First Trust Advisors LP Has $5.39 Million Stock Holdings in Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM)

First Trust Advisors LP decreased its position in shares of Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM - Free Report) by 6.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 207,554 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 14,788 shares during the quarter. First Trust Advisors LP owned about 0.17% of Autohome worth $5,386,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of Autohome by 140.5% in the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,718,761 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $44,602,000 after purchasing an additional 1,004,043 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Autohome in the 4th quarter valued at about $12,195,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Autohome by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,388,268 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $165,776,000 after buying an additional 415,515 shares during the period. North of South Capital LLP grew its stake in Autohome by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,965,350 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $51,001,000 after purchasing an additional 274,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Krane Funds Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Autohome by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Krane Funds Advisors LLC now owns 2,852,716 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $74,028,000 after buying an additional 191,845 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.08% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on ATHM shares. StockNews.com downgraded Autohome from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Autohome from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the company from $24.00 to $36.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $32.00.

Autohome Price Performance

Shares of ATHM traded up $0.18 on Friday, hitting $27.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 344,546 shares, compared to its average volume of 516,341. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $27.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.83. Autohome Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.89 and a fifty-two week high of $34.70. The company has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a PE ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.02.

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The information services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.01. Autohome had a net margin of 23.02% and a return on equity of 7.79%. The firm had revenue of $244.33 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $243.26 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that Autohome Inc. will post 1.84 EPS for the current year.

About Autohome

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.