Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM) Shares Sold by Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC cut its stake in shares of Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM - Free Report) by 15.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,066,493 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 192,425 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC owned approximately 0.88% of Autohome worth $27,675,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ATHM. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in Autohome by 33.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 105,514 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $3,484,000 after buying an additional 26,657 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of Autohome by 8.3% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 261,564 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $8,532,000 after acquiring an additional 19,983 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its holdings in Autohome by 16.9% in the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 31,193 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,018,000 after purchasing an additional 4,516 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Autohome by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,382,468 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $45,096,000 after purchasing an additional 27,501 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Autohome during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $784,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.08% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

ATHM has been the subject of several research analyst reports. StockNews.com cut Autohome from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Autohome from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $24.00 to $36.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Autohome to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $32.00.

Autohome Price Performance

Shares of ATHM stock traded down $1.44 on Friday, hitting $25.88. 712,038 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 503,632. The company has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion, a PE ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.16. Autohome Inc. has a 1-year low of $21.89 and a 1-year high of $34.70. The company's fifty day moving average is $28.93 and its 200 day moving average is $28.59.

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The information services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.01. Autohome had a net margin of 23.02% and a return on equity of 7.79%. The company had revenue of $244.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $243.26 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Autohome Inc. will post 1.84 EPS for the current year.

Autohome 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.