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $9.59 per share, for a total transaction of $2,240,454.16.
• On Monday, August 24th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine acquired 233,624 shares of Suja Life stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $8.84 per share, for a total transaction of $2,065,236.16.
• On Thursday, August 20th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine bought 189,300 shares of Suja Life stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $7.63 per share, for a total transaction of $1,444,359.00.
• On Tuesday, August 18th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine bought 189,300 shares of Suja Life stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of $6.73 per share, with a total value of $1,273,989.00.
• On Monday, August 17th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine bought 175,185 shares of Suja Life stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of $6.49 per share, with a total value of $1,136,950.65.
• On Friday, August 14th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine purchased 111,929 shares of Suja Life stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $6.43 per share, with a total value of $719,703.47.

Suja Life Trading Down 5.9%

NASDAQ SUJA opened at $9.89 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $9.15. Suja Life, Inc. has a 1 year low of $5.59 and a 1 year high of $18.48.

Suja Life (NASDAQ:SUJA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $83.86 million for the quarter. Suja Life’s quarterly revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Suja Life, Inc. will post 0.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings began coverage on Suja Life in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. They issued a “sell (e-)” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Suja Life in a research report on Monday, June 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $25.00 price objective for the company. William Blair lowered Suja Life from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen cut Suja Life from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 12th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Suja Life to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $26.67.

Institutional Trading of Suja Life

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Suja Life stock. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Suja Life, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUJA) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 816,348 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,294,000. Citadel Advisors LLC owned about 2.11% of Suja Life as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

About Suja Life

Suja Life Inc operates as a holding company, through its subsidiaries, offers organic cold-pressed juices, wellness shots and functional sodas. Suja Life Inc is based in Oceanside, California.