Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM) Shares Purchased by Schroder Investment Management Group

Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM - Free Report) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 899,860 shares of the information services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 36,703 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned about 0.74% of Autohome worth $23,351,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 1,841 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its position in Autohome by 37.4% in the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 9,742 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $261,000 after acquiring an additional 2,652 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Autohome during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $269,000. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its position in Autohome by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 10,399 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 778 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of Autohome by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 13,761 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.08% of the company's stock.

Autohome Stock Down 4.3 %

ATHM stock traded down $1.11 on Monday, reaching $24.77. 669,156 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 505,113. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $28.86 and a 200-day moving average of $28.59. The firm has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a PE ratio of 13.39 and a beta of 0.16. Autohome Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.89 and a twelve month high of $34.70.

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $244.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $243.26 million. On average, equities research analysts predict that Autohome Inc. will post 1.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on ATHM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Autohome from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $24.00 to $36.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Autohome from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Autohome to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $32.00.

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.