O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Has $4.94 Million Position in Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS - Free Report) by 12.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 366,735 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 52,457 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC owned about 0.07% of Vipshop worth $4,940,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in Vipshop by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 44,100 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $594,000 after acquiring an additional 1,500 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vipshop in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $64,115,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vipshop by 53.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,597,664 shares of the technology company's stock worth $34,991,000 after purchasing an additional 908,669 shares during the last quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vipshop by 17.8% during the 4th quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 20,507 shares of the technology company's stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 3,095 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vipshop by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,961,402 shares of the technology company's stock worth $188,060,000 after buying an additional 79,254 shares in the last quarter. 48.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Vipshop Stock Down 5.0 %

NYSE VIPS traded down $0.70 on Monday, reaching $13.40. The company had a trading volume of 4,689,187 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,850,851. Vipshop Holdings Limited has a 52 week low of $11.50 and a 52 week high of $17.94. The stock has a market cap of $6.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.41, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.53. The stock's 50 day moving average is $15.58 and its 200-day moving average is $14.67.

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

Vipshop Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup cut 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, April 1st. StockNews.com upgraded Vipshop from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Vipshop from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $15.30.

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.