Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM) Holdings Raised by Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM) by 49.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 65,561 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,824 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Autohome were worth $1,840,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in Autohome by 98.7% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,468 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 1,226 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in Autohome by 70.4% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 4,293 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $130,000 after purchasing an additional 1,774 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lifted its holdings in shares of Autohome by 36.8% in the third quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 4,998 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,345 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Autohome in the fourth quarter worth $220,000. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Autohome during the third quarter valued at $296,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.08% of the company’s stock.

Autohome Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Autohome stock opened at $27.02 on Wednesday. Autohome Inc. has a 1 year low of $23.81 and a 1 year high of $34.10. The company has a market cap of $3.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.63 and a beta of 0.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $25.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.39.

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The information services provider reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52. The company had revenue of $269.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $264.99 million. Autohome had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 26.14%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Autohome Inc. will post 2.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Autohome Profile

Autohome Inc operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People's Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its three websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps.