Los Angeles Capital Management LLC Increases Position in Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM)

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM) by 49.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 65,561 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 21,824 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC owned about 0.05% of Autohome worth $1,840,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Autohome by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 50,806 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,542,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of Autohome by 19.4% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,124 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $144,000 after acquiring an additional 831 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Autohome by 98.7% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,468 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 1,226 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its holdings in 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 during the period. Finally, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. increased its position in Autohome by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. now owns 61,299 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,720,000 after purchasing an additional 2,318 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.08% of the company’s stock.

Autohome Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSE:ATHM opened at $27.02 on Wednesday. Autohome Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $23.81 and a fifty-two week high of $34.10. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $25.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $26.39. The company has a market cap of $3.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.63 and a beta of 0.22.

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 firm had revenue of $269.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $264.99 million. Autohome had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 26.14%. Research 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.