OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Sells 172,342 Shares of JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD)

OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lowered its stake in shares of JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD - Free Report) by 61.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 108,100 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 172,342 shares during the quarter. OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC's holdings in JD.com were worth $3,748,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of JD. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of JD.com by 86.2% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 28,447,641 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $986,280,000 after purchasing an additional 13,170,649 shares in the last quarter. Appaloosa LP lifted its position in JD.com by 43.4% in the fourth quarter. Appaloosa LP now owns 10,465,885 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $362,852,000 after purchasing an additional 3,165,885 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in JD.com by 76.9% during the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 3,313,700 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $114,886,000 after buying an additional 1,440,418 shares in the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in JD.com in the 4th quarter valued at $109,665,000. Finally, North of South Capital LLP raised its stake in shares of JD.com by 48.2% in the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 2,899,808 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $100,536,000 after buying an additional 942,629 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 15.98% of the company's stock.

JD.com Price Performance

JD.com stock opened at $36.05 on Tuesday. The business's fifty day moving average is $37.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.17. The firm has a market cap of $56.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 0.56. JD.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $24.13 and a 52 week high of $47.82.

JD.com (NASDAQ:JD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The information services provider reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.09. JD.com had a net margin of 3.12% and a return on equity of 14.53%. Equities research analysts forecast that JD.com, Inc. will post 3.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

JD.com Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th were paid a dividend of $0.76 per share. This is a boost from JD.com's previous annual dividend of $0.74. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 8th. JD.com's dividend payout ratio is 26.13%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on JD shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of JD.com in a research note on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com lowered JD.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Barclays increased their target price on JD.com from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Dbs Bank raised JD.com to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Macquarie reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of JD.com in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, JD.com presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $49.27.

JD.com Company Profile

JD.com, Inc operates as a supply chain-based technology and service provider in the People's Republic of China. The company offers computers, communication, and consumer electronics products, as well as home appliances; and general merchandise products comprising food, beverage and fresh produce, baby and maternity products, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care items, pharmaceutical and healthcare products, industrial products, books, automobile accessories, apparel and footwear, bags, and jewelry.

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