Ararat Capital Management LP raised its position in Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CWH - Free Report) by 49.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 865,821 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 286,860 shares during the period. Camping World comprises approximately 7.3% of Ararat Capital Management LP's holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Ararat Capital Management LP owned 1.02% of Camping World worth $18,252,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Camping World by 195.0% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,534 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,014 shares during the period. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Camping World by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 5,546 shares of the company's stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,390 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC raised its position in Camping World by 494.9% in the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 7,865 shares of the company's stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 6,543 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Camping World during the fourth quarter worth about $216,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in Camping World during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $226,000. Institutional investors own 52.54% of the company's stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Camping World news, President Matthew D. Wagner acquired 5,725 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $17.61 per share, for a total transaction of $100,817.25. Following the completion of the acquisition, the president now directly owns 300,640 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,294,270.40. This trade represents a 1.94 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 35.60% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Camping World from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Monness Crespi & Hardt decreased their price target on Camping World from $30.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Camping World from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $23.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Camping World from $22.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Camping World from $28.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $21.63.
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Camping World Trading Down 0.6 %
Shares of Camping World stock traded down $0.09 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $13.88. 4,820,623 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,424,180. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a P/E ratio of -20.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.13. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $15.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.67, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.19. Camping World Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $11.17 and a 1-year high of $25.97.
Camping World (NYSE:CWH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.23) by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.43 billion. Camping World had a negative net margin of 0.40% and a negative return on equity of 23.77%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.40) earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Camping World Holdings, Inc. will post -0.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Camping World Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.60%. Camping World's dividend payout ratio is presently -108.70%.
Camping World Profile
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Camping World Holdings, Inc, together its subsidiaries, retails recreational vehicles (RVs), and related products and services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Good Sam Services and Plans; and RV and Outdoor Retail. The company provides a portfolio of services, protection plans, products, and resources in the RV industry.
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