Virtu Financial LLC Purchases 31,485 Shares of Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOOF)

Virtu Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOOF) by 67.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 77,902 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,485 shares during the quarter. Virtu Financial LLC’s holdings in Petco Health and Wellness were worth $297,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Holocene Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Petco Health and Wellness by 8.7% during the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 7,557,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,386,000 after buying an additional 602,602 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Petco Health and Wellness by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,212,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,068,000 after acquiring an additional 186,230 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Petco Health and Wellness by 328.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,761,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,014,000 after purchasing an additional 1,349,728 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Petco Health and Wellness by 170.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,521,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,923,000 after purchasing an additional 959,960 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Petco Health and Wellness by 26.8% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,368,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,215,000 after purchasing an additional 289,629 shares during the period.

Petco Health and Wellness Price Performance

WOOF stock opened at $3.21 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $2.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.91. Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. has a 1 year low of $1.41 and a 1 year high of $6.29. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a PE ratio of -8.03 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on WOOF shares. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Petco Health and Wellness from $5.00 to $3.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Wedbush lowered their target price on shares of Petco Health and Wellness from $6.00 to $4.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Petco Health and Wellness from $6.00 to $4.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Petco Health and Wellness from $4.00 to $4.48 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, StockNews.com raised Petco Health and Wellness from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.85.

About Petco Health and Wellness

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc, operates as a health and wellness company, focuses on enhancing the lives of pets, pet parents, and its Petco partners in the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The company provides veterinary care, grooming, training, tele-health, and Vital Care and pet health insurance services, as well as veterinary services through Vetco mobile clinics.