布卢科拉公司(纳斯达克代码：BCOR)在空头股数上实现了大幅增长

Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR – Get Rating) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 876,300 shares, an increase of 43.8% from the November 30th total of 609,400 shares. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 320,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on BCOR shares. Barrington Research boosted their price objective on Blucora from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 1st. StockNews.com downgraded Blucora from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, October 20th.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kanayalal Amritlal Kotecha bought 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 17th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $23.73 per share, with a total value of $118,650.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 19,952 shares in the company, valued at $473,460.96. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 2.35% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Blucora

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Blucora by 3.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,216,544 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $100,888,000 after purchasing an additional 155,304 shares in the last quarter. Engine Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of Blucora by 162.2% in the first quarter. Engine Capital Management LP now owns 1,798,128 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $35,153,000 after acquiring an additional 1,112,420 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Blucora by 56.3% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 736,620 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $13,598,000 after acquiring an additional 265,298 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Blucora by 0.3% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 616,048 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $12,044,000 after acquiring an additional 2,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Blucora by 2.9% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 436,208 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $8,436,000 after acquiring an additional 12,206 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.35% of the company's stock.

Blucora Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Blucora stock traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $25.53. 415,158 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 304,717. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 2.51 and a current ratio of 2.51. The company has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 45.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.29. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $23.83 and a 200-day moving average of $21.21. Blucora has a 12 month low of $15.10 and a 12 month high of $27.50.

Blucora (NASDAQ:BCOR – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 1st. The information services provider reported ($0.29) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.30) by $0.01. The business had revenue of $171.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $163.09 million. Blucora had a return on equity of 15.60% and a net margin of 3.12%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.36) earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Blucora will post 1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Blucora Company Profile

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Blucora, Inc provides technology-enabled financial solutions to consumers, small business owners, tax professionals, financial advisors, and certified public accounting firms in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Wealth Management and Tax Preparation. The Wealth Management segment offers an integrated platform of brokerage, investment advisory, and insurance services to financial advisors.

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