Vipshop Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSE:VIPS)

Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors acquired 5,082 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 136% compared to the typical daily volume of 2,150 call options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VIPS. Natixis Advisors L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Vipshop by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 63,756 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,132,000 after acquiring an additional 757 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in Vipshop by 19.6% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 15,197 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $270,000 after buying an additional 2,491 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Vipshop by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,154,041 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $91,536,000 after buying an additional 47,004 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its holdings in Vipshop by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 13,622 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 2,162 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in Vipshop by 24.2% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 28,531 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $507,000 after buying an additional 5,553 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 48.82% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Vipshop from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Benchmark cut shares of Vipshop from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 23rd. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Vipshop from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 23rd. StockNews.com raised shares of Vipshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, CLSA cut shares of Vipshop from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $15.80 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.75.

Vipshop Stock Performance

Vipshop stock opened at $12.80 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $13.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $15.14. Vipshop has a 1 year low of $11.50 and a 1 year high of $20.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.95 and a beta of 0.33.

Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 20th. The technology company reported $3.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $3.43. Vipshop had a return on equity of 22.51% and a net margin of 7.52%. The company had revenue of $25.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.61 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Vipshop will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Vipshop Company Profile

Vipshop Holdings Limited operates online platforms in the People's Republic of China. It operates in Vip.com, Shan Shan Outlets, and Others segments. The company offers womenswear, menswear, sportswear and sporting goods, shoes and bags, accessories, baby and children products, skincare and cosmetics, home goods and other lifestyle products, and supermarket products.