Capital Fund Management S.A. Sells 31,356 Shares of Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS)

Capital Fund Management S.A. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS - Free Report) by 20.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 122,618 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 31,356 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A.'s holdings in Vipshop were worth $1,652,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Vipshop by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,241 shares of the technology company's stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 1,191 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its position in Vipshop by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 25,900 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $349,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vipshop by 17.5% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 9,972 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $134,000 after purchasing an additional 1,487 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vipshop by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 44,100 shares of the technology company's stock worth $594,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Finally, Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich grew its stake in shares of Vipshop by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich now owns 151,159 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,036,000 after acquiring an additional 1,526 shares during the period. 48.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Vipshop from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Citigroup cut Vipshop from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $18.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Vipshop from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vipshop currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $15.30.

Vipshop Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VIPS traded down $0.07 during trading on Monday, hitting $12.40. The company's stock had a trading volume of 589,150 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,911,404. Vipshop Holdings Limited has a fifty-two week low of $11.50 and a fifty-two week high of $17.94. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $15.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.47. The company has a market capitalization of $6.36 billion, a PE ratio of 5.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.53.

Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The technology company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $4.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.82 billion. Vipshop had a net margin of 7.50% and a return on equity of 20.89%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Vipshop Holdings Limited will post 1.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vipshop Dividend Announcement

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

About Vipshop

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.