Central Puerto S.A. (NYSE:CEPU) Shares Sold by Jump Financial LLC

Jump Financial LLC reduced its position in shares of Central Puerto S.A. (NYSE:CEPU) by 13.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,400 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,400 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC’s holdings in Central Puerto were worth $304,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Simplex Trading LLC lifted its holdings in Central Puerto by 1,441.0% during the 4th quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 2,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 3,127 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in Central Puerto by 5.6% during the third quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 175,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,030,000 after purchasing an additional 9,366 shares during the last quarter. Autonomy Capital Jersey L.P. lifted its stake in Central Puerto by 2.8% during the third quarter. Autonomy Capital Jersey L.P. now owns 760,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,423,000 after purchasing an additional 20,925 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in Central Puerto in the third quarter valued at approximately $233,000. Finally, Trium Capital LLP raised its holdings in Central Puerto by 40.8% during the third quarter. Trium Capital LLP now owns 144,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $843,000 after purchasing an additional 41,918 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.97% of the company’s stock.

Central Puerto Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:CEPU opened at $9.48 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.91. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a PE ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.41. Central Puerto S.A. has a twelve month low of $5.30 and a twelve month high of $11.60.

Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 11th. The company reported $2.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $2.66. The company had revenue of $193.03 million during the quarter. Central Puerto had a net margin of 54.47% and a return on equity of 22.42%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.96 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Central Puerto S.A. will post 0.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Central Puerto

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.