Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETD) Holdings Lifted by Jane Street Group LLC

Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETD - Free Report) by 6.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 283,596 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 17,435 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC owned about 1.12% of Ethan Allen Interiors worth $7,972,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ethan Allen Interiors by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,101 shares of the company's stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 1,097 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Ethan Allen Interiors by 113.8% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 57,174 shares of the company's stock worth $1,824,000 after purchasing an additional 30,437 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in Ethan Allen Interiors by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 75,792 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,131,000 after buying an additional 4,267 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of Ethan Allen Interiors by 107.5% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 19,493 shares of the company's stock valued at $548,000 after buying an additional 10,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Ethan Allen Interiors by 177.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 147,525 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,147,000 after acquiring an additional 94,287 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.80% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Ethan Allen Interiors in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO M Farooq Kathwari sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.27, for a total transaction of $292,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,641,905 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $48,058,559.35. The trade was a 0.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 30,000 shares of company stock valued at $822,800. 10.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Ethan Allen Interiors Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of ETD traded down $0.38 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $27.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 83,144 shares, compared to its average volume of 263,457. The company has a fifty day moving average of $27.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $28.45. Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. has a twelve month low of $24.55 and a twelve month high of $35.62. The company has a market cap of $689.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.39 and a beta of 1.20.

Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.45 by ($0.07). Ethan Allen Interiors had a return on equity of 12.62% and a net margin of 9.76%. The company had revenue of $142.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $146.85 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.48 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. will post 2.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ethan Allen Interiors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.76%. Ethan Allen Interiors's payout ratio is currently 69.33%.

Ethan Allen Interiors Company Profile

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc operates as an interior design company, and manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings in the United States, Mexico, Honduras, and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. Its products include case goods items, such as beds, dressers, armoires, tables, chairs, buffets, entertainment units, home office furniture, and wooden accents; upholstery comprising fabric-covered items, such as sleepers, recliners and other motion furniture, chairs, ottomans, custom pillows, sofas, loveseats, cut fabrics, and leather; and home accent items consisting of window treatments and drapery hardware, wall decors, florals, lighting, clocks, mattresses, bedspreads, throws, pillows, decorative accents, area rugs, wall coverings, and home and garden furnishings.