23.89% to Target, Guggenheim Reiterates Buy Rating for Tesla Motors (TSLA) Stock; Sherwin Williams Co (SHW) Sentiment Is 0.95

August 4, 2017 - By Marguerite Chambers

Among 29 analysts covering Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), 11 have Buy rating, 5 Sell and 13 Hold. Therefore 38% are positive. Tesla Motors Inc has $500 highest and $140 lowest target. $297.65’s average target is -14.24% below currents $347.09 stock price. Tesla Motors Inc had 80 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Bank of America maintained it with “Underperform” rating and $180 target in Friday, August 7 report. Credit Suisse maintained the stock with “Outperform” rating in Wednesday, November 25 report. The stock of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) earned “Sector Perform” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Thursday, February 23. Piper Jaffray initiated it with “Neutral” rating and $223 target in Friday, June 10 report. The stock of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) earned “Buy” rating by Sterne Agee CRT on Friday, June 3. The company was maintained on Wednesday, July 26 by Robert W. Baird. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Thursday, September 3 by Global Equities Research. The company was initiated on Tuesday, October 6 by RBC Capital Markets. On Thursday, October 27 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Sector Perform”. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, June 20 by Robert W. Baird.

The Sherwin-Williams Company is engaged in the development, manufacture, distribution and sale of paint, coatings and related products. The company has market cap of $31.20 billion. The Company’s divisions are Paint Stores Group, Consumer Group, Global Finishes Group, Latin America Coatings Group and Administrative. It has a 26.61 P/E ratio. The Paint Stores Group markets and sells Sherwin-Williams branded architectural paint and coatings, protective and marine products, original equipment maker (OEM) product finishes and related items.

Ratings analysis reveals 50% of Sherwin-Williams’s analysts are positive. Out of 4 Wall Street analysts rating Sherwin-Williams, 2 give it “Buy”, 0 “Sell” rating, while 2 recommend “Hold”. SHW was included in 4 notes of analysts from September 29, 2016. On Monday, October 10 the stock rating was upgraded by Argus Research to “Buy”. The firm has “Overweight” rating given on Tuesday, November 29 by Atlantic Securities. On Thursday, September 29 the stock rating was initiated by Wells Fargo with “Market Perform”. Longbow downgraded the shares of SHW in report on Thursday, January 5 to “Neutral” rating.

Sirios Capital Management L P holds 8.65% of its portfolio in Sherwin-Williams Co for 656,705 shares. Chilton Investment Co Llc owns 600,226 shares or 6.54% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Permian Investment Partners Lp has 6.34% invested in the company for 156,007 shares. The California-based Meritage Group Lp has invested 5.9% in the stock. Hitchwood Capital Management Lp, a New York-based fund reported 600,000 shares.

Since January 1, 0001, it had 0 insider purchases, and 7 insider sales for $10.21 million activity.

The stock decreased 0.90% or $3.04 during the last trading session, reaching $334.03. About shares traded. Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) has risen 15.27% since August 4, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 1.43% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.68 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.83, from 0.85 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 74 investors sold Tesla Inc shares while 105 reduced holdings. 82 funds opened positions while 219 raised stakes. 100.51 million shares or 11.10% more from 90.47 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. North Star Invest Management Corp has 0.01% invested in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) for 327 shares. Stratos Wealth Ltd stated it has 0.02% in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Pinnacle Assoc Ltd has invested 0% in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Tide Point Management Lp has 81,034 shares for 1.27% of their portfolio. British Columbia Mngmt holds 0.12% or 63,482 shares. Bamco New York invested 1.9% of its portfolio in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Farmers And Merchants has 330 shares for 0.01% of their portfolio. Td Asset Management stated it has 0.06% in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Bluemountain Mgmt Ltd Com reported 0.06% of its portfolio in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Atwood And Palmer Incorporated has 40 shares. Amf Pensionsforsakring accumulated 9,500 shares. The Ontario – Canada-based Manufacturers Life The has invested 0% in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Ledyard Savings Bank accumulated 100 shares. Cibc Asset Mngmt Inc invested 0.01% of its portfolio in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Wms Prtn Ltd Liability Corporation reported 1,290 shares.

Tesla, Inc., formerly Tesla Motors, Inc., designs, develops, makes and sells fully electric vehicles, and energy storage systems, as well as installs, operates and maintains solar and energy storage products. The company has market cap of $57.01 billion. The Firm operates through two divisions: Automotive, and Energy generation and storage. It currently has negative earnings. The Automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacturing, and sales of electric vehicles.

Since February 6, 2017, it had 1 insider purchase, and 10 sales for $21.67 million activity. $1.40M worth of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) was sold by Gracias Antonio J. on Friday, February 24. Shares for $33.58 million were sold by Straubel Jeffrey B. On Monday, May 1 the insider Musk Kimbal sold $789,182. FIELD JOHN DOUGLAS had sold 500 shares worth $129,176 on Thursday, February 23. Musk Elon bought $25.00 million worth of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) on Friday, March 17. DENHOLM ROBYN M had sold 20,000 shares worth $6.24 million on Monday, May 8.