Augustine Asset Management raised its position in Syngenta AG (NYSE:SYT) by 17.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The hedge fund owned 56,515 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,430 shares during the period. Syngenta AG makes up about 3.4% of Augustine Asset Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Augustine Asset Management’s holdings in Syngenta AG were worth $4,449,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Commonwealth Equity Services raised its position in shares of Syngenta AG by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services now owns 7,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $612,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. BB&T Securities raised its position in shares of Syngenta AG by 81.6% in the fourth quarter. BB&T Securities now owns 13,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,095,000 after buying an additional 6,253 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Asset Management Company raised its position in shares of Syngenta AG by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Capstone Asset Management Company now owns 125,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,866,000 after buying an additional 21,234 shares during the last quarter. CIBC World Markets raised its position in shares of Syngenta AG by 64.3% in the fourth quarter. CIBC World Markets now owns 7,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,000 after buying an additional 2,864 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management raised its position in shares of Syngenta AG by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management now owns 23,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,851,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the last quarter.

Syngenta AG (NYSE:SYT) opened at 70.40 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.47 and a 200 day moving average of $73.46. The company has a market cap of $32.34 billion and a P/E ratio of 22.35. Syngenta AG has a 52 week low of $61.61 and a 52 week high of $98.15.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Macquarie began coverage on shares of Syngenta AG in a research report on Thursday, January 7th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Jefferies Group raised shares of Syngenta AG to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 28th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Syngenta AG from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $79.67.

Syngenta AG (NYSE:SYT) is an agribusiness operating in the crop protection, seeds and lawn and garden markets. The Company operates five operating segments: the four geographic regions, consisting of the integrated Crop Protection and Seeds business, and the global Lawn and Garden business. The Company’s Crop Protection segment offers crop protection chemicals, which include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and seed treatments to control weeds, insects and diseases in crops, and are inputs enabling growers. Its Seeds segment operates in the commercial sectors of field crops, including corn, oilseeds, cereals and sugar beet, and vegetables. The Company’s Lawn and Garden segment provides professional growers and consumers with flowers, turf and landscape, and professional pest management products.

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