$2.31 EPS Expected for Copa Holdings, S.A. (CPA); Tcw Group Has Upped Gilead Sciences (GILD) Holding

October 21, 2017 - By Darrin Black

Analysts expect Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) to report $2.31 EPS on November, 14.They anticipate $1.01 EPS change or 77.69% from last quarter’s $1.3 EPS. CPA’s profit would be $97.25M giving it 13.62 P/E if the $2.31 EPS is correct. After having $1.48 EPS previously, Copa Holdings, S.A.’s analysts see 56.08% EPS growth. The stock decreased 0.30% or $0.38 on October 20, reaching $125.89. About 171,913 shares traded. Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) has risen 101.96% since October 21, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 85.26% the S&P500.

Tcw Group Inc increased Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD) stake by 4.25% reported in 2017Q2 SEC filing. Tcw Group Inc acquired 85,448 shares as Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD)’s stock declined 8.05%. The Tcw Group Inc holds 2.10 million shares with $148.52M value, up from 2.01M last quarter. Gilead Sciences Inc now has $106.05B valuation. The stock decreased 0.47% or $0.38 on October 20, reaching $81.21. About 9.19M shares traded or 10.99% up from the average. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) has declined 21.80% since October 21, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 38.50% the S&P500.

Since May 1, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 5 insider sales for $11.13 million activity. MARTIN JOHN C had sold 73,333 shares worth $5.01 million. $668,667 worth of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) was sold by Cogan John Francis. $325,114 worth of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) was sold by Alton Gregg H.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.93 in 2017 Q2. Its up 0.02, from 0.91 in 2017Q1. It is positive, as 78 investors sold GILD shares while 538 reduced holdings. 110 funds opened positions while 462 raised stakes. 938.32 million shares or 0.11% more from 937.32 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. 300 are owned by Barnett & Com. Gateway Invest Advisers Llc reported 826,704 shares stake. Public Employees Retirement Association Of Colorado invested in 0.39% or 748,605 shares. 163,536 are owned by Whittier Trust. Healthinvest Ptnrs holds 97,600 shares. Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) reported 0.2% stake. Gamco Invsts Inc Et Al holds 0.01% in Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) or 14,080 shares. Coastline Trust has invested 0.08% in Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD). Seizert Partners holds 1.62% or 631,269 shares. Holowesko Ptnrs Ltd accumulated 5.76% or 1.21M shares. Boston Common Asset Mgmt Ltd Llc reported 0.54% in Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD). Badgley Phelps & Bell invested in 103,338 shares or 0.57% of the stock. Marco Mgmt Ltd Llc holds 2.2% or 188,190 shares in its portfolio. Needham Inv Management Ltd Liability Com holds 3.29% or 174,500 shares in its portfolio. M Holdings Securities stated it has 10,522 shares or 0.25% of all its holdings.

Tcw Group Inc decreased Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) stake by 56,956 shares to 279,149 valued at $18.38 million in 2017Q2. It also reduced Costco Whsl Corp New (NASDAQ:COST) stake by 2,549 shares and now owns 717,339 shares. Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE:CAG) was reduced too.

Among 30 analysts covering Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), 18 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 12 Hold. Therefore 60% are positive. Gilead Sciences had 101 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Friday, February 12 by Maxim Group. On Friday, September 15 the stock rating was maintained by Robert W. Baird with “Buy”. The firm has “Hold” rating by Maxim Group given on Friday, April 29. The stock has “Strong Buy” rating by Jyske Bank on Thursday, September 10. The stock of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) earned “Neutral” rating by Atlantic Securities on Friday, December 18. Jefferies upgraded the shares of GILD in report on Tuesday, September 6 to “Buy” rating. The firm has “Hold” rating by Credit Suisse given on Tuesday, September 5. Piper Jaffray maintained it with “Overweight” rating and $131 target in Friday, July 24 report. On Wednesday, February 3 the stock rating was maintained by Oppenheimer with “Outperform”. The rating was maintained by Credit Suisse on Wednesday, March 23 with “Outperform”.

Copa Holdings, S.A. is a provider of airline passenger and cargo service through its principal operating subsidiaries, Compania Panamena de Aviacion, S. The company has market cap of $5.30 billion. A. and AeroRepublica, S. It has a 16.21 P/E ratio. A. (Copa Colombia).

Among 14 analysts covering Copa Holdings SA (NYSE:CPA), 6 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 43% are positive. Copa Holdings SA had 42 analyst reports since August 4, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Hold” rating by Deutsche Bank given on Wednesday, July 20. The firm has “Hold” rating by Imperial Capital given on Sunday, August 16. The rating was downgraded by Evercore on Tuesday, March 22 to “Sell”. The rating was downgraded by Credit Suisse to “Neutral” on Thursday, August 13. The company was maintained on Monday, October 16 by Cowen & Co. The rating was upgraded by Buckingham Research to “Buy” on Tuesday, July 19. The firm has “Buy” rating by Goldman Sachs given on Wednesday, November 16. The stock of Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) earned “Buy” rating by Bank of America on Monday, July 11. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, August 4 by Citigroup. The firm earned “Market Perform” rating on Friday, November 13 by Cowen & Co.