21Vianet Group (VNET) EPS Estimated At $-0.10; British American Tobacco Plc Adr (NYSEMKT:BTI) Sellers Decreased By 2.23% Their Shorts

May 19, 2017 - By Hazel Jackson

Analysts expect 21Vianet Group Inc (NASDAQ:VNET) to report $-0.10 EPS on May, 25 after the close.They anticipate $0.09 EPS change or 47.37% from last quarter’s $-0.19 EPS. After having $-0.14 EPS previously, 21Vianet Group Inc’s analysts see -28.57% EPS growth. The stock decreased 4.78% or $0.25 during the last trading session, reaching $4.98. About shares traded. 21Vianet Group Inc (NASDAQ:VNET) has risen 6.00% since April 19, 2017 and is uptrending. It has by 0.00% the S&P500.

British American Tobacco Plc Adr (NYSEMKT:BTI) had a decrease of 2.23% in short interest. BTI’s SI was 52.02 million shares in May as released by FINRA. Its down 2.23% from 53.21M shares previously. With 1.76 million avg volume, 30 days are for British American Tobacco Plc Adr (NYSEMKT:BTI)’s short sellers to cover BTI’s short positions. The SI to British American Tobacco Plc Adr’s float is 2.91%. The stock decreased 1.73% or $1.23 during the last trading session, reaching $69.89. About 2.34M shares traded or 32.20% up from the average. British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSEMKT:BTI) has risen 6.00% since April 19, 2017 and is uptrending. It has by 0.00% the S&P500.

Among 6 analysts covering British Amrcn Tobacco (NYSEMKT:BTI), 4 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. British Amrcn Tobacco had 7 analyst reports since August 4, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Tuesday, August 4 the stock rating was reinitiated by Bank of America with “Buy”. The rating was upgraded by Morgan Stanley to “Overweight” on Wednesday, November 2. On Tuesday, August 25 the stock rating was initiated by Cowen & Co with “Market Perform”. Societe Generale downgraded the shares of BTI in report on Friday, July 29 to “Hold” rating. The firm has “Sell” rating by Goldman Sachs given on Thursday, December 10. As per Thursday, September 8, the company rating was upgraded by Investec. The stock of British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSEMKT:BTI) has “Buy” rating given on Friday, October 28 by Societe Generale.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a tobacco and next generation products company. The company has market cap of $129.99 billion. The Company’s tobacco product range includes cigarettes, fine cut and Swedish-style snus. It has a 10.81 P/E ratio. The Company’s divisions include Asia-Pacific, Americas, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA).

21Vianet Group, Inc. is a carrier-neutral Internet data center services provider. The company has market cap of $565.36 million. The Firm hosts its customers’ servers and networking equipment and provides interconnectivity. It currently has negative earnings. The Firm also provides managed network services to enable clients to deliver data across the Internet through its data transmission network and smart routing technology.