Public Sector Pension Investment Board Purchases 22,579 Shares of The Andersons, Inc. $ANDE

Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANDE) by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 132,511 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,579 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board owned approximately 0.39% of Andersons worth $5,275,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Andersons in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in shares of Andersons by 227.9% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,954 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $109,000 after acquiring an additional 2,053 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its position in Andersons by 57.1% in the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 4,400 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $162,000 after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in Andersons during the second quarter worth approximately $201,000. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Andersons during the second quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.06% of the company’s stock.

Andersons News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Andersons this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets raised its price target to $75 from $65 and kept an “outperform” rating, implying roughly mid‑teens upside from recent levels — a clear catalyst for investor buying. BMO raises target to $75
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat EPS expectations (reported $2.04 vs. $1.56 est.), with management calling the quarter a record finish and pointing to strength in renewables — supports the earnings narrative and near‑term multiple expansion. Q4 highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Management set an ambitious longer‑term target (about $7 EPS by 2028) tied to agribusiness and renewables expansion, which frames upside beyond the current year if execution continues. $7 EPS 2028 target
• Neutral Sentiment: Street models and writeups are being updated after the print; consensus for the current year is still below management’s longer‑term target (analysts expect ~3.11 EPS), so estimates will be watched for upward revisions. Valuation after Q4
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue declined materially (Q4 revenue $2.54B vs. $2.69B expected; down ~18.8% YoY) and net margins remain thin (≈0.9%), which limits the durability of the beat and means top‑line weakness could cap multiple expansion if it persists. Earnings summary and revenue miss

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on ANDE shares. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Andersons from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Andersons in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Andersons in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $68.33.

Insider Transactions at Andersons

In other Andersons news, Director John T. Stout, Jr. sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.00, for a total value of $275,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,941 shares in the company, valued at $1,426,755. This represents a 16.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 4.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Andersons Price Performance

ANDE opened at $64.86 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $59.10 and a 200 day moving average of $49.21. The stock has a market cap of $2.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.16 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The Andersons, Inc. has a 52-week low of $31.03 and a 52-week high of $70.06.

Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The basic materials company reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $2.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.69 billion. Andersons had a return on equity of 7.76% and a net margin of 0.87%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 18.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.31 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that The Andersons, Inc. will post 3.11 EPS for the current year.

Andersons Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. Andersons’s payout ratio is 37.38%.

Andersons Company Profile

The Andersons, Inc operates as a diversified agriculture company offering a broad range of products and services to farmers, retailers and industrial customers. Through its Grain Group, the company purchases, stores, merchandises and transports corn, soybeans and other commodities, while its Renewables Group produces ethanol and distillers grains at multiple plants in the U.S. The Rail Group provides locomotive leasing, railcar repair and related maintenance services, and the Horticulture Group supplies turf, specialty and horticultural products to landscaping professionals and consumer lawn and garden retailers.

Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Maumee, Ohio, The Andersons has grown from a regional grain elevator operator into an integrated agribusiness platform.