Vitamin Shoppe, Inc (NYSE:VSI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 9th. The specialty retailer reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.16, Bloomberg Earnings reports. The firm had revenue of $304.84 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $314.74 million. Vitamin Shoppe had a positive return on equity of 8.33% and a negative net margin of 11.98%. Vitamin Shoppe’s quarterly revenue was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.55 earnings per share.
Shares of Vitamin Shoppe (VSI) traded up 0.85% during trading on Friday, reaching $5.90. 891,529 shares of the company traded hands. Vitamin Shoppe has a 12-month low of $5.75 and a 12-month high of $28.41. The firm’s market capitalization is $137.02 million. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $9.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.37.
Several analysts have weighed in on VSI shares. Morgan Stanley set a $8.00 price objective on shares of Vitamin Shoppe and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 10th. Barclays PLC reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $13.00 target price (down from $24.00) on shares of Vitamin Shoppe in a research report on Sunday, May 14th. BidaskClub lowered shares of Vitamin Shoppe from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 27th. ValuEngine lowered shares of Vitamin Shoppe from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 2nd. Finally, Gabelli lowered shares of Vitamin Shoppe from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.71.
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A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VSI. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA raised its stake in Vitamin Shoppe by 2.1% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 9,242 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $108,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan raised its stake in Vitamin Shoppe by 18.1% in the second quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 9,410 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 1,440 shares during the last quarter. Mason Street Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vitamin Shoppe by 7.0% in the first quarter. Mason Street Advisors LLC now owns 5,569 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $112,000 after buying an additional 366 shares during the last quarter. Wolverine Trading LLC acquired a new stake in Vitamin Shoppe during the second quarter worth $131,000. Finally, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. raised its stake in Vitamin Shoppe by 17,041.4% in the second quarter. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 11,999 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $140,000 after buying an additional 11,929 shares during the last quarter.
Vitamin Shoppe Company Profile
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc (VSI) is a multi-channel specialty retailer and contract manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, herbs, specialty supplements, sports nutrition, and other health and wellness products. The Company operates through three segments: retail, direct and manufacturing. The retail segment includes Vitamin Shoppe, Super Supplements and Vitapath retail store formats.
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