Wellington Management Group LLP Purchases 64,877 Shares of Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM)

Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM) by 30.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 279,136 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 64,877 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP owned 0.22% of Autohome worth $7,833,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Autohome by 99.4% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 657 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Autohome by 98.7% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,468 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 1,226 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in Autohome by 19.4% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,124 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $144,000 after purchasing an additional 831 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. bought a new position in Autohome in the 4th quarter worth $220,000. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Autohome in the 3rd quarter worth $296,000. 63.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Autohome Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of Autohome stock opened at $27.45 on Friday. Autohome Inc. has a one year low of $23.81 and a one year high of $34.10. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $27.50 and its 200 day moving average is $26.70.

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 8th. The information services provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $222.85 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $217.23 million. Autohome had a return on equity of 8.24% and a net margin of 25.69%. On average, equities analysts expect that Autohome Inc. will post 2.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Autohome Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a Variable dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 10th. This represents a yield of 6.1%. Autohome’s dividend payout ratio is presently 53.55%.

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.