Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) Shares Bought by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO - Free Report) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,501,788 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 15,921 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 1.31% of Vornado Realty Trust worth $105,173,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vornado Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $4,015,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vornado Realty Trust by 232.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,529,069 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $139,045,000 after acquiring an additional 2,468,652 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Vornado Realty Trust by 428.3% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,820,958 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $111,146,000 after acquiring an additional 2,286,997 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Vornado Realty Trust by 53.2% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 772 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vornado Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $235,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.02% of the company's stock.

Vornado Realty Trust Trading Up 3.7 %

Shares of NYSE VNO traded up $1.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $37.34. 217,143 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,654,575. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 932.53, a P/E/G ratio of 9.69 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a quick ratio of 4.59, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $36.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $40.27. Vornado Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $22.42 and a 1 year high of $46.63.

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.66. Vornado Realty Trust had a return on equity of 1.60% and a net margin of 3.94%. On average, equities analysts predict that Vornado Realty Trust will post 2.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Vornado Realty Trust from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Mizuho raised Vornado Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $38.00 to $48.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com raised Vornado Realty Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Compass Point lifted their price target on Vornado Realty Trust from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Vornado Realty Trust from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vornado Realty Trust currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $38.00.

Vornado Realty Trust Profile

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully - integrated equity real estate investment trust.