Quantbot Technologies LP Makes New $1.55 Million Investment in PBF Energy Inc. $PBF

Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE:PBF) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 51,249 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,546,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of PBF Energy by 197.7% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 887 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 589 shares in the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its position in PBF Energy by 62.3% during the third quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 1,146 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 440 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PBF Energy by 235.7% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,299 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 912 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PBF Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of PBF Energy by 66.2% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 2,054 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 818 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other PBF Energy news, insider Control Empresarial De Capital sold 480,000 shares of PBF Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.07, for a total value of $16,833,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 29,583,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,037,493,274.86. The trade was a 1.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Thomas J. Nimbley sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.07, for a total value of $8,014,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 790,716 shares in the company, valued at $31,683,990.12. The trade was a 20.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 3,054,879 shares of company stock worth $108,052,950 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 5.30% of the company’s stock.

More PBF Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting PBF Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call‑option activity — traders bought about 14,762 calls (≈392% above average), signaling speculative bullish positioning or hedging by institutional/options players that can amplify upside into company news.
• Positive Sentiment: Shares hit a one‑year high as investors accumulated ahead of business updates and PBF’s participation in a conference, reflecting elevated expectations for positive operational commentary or guidance. PBF Energy (PBF) Climbs to 1-Year High
• Neutral Sentiment: Control Empresarial de Capital remains a very large long‑term holder (still >27M shares) despite trimming positions across several dates; the scale of ownership suggests continued alignment even as it takes profits. SEC Form 4 — Control Empresarial
• Neutral Sentiment: PBF recently reported better‑than‑expected quarterly EPS ($0.49 vs. est. -$0.15) and announced a quarterly dividend ($0.275), both supportive fundamentals that can justify investor interest ahead of updates.
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling: Control Empresarial sold 120,000 shares on 3/2 and 99,000 on 3/3 (~$8.6M combined proceeds), and director Thomas J. Nimbley sold 200,000 shares on 3/3 (~$8.0M), the latter a ~20% cut to his holding — these profit‑taking moves can constrain further upside and raise governance/confidence questions for some investors. SEC Filing — Thomas J. Nimbley
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains mixed-to-negative: consensus on MarketBeat is “Reduce” with a ~$30.21 target — that divergence between market enthusiasm and analyst targets could increase volatility if company updates don’t meet bullish expectations.

PBF Energy Price Performance

Shares of PBF opened at $45.72 on Friday. PBF Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of $13.61 and a twelve month high of $47.18. The company has a market capitalization of $5.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -31.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.01 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $33.12 and a 200 day moving average of $31.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The oil and gas company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.64. PBF Energy had a negative return on equity of 8.86% and a negative net margin of 0.54%.The business had revenue of $7.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.17 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted ($2.82) EPS. The company’s revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that PBF Energy Inc. will post -1.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PBF Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be given a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. PBF Energy’s payout ratio is -74.83%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Tudor Pickering raised shares of PBF Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Mizuho upgraded shares of PBF Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $38.00 in a report on Friday, December 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of PBF Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wolfe Research lowered PBF Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $23.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded PBF Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, PBF Energy currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $30.21.

About PBF Energy

PBF Energy, Inc is an independent petroleum refiner organized in 2008 and headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2012 under the ticker symbol PBF. Since its formation, PBF Energy has grown through acquisitions and operational optimization, positioning itself as a leading supplier of refined petroleum products in the United States.

The company owns and operates five refineries located along the U.S. Gulf Coast, East Coast and in the Pacific Northwest, with a combined crude oil processing capacity of approximately 900,000 barrels per day.