Glenview Trust co reduced its stake in Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO – Free Report) by 11.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,042 shares of the company’s stock after selling 390 shares during the quarter. Glenview Trust co’s holdings in Diageo were worth $387,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in shares of Diageo by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 158,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,234,000 after purchasing an additional 6,617 shares during the last quarter. Canoe Financial LP increased its holdings in Diageo by 88,407.3% in the 4th quarter. Canoe Financial LP now owns 8,113,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,031,465,000 after buying an additional 8,104,301 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in Diageo by 32.8% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 65,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,248,000 after buying an additional 16,285 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Diageo by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,242,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $735,671,000 after buying an additional 437,646 shares during the period. Finally, Maia Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Diageo by 24.7% in the 4th quarter. Maia Wealth LLC now owns 13,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,648,000 after buying an additional 2,593 shares during the period. 8.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
DEO has been the topic of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Diageo from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Diageo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Diageo from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Diageo from $124.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $129.00.
Diageo Price Performance
Shares of NYSE DEO opened at $109.16 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.94, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.65. Diageo plc has a 12 month low of $105.72 and a 12 month high of $149.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $113.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $123.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 0.67.
Diageo Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.62 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.8%. Diageo’s payout ratio is 46.42%.
Diageo Company Profile
Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and sale of alcoholic beverages. The company offers scotch, gin, vodka, rum, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Chinese white spirits, cachaça, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and flavored malt beverages. It also provides Chinese, Canadian, Irish, American, and Indian-Made Foreign Liquor whiskies, as well as flavored malt beverages, ready to drink, and non-alcoholic products.
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