Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V., a significant shareholder in PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE:PBF), has increased its stake in the company. According to a recent SEC filing, the firm acquired 150,000 Class A common shares of PBF Energy. The shares were purchased at a weighted average price of $28.7004, with transaction prices ranging from $28.075 to $29.40. The total value of this transaction amounts to approximately $4.3 million. The purchase price represents a slight premium to the current trading price of $27.82, with the stock having declined nearly 46% over the past year.
Following this acquisition, Control Empresarial now holds 29,505,998 shares of PBF Energy, reflecting its continued confidence in the petroleum refining company. The Slim Family, beneficiaries of a trust that owns Control Empresarial, indirectly benefit from this increased stake, holding approximately 25.6% of PBF Energy's outstanding Class A shares. According to InvestingPro, management has been aggressively buying back shares, and the company maintains a high shareholder yield despite its FAIR financial health rating. InvestingPro analysis indicates the stock is currently undervalued, with additional insights available in the comprehensive Pro Research Report covering this and 1,400+ other US equities.
In other recent news, PBF Energy has been the subject of multiple analyst adjustments. Citi analysts lowered their price target for the company from $37 to $32, maintaining a Neutral stance. The analysts predict a decrease in share repurchases for the quarter and project an earnings per share loss of $3.26 for PBF Energy. Similarly, Mizuho (NYSE:MFG) Securities reduced its price target from $31 to $28, maintaining an Underperform rating. The firm anticipates a significant shortfall in PBF Energy's fourth-quarter earnings and earnings per share compared to market consensus.
In a separate report, TD Cowen downgraded PBF Energy's stock rating from Hold to Sell, reducing the price target from $27 to $20. The firm highlighted the company's high-cost refining system and its exposure to the West Coast market as potential challenges. Additionally, Mizuho Securities downgraded PBF Energy's stock from Neutral to Underperform, lowering the price target from $33 to $31, citing concerns about the company's vulnerability to anticipated weakness in refining crack spreads.
Apart from analyst ratings, PBF Energy announced changes in executive compensation, including long-term incentive awards for their named executive officers. The incentive awards, approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, include restricted shares of Class A common stock, performance share units, and performance units with payouts contingent on the company's total shareholder return rankings relative to its peers. These recent developments highlight the evolving financial landscape for PBF Energy.
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