12,900 Shares in JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) Bought by Guardian Partners Inc.

Guardian Partners Inc. bought a new position in JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 12,900 shares of the information services provider's stock, valued at approximately $448,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG bought a new stake in JD.com during the third quarter worth about $453,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of JD.com by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 52,425 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $2,097,000 after purchasing an additional 1,267 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of JD.com by 85.4% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,776 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $791,000 after purchasing an additional 9,112 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of JD.com by 155.3% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,661,357 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $66,454,000 after buying an additional 1,010,736 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. increased its position in JD.com by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 400,294 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $16,012,000 after buying an additional 36,096 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 15.98% of the company's stock.

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JD.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ JD traded down $1.10 on Tuesday, reaching $41.47. 11,432,168 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,563,626. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.40 billion, a PE ratio of 13.12, a PEG ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 0.43. JD.com, Inc. has a one year low of $24.13 and a one year high of $47.82. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $40.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

JD.com Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.76 per share. This is a boost from JD.com's previous annual dividend of $0.74. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. JD.com's payout ratio is 26.13%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on JD. StockNews.com cut JD.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Dbs Bank raised shares of JD.com to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group set a $51.00 target price on shares of JD.com in a research note on Friday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of JD.com from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Benchmark upped their price target on JD.com from $47.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $45.64.

About JD.com

JD.com, Inc operates as a supply chain-based technology and service provider in the People's Republic of China. The company offers computers, communication, and consumer electronics products, as well as home appliances; and general merchandise products comprising food, beverage and fresh produce, baby and maternity products, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care items, pharmaceutical and healthcare products, industrial products, books, automobile accessories, apparel and footwear, bags, and jewelry.