Jane Street Group LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD)

Jane Street Group LLC lessened its position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD - Free Report) by 66.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 101,257 shares of the company's stock after selling 202,438 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Brookdale Senior Living worth $509,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Brookdale Senior Living by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 112,878 shares of the company's stock worth $568,000 after acquiring an additional 1,953 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 219,560 shares of the company's stock worth $1,104,000 after purchasing an additional 9,851 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank raised its position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 368,439 shares of the company's stock worth $1,853,000 after purchasing an additional 10,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new position in Brookdale Senior Living in the 4th quarter valued at about $65,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BKD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Macquarie reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $8.00 target price on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Brookdale Senior Living from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Brookdale Senior Living from $7.00 to $7.50 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $7.70.

Brookdale Senior Living Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of BKD stock traded up $0.03 on Friday, hitting $6.51. 1,640,956 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,419,341. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.45 and a twelve month high of $8.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, a PE ratio of -7.31 and a beta of 0.83. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $6.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.11). Brookdale Senior Living had a negative net margin of 6.46% and a negative return on equity of 65.92%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Brookdale Senior Living Inc. will post -0.56 EPS for the current year.

Brookdale Senior Living Company Profile

Brookdale Senior Living Inc owns, manages, and operates senior living communities in the United States. It operates in three segments: Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). The Independent Living segment owns or leases communities comprising independent and assisted living units in a single community that are primarily designed for middle to upper income seniors.