Nu Holdings Ltd. $NU Stake Lifted by Andra AP fonden

Andra AP fonden raised its holdings in shares of Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NUFree Report) by 8.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,701,400 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 214,300 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden owned about 0.06% of NU worth $43,249,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of NU in the second quarter worth approximately $626,569,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in NU by 91.9% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 16,101,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,788,000 after purchasing an additional 7,709,707 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in NU by 106.3% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 14,691,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $201,570,000 after purchasing an additional 7,569,233 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its stake in NU by 50,169.4% during the second quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 7,471,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,503,000 after acquiring an additional 7,456,177 shares during the period. Finally, Seven Springs Wealth Group LLC acquired a new stake in NU during the second quarter worth $92,707,000. 84.02% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of NU from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on NU from $16.00 to $18.40 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Itau BBA Securities restated an “outperform” rating on shares of NU in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NU from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of NU from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.34.

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NU Stock Performance

NU opened at $15.07 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $17.17 and its 200-day moving average is $16.08. The firm has a market cap of $72.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 0.56. Nu Holdings Ltd. has a 52-week low of $9.01 and a 52-week high of $18.98.

NU (NYSE:NUGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.01. NU had a return on equity of 32.08% and a net margin of 18.19%.The firm had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.55 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that Nu Holdings Ltd. will post 0.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NU Company Profile

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Nu Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NU), commonly known by its consumer brand Nubank, is a Latin American financial technology company that provides digital banking and financial services through a mobile-first platform. The company’s core offerings include no-fee digital checking accounts, credit cards, personal loans, payments and transfers, and a range of savings and investment products. Nubank emphasizes a streamlined customer experience delivered via its smartphone app, combined with data-driven underwriting and automated customer service tools.

Founded in 2013 by David Vélez, Cristina Junqueira and Edward Wible, Nu grew rapidly by targeting underbanked and digitally savvy consumers in Latin America with low-fee, transparent products.

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