Marshall Wace LLP Makes New Investment in Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UA)

Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UA - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 771,775 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,757,000. Marshall Wace LLP owned 0.18% of Under Armour as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Under Armour in the 4th quarter worth about $1,260,000. Boston Partners lifted its stake in Under Armour by 1,317.3% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,722,420 shares of the company's stock worth $12,852,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600,893 shares during the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA purchased a new position in shares of Under Armour during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $819,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Under Armour by 305.1% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 822,470 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,136,000 after buying an additional 619,459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of Under Armour by 26.1% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,808,152 shares of the company's stock worth $13,489,000 after buying an additional 374,664 shares during the period. 36.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Under Armour Trading Up 0.5 %

UA stock traded up $0.03 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $5.53. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,015,453 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,551,966. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.09 and a beta of 1.45. Under Armour, Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.62 and a 1 year high of $10.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 2.01. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.22.

Under Armour (NYSE:UA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.05. Under Armour had a positive return on equity of 11.03% and a negative net margin of 2.39%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.25 EPS.

Under Armour Profile

Under Armour, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and distributes performance apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and youth. The company provides its apparel in compression, fitted, and loose fit types. It also offers footwear products for running, training, basketball, cleated sports, recovery, and outdoor applications.