Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM) Stock Holdings Increased by Alberta Investment Management Corp

Alberta Investment Management Corp increased its stake in Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM - Free Report) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 254,139 shares of the information services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 8,545 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp owned approximately 0.21% of Autohome worth $6,595,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in Autohome by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 13,761 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $357,000 after buying an additional 420 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its holdings in Autohome by 27.4% in the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 8,564 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $222,000 after buying an additional 1,841 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Autohome by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 9,742 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $261,000 after buying an additional 2,652 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its holdings in Autohome by 15.1% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 108,173 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $2,807,000 after buying an additional 14,200 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in Autohome by 140.5% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,718,761 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $44,602,000 after buying an additional 1,004,043 shares during the period. 63.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Autohome Trading Down 1.3 %

Autohome stock traded down $0.39 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $29.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 526,918 shares, compared to its average volume of 498,397. Autohome Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.89 and a twelve month high of $34.70. The firm has a market cap of $3.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.83 and a beta of 0.18. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $27.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $27.67.

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The information services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.01. Autohome had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 7.79%. The business had revenue of $244.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $243.26 million. On average, equities analysts expect that Autohome Inc. will post 2.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ATHM shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Autohome to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. CLSA lowered shares of Autohome from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Autohome from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Autohome presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $28.00.

Autohome Company Profile

Autohome Inc operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People's Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its three websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps.