ORIX Co. (NYSE:IX) Shares Purchased by Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky

Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky boosted its holdings in ORIX Co. (NYSE:IX - Free Report) by 7.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 211,780 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 14,140 shares during the quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky owned about 0.09% of ORIX worth $22,497,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IX. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of ORIX by 12.1% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,298 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $383,000 after buying an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in ORIX during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,097,000. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in ORIX during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,600,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in ORIX during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $80,000. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of ORIX by 21.8% in the 3rd quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 8,036 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $933,000 after purchasing an additional 1,441 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.73% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com raised ORIX from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 1st.

ORIX Stock Performance

Shares of IX stock traded down $0.30 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $20.00. The stock had a trading volume of 292,167 shares, compared to its average volume of 146,227. The firm has a market cap of $22.79 billion, a PE ratio of 1.74, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.78. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $20.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.73. ORIX Co. has a fifty-two week low of $17.75 and a fifty-two week high of $25.17.

ORIX (NYSE:IX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.01. ORIX had a net margin of 13.66% and a return on equity of 9.73%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ORIX Co. will post 11.31 earnings per share for the current year.

About ORIX

ORIX Corporation provides diversified financial services in Japan, the United States, Asia, Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East. The company's Corporate Financial Services and Maintenance Leasing segment is involved in the finance and fee; leasing and rental of automobiles, electronic measuring instruments, and ICT-related equipment businesses; and provision of life insurance and environment and energy-related products and services.