WINTON GROUP Ltd Buys Shares of 78,508 Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VOYA)

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VOYA - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 78,508 shares of the asset manager's stock, valued at approximately $5,404,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned 0.08% of Voya Financial as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Voya Financial by 81.0% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 409 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Voya Financial by 207.0% in the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 485 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Voya Financial in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Voya Financial by 45.0% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 648 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the period. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Voya Financial during the third quarter valued at $79,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.10% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VOYA has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays downgraded shares of Voya Financial from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Bank of America reissued an "underperform" rating and set a $71.00 target price (down previously from $79.00) on shares of Voya Financial in a report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Voya Financial from $90.00 to $85.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley raised Voya Financial from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $76.00 to $87.00 in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of Voya Financial from $90.00 to $84.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $82.45.

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Voya Financial Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE VOYA traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $67.15. 95,079 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 937,226. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.98, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.30. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.45. Voya Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $64.10 and a twelve month high of $84.30.

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The asset manager reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.15 by ($0.65). Voya Financial had a return on equity of 14.10% and a net margin of 8.29%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Voya Financial, Inc. will post 8.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Voya Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. Voya Financial's payout ratio is 29.41%.

Voya Financial Company Profile

Voya Financial, Inc engages in the provision of workplace benefits and savings products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Wealth Solutions, Health Solutions, and Investment Management. The Wealth Solutions segment offers full-service retirement products; recordkeeping services; stable value and fixed general account investment products; non-qualified plan administration services; and tools, guidance, and services to promote the financial well-being and retirement security of employees.