iRobot Co. (NASDAQ:IRBT) Shares Bought by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of iRobot Co. (NASDAQ:IRBT) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 177,500 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,596 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in iRobot were worth $1,376,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. purchased a new stake in iRobot during the 4th quarter worth about $585,000. Jump Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iRobot by 38.1% during the fourth quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 144,770 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,122,000 after purchasing an additional 39,970 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iRobot in the 4th quarter worth about $410,000. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in iRobot by 20.6% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 45,057 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $349,000 after purchasing an additional 7,688 shares during the period. Finally, Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iRobot during the 4th quarter worth approximately $363,000. 77.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iRobot Stock Performance

IRBT opened at $2.77 on Friday. iRobot Co. has a 52-week low of $1.76 and a 52-week high of $13.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $2.67 and a 200-day moving average of $6.29. The company has a market cap of $86.16 million, a PE ratio of -0.60 and a beta of 0.80.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on IRBT shares. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of iRobot in a report on Thursday, March 13th. StockNews.com cut shares of iRobot from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 29th.

iRobot Company Profile

iRobot Corporation designs, builds, and sells robots and home innovation products in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and internationally. The company offers floor care products, including Roomba floor vacuuming robots; Roomba accessories and consumables, such as the Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal, replacement dirt disposal bags for the Clean Base, filters, brushes, and batteries; Braava family of automatic floor mopping robots; and Braava accessories and consumables, which include cleaning solution, washable and disposable mopping pads, replacement tanks, and batteries, as well as subscription services.