Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS) Shares Acquired by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS - Free Report) by 14.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,063,150 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 993,042 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 1.57% of Vipshop worth $108,608,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VIPS. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vipshop by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,961,402 shares of the technology company's stock worth $188,060,000 after acquiring an additional 79,254 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in Vipshop by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 11,107,555 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $149,619,000 after acquiring an additional 139,320 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Vipshop by 28.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,759,150 shares of the technology company's stock worth $104,516,000 after buying an additional 1,718,159 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vipshop during the fourth quarter worth approximately $64,115,000. Finally, Polaris Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vipshop in the fourth quarter valued at about $63,095,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 48.82% of the company's stock.

Vipshop Trading Up 5.4 %

NYSE:VIPS traded up $0.73 on Friday, hitting $14.28. 689,130 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,889,057. Vipshop Holdings Limited has a fifty-two week low of $11.50 and a fifty-two week high of $17.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $14.84 and a 200-day moving average of $14.29. The stock has a market cap of $7.33 billion, a PE ratio of 6.80, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.53.

Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 net margin of 7.50% and a return on equity of 20.89%. The company had revenue of $4.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.82 billion. As a group, analysts predict that Vipshop Holdings Limited will post 1.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Vipshop Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Vipshop 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.