Vanguard Group Inc. Has $302.26 Million Stake in Signet Jewelers Limited $SIG

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG - Free Report) by 8.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,205,964 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 389,852 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 12.14% of Signet Jewelers worth $302,258,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Anomaly Capital Management LP raised its position in Signet Jewelers by 862.5% in the fourth quarter. Anomaly Capital Management LP now owns 1,762,523 shares of the company's stock valued at $142,253,000 after purchasing an additional 1,579,410 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Signet Jewelers by 2,648.8% in the fourth quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 304,021 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,538,000 after acquiring an additional 292,961 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in Signet Jewelers by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,055,061 shares of the company's stock valued at $85,155,000 after acquiring an additional 286,974 shares in the last quarter. Khrom Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Signet Jewelers by 24.2% in the fourth quarter. Khrom Capital Management LLC now owns 1,149,682 shares of the company's stock valued at $92,791,000 after acquiring an additional 224,339 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Signet Jewelers by 35.2% in the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 846,927 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,173,000 after buying an additional 220,610 shares during the last quarter.

Signet Jewelers Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE SIG traded up $1.47 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $81.68. The company's stock had a trading volume of 265,101 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,338,360. The company has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 88.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.40. Signet Jewelers Limited has a one year low of $45.55 and a one year high of $106.28. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $80.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $66.29.

Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 3rd. The company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. Signet Jewelers had a net margin of 0.63% and a return on equity of 22.41%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.11 EPS. Signet Jewelers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.700-9.380 EPS. Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Signet Jewelers Limited will post 8.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Signet Jewelers Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, July 25th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 25th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Signet Jewelers's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 139.13%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SIG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Signet Jewelers in a report on Monday, June 16th. They set a "buy" rating and a $102.00 price target for the company. CL King initiated coverage on shares of Signet Jewelers in a research note on Monday, May 5th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $80.00 target price for the company. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Signet Jewelers from $65.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Signet Jewelers from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Signet Jewelers from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Signet Jewelers has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $88.86.

Signet Jewelers Company Profile

Signet Jewelers Limited operates as a diamond jewelry retailer. It operates through three segments: North America, International, and Other. The North America segment operates jewelry stores in jewelry stores in malls, mall-based kiosks, and off-mall locations in the United States and Canada primarily under the Kay Jewelers, Kay Jewelers Outlet, Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry, Jared Vault, Zales Outlet, Zales Jewelers, Diamonds Direct, James Allen, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, and Peoples Jewellers names, as well as operates online through its digital banners, James Allen and Blue Nile.