Decatur Capital Management Decreased Its Tesoro Corp. (TSO) Position, 6 Analysts Covering Clean Harbors (CLH)

May 24, 2017 - By Michael Collier

Decatur Capital Management Inc decreased Tesoro Corp. (TSO) stake by 14.05% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Decatur Capital Management Inc sold 12,175 shares as Tesoro Corp. (TSO)’s stock declined 3.84%. The Decatur Capital Management Inc holds 74,500 shares with $6.52M value, down from 86,675 last quarter. Tesoro Corp. now has $9.73B valuation. It closed at $83.02 lastly. It is down 7.01% since May 24, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 9.69% the S&P500.

Among 12 analysts covering Clean Harbors Inc. (NYSE:CLH), 6 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. Clean Harbors Inc. had 22 analyst reports since July 27, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was downgraded by Raymond James to “Market Perform” on Monday, July 27. On Wednesday, May 18 the stock rating was initiated by Barclays Capital with “Overweight”. The stock of Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH) earned “Overweight” rating by KeyBanc Capital Markets on Tuesday, January 31. As per Thursday, November 5, the company rating was maintained by Needham. The stock of Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH) earned “Buy” rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Monday, November 14. The rating was initiated by Goldman Sachs with “Neutral” on Friday, March 3. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Thursday, November 3 by Needham. As per Wednesday, April 12, the company rating was maintained by Wedbush. Imperial Capital maintained Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH) rating on Thursday, November 5. Imperial Capital has “Outperform” rating and $57.50 target. The rating was upgraded by Oppenheimer on Thursday, March 16 to “Outperform”. See Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH) latest ratings:

12/04/2017 Broker: Wedbush Rating: Outperform New Target: $63.00 Maintain
16/03/2017 Broker: Oppenheimer Old Rating: Perform New Rating: Outperform Upgrade
03/03/2017 Broker: Goldman Sachs Rating: Neutral New Target: $60.00 Initiate
23/02/2017 Broker: Stifel Nicolaus Rating: Buy Old Target: $60 New Target: $65 Maintain
23/02/2017 Broker: Needham Rating: Buy Old Target: $55 New Target: $61 Maintain
31/01/2017 Broker: KeyBanc Capital Markets Old Rating: Sector Weight New Rating: Overweight Upgrade
10/01/2017 Broker: Canaccord Genuity Rating: Hold New Target: $57.00 Initiates Coverage On
10/01/2017 Broker: Barclays Capital Old Rating: Equal Weight New Rating: Underweight Old Target: $49.00 New Target: $53.00 Downgrade

Decatur Capital Management Inc increased Scripps Networks (NYSE:SNI) stake by 70,146 shares to 114,417 valued at $8.17M in 2016Q4. It also upped Alliance Data Systems (NYSE:ADS) stake by 54,240 shares and now owns 58,700 shares. Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) was raised too.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.02 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.17, from 0.85 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 41 investors sold TSO shares while 174 reduced holdings. 74 funds opened positions while 145 raised stakes. 105.36 million shares or 6.92% more from 98.54 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. 113,934 were accumulated by Natl Pension Ser. 15,203 are held by Tcw Group. Veritable LP holds 0.01% or 4,876 shares. Gulf State Bank (Uk) holds 0.05% or 37,974 shares in its portfolio. 4,900 were accumulated by Montag A & Inc. Janus Capital Mgmt Ltd Llc stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO). Profund Advsrs Ltd Liability Corp holds 7,584 shares. Moreover, Agf Invs Inc has 0.15% invested in Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) for 150,381 shares. Viking Fund Limited Company has 1.94% invested in Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO). Cornerstone Advsr invested in 91 shares or 0.01% of the stock. State Treasurer State Of Michigan has 0.03% invested in Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO). Affinity Advisors Ltd Liability Company invested in 0.29% or 35,333 shares. Manufacturers Life Ins The holds 0.02% or 124,789 shares in its portfolio. Oakworth Cap Inc accumulated 0% or 100 shares. Inv invested in 5,800 shares or 0.58% of the stock.

Among 15 analysts covering Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO), 13 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 87% are positive. Tesoro Corporation had 37 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Buy” rating by Goldman Sachs on Wednesday, June 29. The stock of Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) has “Neutral” rating given on Wednesday, June 15 by Credit Suisse. The company was maintained on Wednesday, February 3 by Bank of America. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, August 23 by Jefferies. Macquarie Research initiated Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) on Friday, July 24 with “Outperform” rating. JP Morgan upgraded the stock to “Overweight” rating in Thursday, February 2 report. Howard Weil upgraded the shares of TSO in report on Monday, July 11 to “Outperform” rating. The stock of Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) has “Outperform” rating given on Thursday, August 6 by Cowen & Co. Citigroup upgraded Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) rating on Tuesday, July 19. Citigroup has “Buy” rating and $92 target. Scotia Capital maintained the stock with “Sector Perform” rating in Sunday, August 16 report.

Clean Harbors, Inc. is a provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America. The company has market cap of $3.31 billion. The Firm is also a re-refiner and recycler of used oil in the world and a well-known provider of parts cleaning and related environmental services to commercial, industrial and automotive clients in North America. It currently has negative earnings. The Firm operates in six divisions: Technical Services, Industrial Services, Field Services, Safety-Kleen, Oil and Gas Field Services, and Lodging Services.

Since December 1, 2016, it had 0 insider purchases, and 17 selling transactions for $15.40 million activity. 12,000 Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH) shares with value of $653,640 were sold by SHIELDS THOMAS J. The insider Weber Brian P sold 712 shares worth $40,086. The insider Marlin Rod sold $190,777. MCKIM ALAN S also sold $5.41 million worth of Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH) shares. On Wednesday, March 1 Dugas Eric J. sold $47,286 worth of Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH) or 809 shares. Robertson Andrea also sold $113,020 worth of Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH) on Tuesday, February 21. 10,000 shares valued at $522,000 were sold by Lefebvre Marvin G on Thursday, December 1.