Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALU) Short Interest Update

Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALU - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 15,100 shares, an increase of 30.2% from the March 15th total of 11,600 shares. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 7,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Value Line from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th.

Institutional Trading of Value Line

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VALU. Barclays PLC grew its stake in Value Line by 340.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,150 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 889 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Value Line by 144.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,563 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 923 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in Value Line in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $311,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of Value Line by 284.5% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 21,150 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $818,000 after purchasing an additional 15,650 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Value Line by 19.5% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 10,622 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $561,000 after purchasing an additional 1,733 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 6.26% of the company's stock.

Value Line Price Performance

Shares of VALU traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $40.38. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,144 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,037. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $39.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.42. Value Line has a fifty-two week low of $32.94 and a fifty-two week high of $57.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $380.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.18 and a beta of 0.95.

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 14th. The financial services provider reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Value Line had a return on equity of 24.00% and a net margin of 62.02%. The company had revenue of $8.97 million for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.51 EPS.

Value Line Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a $0.325 dividend. This is an increase from Value Line's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.22%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. Value Line's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 52.63%.

Value Line Company Profile

Value Line, Inc produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and options. The company's research services include The Value Line Investment Survey, The Value Line Investment Survey - Small and Mid-Cap, The Value Line 600, and The Value Line Fund Advisor Plus that provide statistical and text coverage of various investment securities, with an emphasis placed on its proprietary research, analysis, and statistical ranks.