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title: "Raymond James Financial Inc. Invests $1.78 Million in Nio Inc - (NYSE:NIO)"
description: "Raymond James Financial Inc. has invested approximately $1.78 million in Nio Inc. by acquiring 407,344 shares during the fourth quarter, as reported in its recent SEC filing. Other institutional inves"
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# Raymond James Financial Inc. Invests $1.78 Million in Nio Inc - (NYSE:NIO)

> Raymond James Financial Inc. has invested approximately $1.78 million in Nio Inc. by acquiring 407,344 shares during the fourth quarter, as reported in its recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors, including FMR LLC and Quadrature Capital Ltd, have also increased their stakes in Nio. The stock opened at $3.82, with a market cap of $7.96 billion and a PE ratio of -2.53. Analysts have mixed ratings on Nio, with a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $5.00.

Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Nio Inc - (NYSE:NIO - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 407,344 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,776,000.

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A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of NIO by 5,388.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,394,895 shares of the company's stock worth $36,038,000 after purchasing an additional 5,296,601 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd lifted its position in NIO by 32.3% during the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 2,209,020 shares of the company's stock worth $14,756,000 after buying an additional 538,907 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in NIO by 104.8% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,151,011 shares of the company's stock worth $5,018,000 after acquiring an additional 589,082 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its position in NIO by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,068,110 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,657,000 after acquiring an additional 9,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its stake in shares of NIO by 27.7% in the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 726,014 shares of the company's stock worth $3,165,000 after acquiring an additional 157,333 shares during the last quarter. 48.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

## NIO Stock Performance

Shares of NIO stock opened at $3.82 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $7.96 billion, a PE ratio of -2.53 and a beta of 1.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $4.42 and a 200-day moving average of $4.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.93. Nio Inc - has a one year low of $3.57 and a one year high of $7.71.

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NIO (NYSE:NIO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, March 21st. The company reported ($0.47) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.33) by ($0.14). NIO had a negative return on equity of 113.83% and a negative net margin of 33.41%. The firm had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($2.81) earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Nio Inc - will post -1.43 earnings per share for the current year.

## Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of NIO from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $7.00 to $4.70 in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Citigroup lowered their target price on NIO from $8.90 to $8.10 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Cfra Research raised NIO to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Hsbc Global Res lowered NIO from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, HSBC cut NIO from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $5.00.

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## NIO Company Profile

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NIO Inc designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles in the People's Republic of China. The company is also involved in the manufacture of e-powertrain, battery packs, and components; and racing management, technology development, and sales and after-sales management activities. In addition, it offers power solutions for battery charging needs; and other value-added services.

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