Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in TotalFinaElf, S.A. (NYSE:TOT) by 1.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 837,274 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after buying an additional 10,006 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in TotalFinaElf, were worth $42,215,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TOT. HL Financial Services LLC boosted its position in TotalFinaElf, by 0.7% in the first quarter. HL Financial Services LLC now owns 8,369 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $422,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Albert D Mason Inc. boosted its position in TotalFinaElf, by 0.5% in the first quarter. Albert D Mason Inc. now owns 14,189 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $715,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in TotalFinaElf, by 2.9% in the first quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,162 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors boosted its position in TotalFinaElf, by 0.3% in the first quarter. Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors now owns 44,207 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,229,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Taylor Cottrill Erickson & Associates Inc. boosted its position in TotalFinaElf, by 3.6% in the first quarter. Taylor Cottrill Erickson & Associates Inc. now owns 4,293 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $216,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 6.15% of the company’s stock.
Shares of TotalFinaElf, S.A. (TOT) opened at 49.62 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $50.09 and its 200-day moving average is $50.83. TotalFinaElf, S.A. has a 52 week low of $45.05 and a 52 week high of $54.71. The firm has a market cap of $121.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.65 and a beta of 0.76.
TotalFinaElf, (NYSE:TOT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 27th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.06. TotalFinaElf, had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 12.13%. The company had revenue of $41.18 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts predict that TotalFinaElf, S.A. will post $3.81 EPS for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 2nd were given a dividend of $0.694 per share. This is an increase from TotalFinaElf,’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.54. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 31st. This represents a $2.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.59%. TotalFinaElf,’s dividend payout ratio is currently 78.52%.
Several research firms have weighed in on TOT. Scotiabank reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $54.00 price objective on shares of TotalFinaElf, in a research report on Wednesday, May 17th. ValuEngine lowered shares of TotalFinaElf, from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. Canaccord Genuity raised shares of TotalFinaElf, from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. BidaskClub lowered shares of TotalFinaElf, from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 24th. Finally, Howard Weil lowered shares of TotalFinaElf, from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.75.
About TotalFinaElf,
Total SA (Total) is an oil and gas company. The Company has three segments: an Upstream segment, including the activities of the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, and the activities of gas and power; a Refining & Chemicals segment constituting an industrial hub consisting of the activities of refining, petrochemicals and specialty chemicals, and also includes the activities of oil trading and shipping, and a Marketing & Services segment, including the activities of supply and marketing in the field of petroleum products, as well as the activity of New Energies.
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