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Investors cannot turn a blind eye to insiders as well as institutional ownership. They need to follow insider trades to determine the direction the stock is likely to take.
About 45.31% of TWOU shares are held by financial institutions. D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. is the top corporate investor, holding 3.02M shares valued at $1.18M. A 3.68% stake in 2U, Inc. is owned by the company. VANGUARD PERSONALIZED INDEXING MANAGEMENT, LLC owns 24.91K shares valued at $9.71K, which translates its holding of 0.03% of the stake in the company.
Among the TWOU insiders holding of 4.33% of the stake in company, PAUCEK CHRISTOPHER J, Chief Executive Officer, holds the largest shares of 603.67K. MCCULLOUGH AARON, CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER, is the second largest TWOU insider with ownership of 400.09K shares. CHERNIS MARK, Chief Operating Officer, stands third with possession of 349.94K shares of that stake.
A company's 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provides investors with comprehensive information about institutional ownership in a listed company, a sign of strength in terms of how many institutions have confidence in that company. The number of institutional investors who currently own TWOU shares is 123, representing 45.31% of the company's common stock.
D. E. SHAW & CO., INC., in the last quarter, reduced its stake in TWOU by -3.88% restricting it's holding to 3.02 million shares of worth nearly $1.18M. LPL FINANCIAL LLC also lessened -44.1% of the TWOU shares from its portfolio, reducing its holding to 15.46 thousand shares of worth $6.02K. LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC also shunned TWOU shares holding by -36.49% last quarter which brought its holding to 6.47 thousand shares worth $2.52M.
As per its latest 13F filing, VANGUARD PERSONALIZED INDEXING MANAGEMENT, LLC increased its stake in TWOU by 100% in the last quarter. The institutional holder raised its holding to 24.91 thousand shares having worth more than $9.71K. CONNECTUS WEALTH, LLC also added 100% more shares of TWOU to its portfolio, raising its holding to 23.8 thousand shares of worth $9.28K. PROSHARE ADVISORS LLC also increased its TWOU shares holding by 8.56% which brought its holding to 14.41 thousand shares worth $5.62K.
The insider with the most stakes in TWOU is Paucek Christopher J , Chief Executive Officer at the company. Additionally, TWOU stock is highly held by CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER McCullough Aaron and Chief Operating Officer CHERNIS MARK among others.
Company executives, directors, and other insiders own 4.33% percent of 2U, Inc.'s stock. Within the last six months, there have been 0 transaction(s) in which TWOU insiders have sold stock, totaling 0 shares. Insiders that have sold shares include MACIAS EDWARD S., MAYBANK ALEXIS, and KENIGSBERG JAMES.
There have been 0 transaction(s) during the past 6-months in which 2U, Inc. insiders have bought stock, totalling 0 shares
Around 0 2U, Inc. shares are held by insiders, which represents about 4.33% of TWOU stock.
TWOU Chief Executive Officer, Paucek Christopher J holds the largest portfolio of the company's shares. TWOU shares owned by Paucek total nearly 603.67 thousand.
D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. is the largest institutional owner in TWOU which holds 3.02 million shares worth $1.18M or 3.68% of the total TWOU shares outstanding followed by VANGUARD PERSONALIZED INDEXING MANAGEMENT, LLC with ownership of 24.91 thousand shares representing 0.03% of the TWOU ownership. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC is the third largest stakeholder with 24.81 thousand shares or 0.03% of the ownership worth more than $9.67K.
Stock options give the owner the ability but not the obligation to buy or sell a security at a predetermined price and date. Stock options can be classified into two types: puts and calls. A put is a bet on falling stock, and a call is a bet on rising stock. As far as the TWOU is concerned, it is a stock which is not optionable.
Number of TWOU shares short is 274.58K. Shares short is a market sentiment in which investors have sold their shares short in a given stock but have not yet covered them or closed them out.
As of today, 2.81M shares of TWOU are outstanding.
Float represents the number of tradeable shares in a specific stock. By subtracting restricted and closely-held shares from a firm's total outstanding shares, we can calculate its floating stock. The term "closely-held shares" refers to shares held by employees, major shareholders, and company insiders. At present, TWOU has 2.69M shares in float.
Short ratio is calculated by dividing the number of short shares, short interest or bets that shareholders will sell short from the average daily volume. A higher ratio indicates longer times needed to repurchase borrowed shares (sold). The short ratio for TWOU is 2.28.