Futu – Analyzing the Recent Shift in Market Sentiment

This morning we watched Futu rise 5.2% to a price of $63.56 per share. The Mid-Cap Capital Markets company is now trading -21.66% below its average target price of $81.13. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $50.63 to $90.63 per share for Futu, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.

Futu has an average level of shares sold short, at 7.7% of its total share float. The stock's short ratio (also called days to cover) is 4.61. Since 16.16% of the company's shares are owned by insiders, we can infer that there is a degree of alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Institutional investors own 37.1% of Futu's shares, which indicates they have a high level of confidence in the company.

Institutions Invested in Futu

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-06-30 Aspex Management (HK) Ltd 5% 4,444,804 $282,511,748
2024-06-30 Morgan Stanley 4% 3,701,834 $235,288,574
2024-06-30 Blackrock Inc. 3% 2,685,676 $170,701,570
2024-06-30 Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd. 2% 2,330,725 $148,140,884
2024-06-30 Marshall Wace LLP 2% 1,521,314 $96,694,719
2024-06-30 State Street Corporation 1% 1,225,851 $77,915,091
2024-06-30 HSG Holding Ltd. 1% 1,057,644 $67,223,854
2024-06-30 Voloridge Investment Management, LLC 1% 815,816 $51,853,266
2024-06-30 Norges Bank Investment Management 1% 788,100 $50,091,637
2024-06-30 HHLR Advisors, LTD 1% 716,089 $45,514,617
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