Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Increases Stock Position in Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its stake in shares of Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS - Free Report) by 5.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 432,552 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 22,849 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS owned about 0.08% of Vipshop worth $5,826,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vipshop by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 9,972 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $134,000 after acquiring an additional 1,487 shares in the last quarter. Polymer Capital Management HK LTD bought a new stake in Vipshop during the 3rd quarter valued at $175,000. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vipshop by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,241 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $165,000 after purchasing an additional 1,191 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new position in Vipshop during the fourth quarter worth $165,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Vipshop in the fourth quarter valued at $175,000. Institutional investors own 48.82% of the company's stock.

Vipshop Price Performance

Shares of Vipshop stock traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $16.51. 1,616,444 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,727,737. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.90, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.30. Vipshop Holdings Limited has a 12-month low of $11.50 and a 12-month high of $17.94. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $14.53.

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

Vipshop Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on VIPS. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Vipshop from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. StockNews.com raised Vipshop from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vipshop presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $15.75.

Vipshop Company Profile

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.