Yuanbao (NASDAQ:YB) Trading 5.8% Higher – Here’s Why

Yuanbao Inc. – Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:YB)’s share price was up 5.8% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $14.25 and last traded at $14.2530. Approximately 1,613 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 96% from the average daily volume of 43,827 shares. The stock had previously closed at $13.47.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on YB. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Yuanbao from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Yuanbao from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.80.

Yuanbao Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $642.84 million, a P/E ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $14.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.53.

Yuanbao Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 2nd were paid a $1.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 2nd. This represents a yield of 839.0%. Yuanbao’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.95%.

Institutional Trading of Yuanbao

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franchise GP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Yuanbao during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,351,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP acquired a new position in Yuanbao in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $59,613,000. Barclays PLC grew its position in Yuanbao by 68.7% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 41,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $851,000 after purchasing an additional 17,105 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Yuanbao by 53.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 33,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $653,000 after purchasing an additional 11,607 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new stake in Yuanbao during the 2nd quarter valued at $370,000.

About Yuanbao

Our mission is to protect health and well-being through technology. We are a leading technology-driven online insurance distributor in China. We take pride in pioneering the seamless integration of insurance with cutting-edge technologies, and have constructed a highly efficient full consumer service cycle engine. Through this engine, we successfully distribute suitable and high-quality insurance products to over ten million insurance consumers. According to Frost & Sullivan, we were the largest independent insurance distributor in China’s personal life and accident & health (A&H) insurance market in terms of first year premiums in 2023.