Cosan S.A. (NYSE:CSAN) Shares Purchased by Trexquant Investment LP

Trexquant Investment LP increased its stake in shares of Cosan S.A. (NYSE:CSAN) by 1,909.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 215,801 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 205,064 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP’s holdings in Cosan were worth $1,174,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quantbot Technologies LP raised its holdings in Cosan by 33.3% in the 4th quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 13,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 3,373 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Cosan by 114.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after acquiring an additional 5,775 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Cosan by 181.4% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 6,311 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in Cosan by 180.2% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 12,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 8,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PDS Planning Inc acquired a new position in Cosan in the 4th quarter valued at $58,000.

Cosan Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of Cosan stock opened at $4.69 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $5.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31. Cosan S.A. has a twelve month low of $4.31 and a twelve month high of $12.15. The stock has a market cap of $2.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 1.11.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $19.00 price target on shares of Cosan in a report on Monday, December 23rd.

Cosan Profile

Cosan SA engages in the fuel distribution business. It operates through Raízen, Compass, Moove, Rumo, and Radar segments. The company’s Raízen segment engages in the production, commercialization, origination, and trading of ethanol, bioenergy, renewable sources, and sugar; trading and resale of electricity; and distribution and commercialization of fuels and lubricants.