GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) Shares Bought by Usca Ria LLC


Usca Ria LLC grew its holdings in GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK) by 19.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 70,537 shares of the pharmaceutical company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,372 shares during the period. Usca Ria LLC’s holdings in GlaxoSmithKline were worth $2,695,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in GSK. Dubuque Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of GlaxoSmithKline by 195.3% in the fourth quarter. Dubuque Bank & Trust Co. now owns 685 shares of the pharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 453 shares in the last quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of GlaxoSmithKline in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of GlaxoSmithKline in the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. River Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of GlaxoSmithKline by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. River Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,990 shares of the pharmaceutical company’s stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clean Yield Group purchased a new stake in shares of GlaxoSmithKline in the fourth quarter worth about $90,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.99% of the company’s stock.


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GSK has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of GlaxoSmithKline in a research report on Tuesday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on GlaxoSmithKline in a research report on Friday, December 14th. They issued an “underweight” rating on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded GlaxoSmithKline from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 14th. BNP Paribas downgraded GlaxoSmithKline from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of GlaxoSmithKline in a research report on Monday, December 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.99.


NYSE GSK traded down $0.17 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $40.22. 63,144 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,158,324. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.52, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.51. GlaxoSmithKline plc has a 52 week low of $35.96 and a 52 week high of $42.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $100.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.74, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.79.

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 6th. The pharmaceutical company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.09. GlaxoSmithKline had a return on equity of 160.39% and a net margin of 11.45%. The company had revenue of $10.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.85 billion. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that GlaxoSmithKline plc will post 2.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.


The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.597 per share. This is a boost from GlaxoSmithKline’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. This represents a $2.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.94%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 21st. GlaxoSmithKline’s payout ratio is presently 74.68%.

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About GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline plc engages in the creation, discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of vaccines, over-the-counter medicines, and health-related consumer products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals R&D, Vaccines, and Consumer Healthcare. The company offers pharmaceutical products comprising medicines in the therapeutic areas, such as respiratory, anti-virals, central nervous system, cardiovascular and urogenital, metabolic, anti-bacterials, dermatology, rare diseases, immuno-inflammation, and HIV, as well as vaccines.

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