Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) Shares Purchased by Waterloo Capital L.P.

Waterloo Capital L.P. increased its holdings in Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,811 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 1,755 shares during the quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P.’s holdings in Vornado Realty Trust were worth $2,683,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vornado Realty Trust by 61.5% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 17,093 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $673,000 after acquiring an additional 6,509 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Vornado Realty Trust by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 37,506 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,478,000 after buying an additional 2,536 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vornado Realty Trust by 22.0% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 21,873 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $862,000 after buying an additional 3,944 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vornado Realty Trust by 37.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 26,003 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after buying an additional 7,025 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Vornado Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $54,000. 90.02% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vornado Realty Trust Stock Down 2.8 %

VNO stock opened at $32.96 on Friday. Vornado Realty Trust has a 52 week low of $22.42 and a 52 week high of $46.63. The company has a quick ratio of 4.59, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 823.98, a P/E/G ratio of 9.69 and a beta of 1.60.

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.66. Vornado Realty Trust had a return on equity of 1.60% and a net margin of 3.94%. Equities analysts forecast that Vornado Realty Trust will post 2.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on VNO. Barclays lifted their price target on Vornado Realty Trust from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Vornado Realty Trust from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Compass Point raised their price target on shares of Vornado Realty Trust from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vornado Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Vornado Realty Trust from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.55.

About Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully – integrated equity real estate investment trust.