Vitru Limited (NASDAQ:VTRU) Short Interest Update

Vitru Limited (NASDAQ:VTRU - Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,000 shares, a decline of 50.7% from the February 29th total of 30,400 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Vitru Trading Up 0.8 %

VTRU traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $14.42. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,473 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,035. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. Vitru has a 52-week low of $9.80 and a 52-week high of $23.45. The firm has a market cap of $485.81 million, a P/E ratio of 25.30 and a beta of -0.12. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $14.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.22.

Institutional Trading of Vitru

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VTRU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Vitru during the 2nd quarter worth about $49,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vitru by 223.4% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 4,272 shares of the company's stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 2,951 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vitru during the 4th quarter worth about $207,000. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Vitru by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,190 shares of the company's stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 1,485 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vitru by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,975 shares of the company's stock worth $272,000 after purchasing an additional 720 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.47% of the company's stock.

Vitru Company Profile

Vitru Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides educational services in Brazil. The company operates through Digital Education Undergraduate Courses, Continuing Education Courses, and On-Campus Undergraduate Courses segments. It offers distance, on-site undergraduate, graduate, technical, and professional courses, as well as continuing education and preparatory courses.