UP Fintech (NASDAQ:TIGR) Stock Price Down 7.4% – Here’s Why

UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ:TIGR) traded down 7.4% on Thursday. The company traded as low as $4.36 and last traded at $4.2490. 1,943,065 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 40% from the average daily volume of 3,245,509 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.59.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on TIGR. Citigroup decreased their price objective on UP Fintech to $7.10 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of UP Fintech in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of UP Fintech to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of UP Fintech from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $7.70 target price on shares of UP Fintech in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.16.

UP Fintech Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $4.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $5.41. The firm has a market cap of $806.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.51.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TIGR. Sparta 24 Ltd. boosted its holdings in UP Fintech by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Sparta 24 Ltd. now owns 5,808,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,592,000 after purchasing an additional 482,607 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors acquired a new stake in shares of UP Fintech in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $47,855,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of UP Fintech by 129.8% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,782,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,227,000 after buying an additional 1,006,566 shares in the last quarter. Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in UP Fintech during the fourth quarter worth $10,243,000. Finally, Prudential PLC grew its holdings in UP Fintech by 44.8% during the fourth quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 477,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,561,000 after acquiring an additional 147,514 shares during the period. 9.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About UP Fintech

UP Fintech Holding Limited, operating under the Tiger Brokers brand, is an online brokerage and financial services company focused on serving investors through digital trading platforms. The company provides access to securities markets and offers tools for trading stocks, exchange-traded funds, options, futures and other investment products, subject to the regulations of the markets in which its subsidiaries operate.

Tiger Brokers’ platforms are designed to support individual and institutional investors with services that may include brokerage accounts, margin financing, market data, research, portfolio management tools and new-issue or initial public offering subscription services.