Bailard Inc. Purchases Shares of 16,640 Lands’ End, Inc. (NASDAQ:LE)

Bailard Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Lands’ End, Inc. (NASDAQ:LE) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 16,640 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $219,000. Bailard Inc. owned approximately 0.05% of Lands’ End as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Lands’ End by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 64,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $850,000 after purchasing an additional 3,152 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Lands’ End by 48.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 211,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,660,000 after purchasing an additional 69,099 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Lands’ End by 82.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 29,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $517,000 after buying an additional 13,520 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Lands’ End by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 314,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,432,000 after buying an additional 1,729 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Lands’ End by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 294,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,078,000 after buying an additional 2,556 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 37.46% of the company’s stock.

Lands’ End Price Performance

LE opened at $11.12 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $343.94 million, a P/E ratio of -16.85 and a beta of 2.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 1.74. Lands’ End, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $7.64 and a fifty-two week high of $19.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.47 and a 200 day moving average of $14.56.

Lands’ End (NASDAQ:LE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.03. Lands’ End had a negative net margin of 1.46% and a positive return on equity of 1.24%. On average, research analysts expect that Lands’ End, Inc. will post 0.41 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Lands’ End from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 17th.

Lands’ End Company Profile

Lands’ End, Inc operates as a digital retailer of apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products, and uniform in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through U.S. eCommerce, International, Outfitters, Third Party, and Retail segments. The company also sells uniform and logo apparel.