Investors Purchase High Volume of KE Call Options (NYSE:BEKE)

KE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BEKEGet Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Investors bought 75,148 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 245% compared to the typical volume of 21,762 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KE

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BEKE. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of KE by 2,662.2% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 3,168 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of KE by 12.5% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 7,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 866 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of KE in the second quarter valued at approximately $146,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its position in KE by 11.3% during the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 13,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,000 after acquiring an additional 1,360 shares during the period. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its position in KE by 25.2% during the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 14,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,000 after acquiring an additional 2,939 shares during the period. 39.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BEKE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of KE in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $23.80 target price for the company. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of KE from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.90.

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KE Stock Performance

BEKE opened at $21.93 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $27.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.76 and a beta of -0.71. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $16.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.88. KE has a twelve month low of $12.44 and a twelve month high of $26.05.

KE (NYSE:BEKEGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 12th. The company reported $2.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $2.06. The company had revenue of $23.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.51 billion. KE had a net margin of 5.32% and a return on equity of 6.74%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.17 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that KE will post 0.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About KE

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KE Holdings Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in operating an integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services in the People's Republic of China. It operates through four segments: Existing Home Transaction Services, New Home Transaction Services, Home Renovation and Furnishing, and Emerging and Other Services.

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