Janus Henderson Group PLC Raises Stock Position in VTEX (NYSE:VTEX)

Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its position in shares of VTEX (NYSE:VTEX - Free Report) by 33.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 745,650 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 187,434 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned 0.41% of VTEX worth $4,397,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. AMS Capital Ltda grew its stake in VTEX by 54.4% in the 4th quarter. AMS Capital Ltda now owns 1,121,473 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,605,000 after acquiring an additional 395,030 shares during the period. Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new position in VTEX during the fourth quarter worth $1,165,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in VTEX during the fourth quarter valued at $925,000. Trexquant Investment LP lifted its holdings in VTEX by 38.3% during the fourth quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 482,556 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,842,000 after purchasing an additional 133,647 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of VTEX by 31.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 490,234 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,647,000 after purchasing an additional 116,895 shares during the period. 63.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

VTEX Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VTEX traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $6.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 984,581 shares, compared to its average volume of 624,639. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $5.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 103.18 and a beta of 1.29. VTEX has a 1-year low of $4.20 and a 1-year high of $8.03.

VTEX (NYSE:VTEX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.02. The company had revenue of $54.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $52.81 million. VTEX had a net margin of 3.97% and a return on equity of 3.60%. Analysts predict that VTEX will post 0.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on VTEX shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of VTEX from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on VTEX in a research note on Thursday. They set a "hold" rating and a $7.30 price objective for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on VTEX from $9.00 to $6.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $7.88.

VTEX Profile

VTEX provides software-as-a-service digital commerce platform for enterprise brands and retailers. Its platform enables customers to execute their commerce strategy, including building online stores, integrating, and managing orders across channels, and creating marketplaces to sell products from third-party vendors.