Central Puerto S.A. (NYSE:CEPU) Shares Bought by Invesco Ltd.

Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Central Puerto S.A. (NYSE:CEPU) by 60.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,949 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,422 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd.’s holdings in Central Puerto were worth $362,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Central Puerto during the 4th quarter worth $776,000. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA lifted its holdings in Central Puerto by 1,204.3% in the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 435,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,307,000 after acquiring an additional 401,903 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Central Puerto in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,319,000. Ping Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Central Puerto by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 86,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,246,000 after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Central Puerto by 169.1% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,000 after buying an additional 6,248 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.97% of the company’s stock.

Central Puerto Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of CEPU opened at $10.40 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion, a PE ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a current ratio of 2.13. Central Puerto S.A. has a 1 year low of $7.07 and a 1 year high of $16.60.

Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.26. Central Puerto had a return on equity of 22.76% and a net margin of 56.44%. The company had revenue of $168.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $187.32 billion. Analysts forecast that Central Puerto S.A. will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Central Puerto Company Profile

Central Puerto SA engages in the electric power generation in Argentina. It operates through three segments: Electric Power Generation from Conventional Sources, Electric Power Generation from Renewable Sources, and Natural Gas Transport and Distribution. The company generates energy through thermal, hydroelectric, and wind farms.