Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine Purchases 111,929 Shares of Suja Life (NASDAQ:SUJA) Stock

Suja Life, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUJA) major shareholder Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine acquired 111,929 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $6.43 per share, for a total transaction of $719,703.47. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 9,044,372 shares in the company, valued at $58,155,311.96. This represents a 1.25% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Large shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 17th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine bought 175,185 shares of Suja Life stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $6.49 per share, with a total value of $1,136,950.65.
• On Wednesday, August 12th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine purchased 111,929 shares of Suja Life stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $6.13 per share, for a total transaction of $686,124.77.
• On Tuesday, August 11th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine purchased 108,440 shares of Suja Life stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $6.09 per share, for a total transaction of $660,399.60.
• On Monday, August 10th, Schwartz Food Chain Fund Paine purchased 111,929 shares of Suja Life stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $6.43 per share, for a total transaction of $719,703.47.

Suja Life Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ SUJA opened at $6.71 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.96. Suja Life, Inc. has a 12-month low of $5.59 and a 12-month high of $18.48. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.38.

Suja Life (NASDAQ:SUJA) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.34). The business had revenue of $83.86 million for the quarter. The firm’s revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Suja Life, Inc. will post 0.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings started coverage on Suja Life in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. They set a “sell (e-)” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Suja Life in a report on Monday, June 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $25.00 target price for the company. Evercore initiated coverage on Suja Life in a research note on Monday, June 1st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research upgraded Suja Life to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Suja Life from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Suja Life currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $26.67.

Suja Life Company Profile

Suja Life Inc operates as a holding company, through its subsidiaries, offers organic cold-pressed juices, wellness shots and functional sodas. Suja Life Inc is based in Oceanside, California.