Values First Advisors Inc. Grows Holdings in LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LL)

Values First Advisors Inc. grew its stake in LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LL) by 27.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 154,754 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,117 shares during the period. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in LL Flooring were worth $604,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in LL. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of LL Flooring by 4,306.0% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 599,658 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,370,000 after purchasing an additional 586,048 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of LL Flooring by 290.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 518,853 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,972,000 after purchasing an additional 386,001 shares in the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of LL Flooring by 30.0% in the second quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 1,672,920 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $6,407,000 after purchasing an additional 385,570 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of LL Flooring by 143.2% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 652,990 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,670,000 after purchasing an additional 384,467 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new position in shares of LL Flooring in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,324,000. 54.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

LL Flooring Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of LL Flooring stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $1.83. The company had a trading volume of 237,441 shares, compared to its average volume of 376,388. The company has a market cap of $56.44 million, a P/E ratio of -0.51 and a beta of 1.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.12. LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $1.61 and a twelve month high of $5.52. The company’s 50-day moving average is $2.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $2.91.

LL Flooring (NYSE:LL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 1st. The specialty retailer reported ($0.64) earnings per share for the quarter. LL Flooring had a negative return on equity of 44.10% and a negative net margin of 11.44%. The company had revenue of $211.78 million for the quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on shares of LL Flooring in a report on Saturday, March 23rd. They set a “sell” rating for the company.

LL Flooring Company Profile

LL Flooring Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-channel specialty retailer of hard and soft surface flooring, and hard and soft surface flooring enhancements and accessories. The company offers hard and soft surface flooring including, waterproof hybrid resilient, waterproof vinyl plank, solid and engineered hardwood, laminate, bamboo, tile, and cork products; and flooring enhancements and accessories, including moldings, underlayment, adhesives, and tools, as well as Duravana, a hybrid resilient flooring under the Bellawood, Coreluxe, ReNature by Coreluxe, and Duravana brand names.