Ward Ferry Management LTD Boosted Its Noah Hldgs LTD (NOAH) Holding, 5 Bullish Analysts Covering Fuchs Petrolub SE (ETR:FPE)

July 6, 2017 - By Vivian Currie

Among 14 analysts covering FUCHS PETROLUB (ETR:FPE), 5 have Buy rating, 4 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 36% are positive. FUCHS PETROLUB had 68 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was downgraded by Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank to “Sell” on Thursday, January 28. The stock of Fuchs Petrolub SE (ETR:FPE) earned “Hold” rating by Landesbank on Wednesday, November 4. Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank downgraded it to “Sell” rating and €34 target in Saturday, April 30 report. The stock has “Reduce” rating by Kepler Cheuvreux on Tuesday, May 24. The rating was downgraded by Kepler Cheuvreux to “Reduce” on Saturday, April 30. The firm has “Sell” rating by Independent Research given on Tuesday, January 17. Bankhaus Lampe maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Tuesday, March 29 report. The firm earned “Sell” rating on Thursday, March 24 by Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank. The rating was maintained by Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA with “Hold” on Saturday, October 3. Landesbank maintained Fuchs Petrolub SE (ETR:FPE) on Saturday, April 9 with “Hold” rating. See Fuchs Petrolub SE (ETR:FPE) latest ratings:

21/02/2017 Broker: Warburg Research Rating: Buy New Target: €49.00 Upgrade
18/01/2017 Broker: Equinet Rating: Accumulate New Target: €47.00 Upgrade
17/01/2017 Broker: Independent Research Rating: Sell New Target: €37.00 Downgrade

Ward Ferry Management Ltd increased Noah Hldgs Ltd (NOAH) stake by 30.44% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Ward Ferry Management Ltd acquired 386,700 shares as Noah Hldgs Ltd (NOAH)’s stock rose 10.15%. The Ward Ferry Management Ltd holds 1.66 million shares with $36.34M value, up from 1.27 million last quarter. Noah Hldgs Ltd now has $1.78B valuation. The stock rose 1.52% or $0.45 reaching $29.99 per share. About 256,616 shares traded or 10.25% up from the average. Noah Holdings Limited (ADR) (NYSE:NOAH) has risen 17.05% since July 6, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 0.35% the S&P500.

Fuchs Petrolub SE is a Germany-based firm engaged in the development, production and supply of lubricants and related products for industry. The company has market cap of 6.26 billion EUR. The Company’s portfolio of products includes lubricants for a range of applications, including engine and gear oils for vehicles and motorcycles; mould release agents for concrete and cement casting; metalworking fluids, which are used for cooling, lubricating and flushing in machine operations; metal forming lubricants, including prelube oils and process-compatible deep drawing oils, which are tailor-made for a range of metal forming processes; corrosion preventives, designed to protect bare metal surfaces of machinery and components; quenching oils, used in the heat treatment of metal; diverse greases for automobiles and heavy industry; industrial lubricants, and rapidly biodegradable lubricants. It has a 21.75 P/E ratio. In May 2014, it acquired the lubricants business of LUBRITENE and LUBRASA.

The stock decreased 0.71% or EUR 0.3 on July 6, reaching EUR 41.69. About 22,398 shares traded. Fuchs Petrolub SE (ETR:FPE) has risen 4.20% since July 6, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 12.50% the S&P500.