Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALU) Short Interest Update

Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALU) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 14,300 shares, a growth of 44.4% from the February 13th total of 9,900 shares. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 7,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Value Line from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th.

Institutional Trading of Value Line

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VALU. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Value Line by 9.7% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 6,145 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $286,000 after purchasing an additional 545 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Value Line by 340.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,150 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 889 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Value Line by 144.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,563 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 923 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in Value Line in the fourth quarter worth $311,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Value Line by 19.5% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 10,622 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $561,000 after acquiring an additional 1,733 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 6.26% of the company’s stock.

Value Line Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VALU opened at $39.60 on Monday. Value Line has a one year low of $32.94 and a one year high of $57.68. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $41.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $372.95 million, a P/E ratio of 16.85 and a beta of 0.74.

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 14th. The financial services provider reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $8.97 million during the quarter. Value Line had a return on equity of 24.00% and a net margin of 62.02%. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.51 EPS.

Value Line Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 27th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 27th. Value Line’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.06%.

About Value Line

Value Line, Inc produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and options. The company's research services include The Value Line Investment Survey, The Value Line Investment Survey – Small and Mid-Cap, The Value Line 600, and The Value Line Fund Advisor Plus that provide statistical and text coverage of various investment securities, with an emphasis placed on its proprietary research, analysis, and statistical ranks.