Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) Director Sells $41,162.16 in Stock

Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) Director Sylvia Ann Stein sold 4,108 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.02, for a total transaction of $41,162.16. Following the sale, the director now owns 9,901 shares in the company, valued at $99,208.02. The trade was a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Luxfer Price Performance

Shares of LXFR stock remained flat at $12.18 during trading hours on Tuesday. 54,635 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 129,316. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.14. Luxfer Holdings PLC has a 12-month low of $9.41 and a 12-month high of $15.64. The stock has a market cap of $331.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.09.

Luxfer Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Investors of record on Friday, April 18th were paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%. Luxfer’s payout ratio is 66.67%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Luxfer from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st.

Institutional Trading of Luxfer

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in LXFR. New York State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new position in Luxfer in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Luxfer in the first quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Globeflex Capital L P purchased a new position in Luxfer in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $101,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Luxfer in the first quarter valued at approximately $124,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in Luxfer in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $137,000. 90.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Luxfer

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.