Monaco Asset Management SAM Boosts Position in JD.com, Inc. $JD

Monaco Asset Management SAM boosted its position in shares of JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) by 60.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 160,000 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 60,000 shares during the quarter. JD.com comprises 0.8% of Monaco Asset Management SAM’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Monaco Asset Management SAM’s holdings in JD.com were worth $4,592,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Aurora Investment Managers LLC. increased its position in JD.com by 24.6% during the third quarter. Aurora Investment Managers LLC. now owns 269,504 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $9,427,000 after acquiring an additional 53,223 shares during the last quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC increased its position in JD.com by 8.3% during the third quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 1,116,629 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $39,060,000 after acquiring an additional 85,331 shares during the last quarter. Glaxis Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in JD.com during the third quarter valued at $2,449,000. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in JD.com by 7.9% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 656,282 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $22,957,000 after purchasing an additional 48,039 shares during the period. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. grew its holdings in JD.com by 423.1% during the third quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. now owns 264,426 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $9,250,000 after purchasing an additional 213,878 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 15.98% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting JD.com

Here are the key news stories impacting JD.com this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JD.com’s founder publicly said the company will protect jobs and prioritize workers as it expands automation, which may help support sentiment around the company’s AI and logistics strategy. JD Founder Vows To Protect 900,000 Jobs From AI Automation
• Neutral Sentiment: JD.com is attracting heavy search interest on Zacks, signaling heightened investor curiosity, but the item does not include new fundamental or business developments. Investors Heavily Search JD.com, Inc. (JD): Here is What You Need to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: A similar article also noted that JD.com is one of the most-searched stocks on Yahoo Finance, reinforcing attention around the name rather than pointing to a specific business catalyst. Investors Heavily Search JD.com, Inc. (JD): Here is What You Need to Know
• Negative Sentiment: The European Commission opened a full-scale probe into JD.com’s roughly $2.6 billion bid for Germany’s Ceconomy, saying the deal could involve Chinese subsidies and potentially distort competition in the EU. That raises the risk of delays, concessions, or even a blocked transaction. JD.com’s Ceconomy deal faces full-scale EU subsidy investigation
• Negative Sentiment: Separate coverage also highlighted deeper EU scrutiny of the Ceconomy takeover, reinforcing concerns that JD.com’s overseas expansion could face regulatory hurdles. JD.com’s $2.6 Billion Ceconomy Takeover Move Faces In-Depth EU Probe

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised JD.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 18th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on JD.com from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on JD.com from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Nomura boosted their price target on JD.com from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on JD.com from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, JD.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.50.

JD.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ JD opened at $28.83 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $35.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.52 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $30.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.17. JD.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $24.51 and a twelve month high of $36.86.

JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The information services provider reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $45.79 billion during the quarter. JD.com had a return on equity of 5.90% and a net margin of 1.04%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that JD.com, Inc. will post 2.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

JD.com Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a $1.00 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 353.0%. This is a positive change from JD.com’s previous annual dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. JD.com’s dividend payout ratio is currently 76.56%.

JD.com Profile

JD.com is a major Chinese e-commerce company that operates a comprehensive online retail platform selling a wide range of consumer goods, including electronics, appliances, apparel, groceries and everyday household items. The company combines direct retailing—purchasing inventory and selling products itself—with a marketplace for third-party merchants, offering consumers both self-operated and third-party choices. In addition to its core retail business, JD.com has expanded into adjacent services such as digital marketplaces for cross-border commerce, online pharmacy and healthcare services, and enterprise-facing cloud and technology solutions.

A distinctive feature of JD.com’s business model is its integrated logistics and fulfillment network.