10% Owner Paine Schwartz Adds $4.06M in Suja Life Stock, Raising Stake to 62.77%
SUJA sits 36% above its 52-week low of $5.59.
Summary
Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V GP, Ltd. bought $4.06 million of Suja Life stock over three days, increasing its stake to 62.77% and continuing a pattern of aggressive accumulation.
Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · SUJA
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10% Owner Buys $4.06M More
Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V GP, Ltd. purchased 567,900 shares for $4,064,271 over three days (Aug 18-20), at prices ranging from $6.73 to $7.63.
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Stake Rises to 62.77%
Post-transaction holdings total 9,787,457 shares, representing a 62.77% stake in Suja Life, up from 62.77% disclosed in the prior 13D filing on Aug 19.
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Third Consecutive Purchase in Two Weeks
This follows $2.07M bought on Aug 12 and $2.56M bought on Aug 17, bringing total recent buying by the fund to over $8.6 million.
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Buying Despite Negative News
The purchases come after a securities litigation investigation was announced on Aug 14 and full-year revenue guidance was lowered on Aug 4, suggesting the fund sees value at current prices.
Analysis · SUJA · Manufacturing
Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V GP, Ltd., a 10% owner, bought another $4.06 million of Suja Life stock over three days, bringing its total disclosed stake to 62.77%. This is the third consecutive open-market purchase by the same fund in two weeks, totaling over $8.6 million in new buying. The purchases come despite a securities litigation investigation announced on August 14 and a lowered full-year revenue guidance on August 4, suggesting the fund sees value at current prices. The latest purchase price of $7.63 is essentially at today's market price of $7.63, indicating the fund is willing to pay up for shares.
At the time of this filing, SUJA was trading at $7.63 on NASDAQ in the Manufacturing sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $289.7M. The 52-week trading range was $5.59 to $18.48. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.