Rothschild Investment LLC Has $2.57 Million Stock Holdings in WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE:WT)

Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE:WT) by 7.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 244,763 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,602 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC owned approximately 0.17% of WisdomTree worth $2,570,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in WT. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $60,000. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in WisdomTree by 48.4% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 7,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 2,540 shares during the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group purchased a new position in WisdomTree in the fourth quarter valued at about $111,000. Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in WisdomTree in the third quarter valued at about $134,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of WisdomTree by 146.1% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 12,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 7,633 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.64% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of WisdomTree from $12.00 to $10.50 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Northcoast Research lowered shares of WisdomTree from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $12.54.

WisdomTree Stock Down 0.7 %

NYSE WT opened at $9.28 on Monday. WisdomTree, Inc. has a one year low of $7.28 and a one year high of $12.45. The company has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.92 and a beta of 1.47. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $9.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.92.

WisdomTree (NYSE:WT) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.02). WisdomTree had a return on equity of 24.67% and a net margin of 15.59%. Research analysts anticipate that WisdomTree, Inc. will post 0.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

WisdomTree Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be issued a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.29%. WisdomTree’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.71%.

Insider Transactions at WisdomTree

In related news, insider Alexis Marinof sold 90,980 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.87, for a total transaction of $897,972.60. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 221,146 shares in the company, valued at $2,182,711.02. This trade represents a 29.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Etfs Capital Limited. sold 3,000,000 shares of WisdomTree stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total transaction of $34,020,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 12,250,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $138,915,000. This represents a 19.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 7.80% of the company’s stock.

WisdomTree Company Profile

WisdomTree, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sponsor and asset manager. It offers ETFs in equities, currency, fixed income, and alternatives asset classes. The company also licenses its indexes to third parties for proprietary products, as well as offers a platform to promote the use of WisdomTree ETFs in 401(k) plans.