StoneX Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SNEX - Get Free Report) CEO Philip Andrew Smith sold 4,447 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.07, for a total transaction of $356,071.29. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 342,711 shares in the company, valued at $27,440,869.77. This trade represents a 1.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.
Philip Andrew Smith also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, April 4th, Philip Andrew Smith sold 9,000 shares of StoneX Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.56, for a total value of $626,040.00.
StoneX Group Trading Up 1.3 %
SNEX stock opened at $80.29 on Friday. StoneX Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $42.73 and a 52 week high of $85.49. The company has a market cap of $3.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.59 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.68.
StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.26. StoneX Group had a net margin of 0.26% and a return on equity of 16.83%. On average, equities research analysts expect that StoneX Group Inc. will post 8.7 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, William Blair initiated coverage on StoneX Group in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On StoneX Group
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNEX. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of StoneX Group by 72.2% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 23,621 shares of the company's stock worth $1,934,000 after buying an additional 9,900 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its stake in StoneX Group by 359.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 46,755 shares of the company's stock worth $3,828,000 after acquiring an additional 36,577 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of StoneX Group by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 671,257 shares of the company's stock worth $54,973,000 after purchasing an additional 17,769 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in StoneX Group by 11.0% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 149,442 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,236,000 after buying an additional 14,784 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co acquired a new position in StoneX Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $298,000. 75.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
StoneX Group Company Profile
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StoneX Group Inc operates as a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to market ecosystem worldwide. The company operates through Commercial, Institutional, Retail, and Global Payments segments. The Commercial segment provides risk management and hedging, exchange-traded and OTC products execution and clearing, voice brokerage, market intelligence, physical trading, and commodity financing and logistics services.
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