Ternium (NYSE:TX) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemTernium S.A. (NYSE:TX – Get Free Report) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $34.13 and traded as high as $38.51. Ternium shares last traded at $38.16, with a volume of 92,753 shares changing hands.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
TX has been the subject of several research analyst reports. HSBC set a $41.00 target price on Ternium and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Ternium to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Ternium from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ternium in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Ternium from $32.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.56.
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Ternium Stock Performance
The company has a market cap of $7.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.97 and a beta of 1.36. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $36.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $34.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 2.46.
Ternium (NYSE:TX – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The basic materials company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.68). The business had revenue of $3.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.02 billion. Ternium had a net margin of 3.72% and a return on equity of 1.89%. Ternium’s quarterly revenue was down 11.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.16 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Ternium S.A. will post 4.37 EPS for the current year.
Ternium Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were paid a $0.90 dividend. This represents a yield of 503.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. Ternium’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.61%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ternium
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in TX. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in Ternium during the first quarter worth about $700,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ternium by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 5,358,772 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $161,298,000 after buying an additional 237,741 shares during the period. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Ternium by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 490,076 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $14,550,000 after buying an additional 16,006 shares during the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc purchased a new stake in shares of Ternium during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $258,000. Finally, Oaktree Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in Ternium by 13.2% in the second quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP now owns 919,709 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $27,683,000 after acquiring an additional 107,100 shares during the last quarter. 11.98% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Ternium Company Profile
Ternium SA (NYSE:TX) is a leading vertically integrated steel producer with operations across the Americas. The company manufactures a broad range of flat and long steel products, including hot‐rolled and cold‐rolled coils, galvanized and tin-coated sheets, plates, rebars, wire rods, bars and structural sections. These products serve diverse end markets such as automotive, construction, energy, industrial machinery, home appliances and packaging.
Established in 2005 through the consolidation of steel assets in Argentina and Mexico, Ternium has grown to operate major production facilities in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Central America and the United States.
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