JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) Shares Gap Down on Analyst Downgrade

JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JDGet Free Report) shares gapped down prior to trading on Thursday after StockNews.com downgraded the stock from a buy rating to a hold rating. The stock had previously closed at $33.79, but opened at $32.48. JD.com shares last traded at $32.34, with a volume of 2,264,823 shares.

JD has been the subject of a number of other reports. Loop Capital lowered their price target on shares of JD.com from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of JD.com from $72.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on JD.com from $43.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 18th. Citigroup reduced their price target on JD.com from $68.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 17th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of JD.com from $56.00 to $51.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 17th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $54.33.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nemes Rush Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of JD.com during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new stake in JD.com during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in JD.com by 122.4% in the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 945 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares during the period. Sandy Spring Bank purchased a new position in shares of JD.com during the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Heritage Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of JD.com by 81.7% during the 4th quarter. Heritage Wealth Management LLC now owns 656 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the period. 15.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

JD.com Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $45.17 billion, a PE ratio of 16.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.32 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $36.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.79.

JD.com (NASDAQ:JDGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 16th. The information services provider reported $5.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.95 by $0.44. The firm had revenue of $287.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $279.99 billion. JD.com had a return on equity of 10.25% and a net margin of 2.04%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that JD.com, Inc. will post 2.48 earnings per share for the current year.

About JD.com

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JD.com, Inc provides supply chain-based technologies and services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers computers, communication, and consumer electronics products, as well as home appliances; and general merchandise products comprising food, beverage and fresh produce, baby and maternity products, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care items, pharmaceutical and healthcare products, industrial products, books, automobile accessories, apparel and footwear, bags, and jewelry.

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