American Century Companies Inc. Has $19.92 Million Stock Position in Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS)

American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS - Free Report) by 5.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,478,944 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 82,989 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.29% of Vipshop worth $19,921,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VIPS. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vipshop by 17.5% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 9,972 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $134,000 after buying an additional 1,487 shares during the last quarter. Polymer Capital Management HK LTD bought a new stake in Vipshop in the 3rd quarter valued at $175,000. Atomi Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vipshop by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,241 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $165,000 after purchasing an additional 1,191 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. bought a new position in Vipshop during the fourth quarter worth $165,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Vipshop in the fourth quarter valued at $175,000. Institutional investors own 48.82% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on VIPS shares. Citigroup cut shares of Vipshop from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $18.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Vipshop from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Vipshop from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $15.30.

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Vipshop Stock Performance

NYSE:VIPS traded down $0.50 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $14.85. 5,805,160 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,828,997. Vipshop Holdings Limited has a one year low of $11.50 and a one year high of $17.94. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $15.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.62 billion, a PE ratio of 7.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.53.

Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The technology company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $4.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.82 billion. Vipshop had a return on equity of 20.89% and a net margin of 7.50%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Vipshop Holdings Limited will post 1.95 EPS for the current year.

Vipshop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.9%. Vipshop's payout ratio is 24.24%.

About Vipshop

Vipshop Holdings Limited operates online platforms in the People's Republic of China. It operates in Vip.com, Shan Shan Outlets, and Others segments. The company offers womenswear, menswear, sportswear and sporting goods, shoes and bags, accessories, baby and children products, skincare and cosmetics, home goods and other lifestyle products, and supermarket products.