Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM) Shares Purchased by Jane Street Group LLC

Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM - Free Report) by 150.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 60,237 shares of the information services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 36,193 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC's holdings in Autohome were worth $1,563,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in Autohome by 86.5% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 347,500 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $9,018,000 after purchasing an additional 161,210 shares during the last quarter. SIH Partners LLLP raised its stake in Autohome by 10.6% in the 4th quarter. SIH Partners LLLP now owns 27,100 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $703,000 after purchasing an additional 2,600 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Autohome by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 461,899 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $11,986,000 after purchasing an additional 14,885 shares during the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S acquired a new position in shares of Autohome during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,671,000. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Autohome during the 4th quarter valued at about $231,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on ATHM. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Autohome from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Autohome from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $24.00 to $36.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Autohome has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $32.00.

Autohome Price Performance

NYSE ATHM traded down $0.06 on Friday, reaching $24.81. The company had a trading volume of 228,251 shares, compared to its average volume of 519,114. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a PE ratio of 13.41 and a beta of 0.02. Autohome Inc. has a 1 year low of $21.89 and a 1 year high of $34.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $26.55 and a 200-day moving average of $27.44.

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The information services provider reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $244.33 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $243.26 million. Autohome had a return on equity of 7.79% and a net margin of 23.02%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Autohome Inc. will post 1.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Autohome Company Profile

Autohome Inc operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People's Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its three websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps.