Aberdeen Asset Management Plc increased Vale S A (VALE) stake by 0.09% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Aberdeen Asset Management Plc acquired 51,120 shares as Vale S A (VALE)’s stock rose 34.63%. The Aberdeen Asset Management Plc holds 56.72 million shares with $432.23M value, up from 56.67M last quarter. Vale S A now has $45.17 billion valuation. The stock decreased 0.23% or $0.02 on April 13, reaching $8.72. About shares traded. Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) has risen 57.40% since September 8, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 50.63% the S&P500.
Westar Energy, Inc. is an electric utility. The company has market cap of $7.56 billion. The Firm provides electric generation, transmission and distribution services. It has a 22.13 P/E ratio. The Firm provides these services in central and northeastern Kansas, including the cities of Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina and Hutchinson.
Puplava Financial Services Inc. holds 3.7% of its portfolio in Westar Energy Inc for 103,053 shares. Highvista Strategies Llc owns 273,286 shares or 3.02% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Eton Park Capital Management L.P. has 2.26% invested in the company for 2.02 million shares. The New York-based Leucadia National Corp has invested 2.24% in the stock. Yakira Capital Management Inc., a Connecticut-based fund reported 81,337 shares.
Since January 1, 0001, it had 0 insider buys, and 1 sale for $101,030 activity.
Ratings analysis reveals 0 of Westar Energy’s analysts are positive. Out of 7 Wall Street analysts rating Westar Energy, 0 give it “Buy”, 0 “Sell” rating, while 7 recommend “Hold”. The lowest target is $39 while the high is $60. The stock’s average target of $49 is -8.75% below today’s ($53.7) share price. WR was included in 12 notes of analysts from August 11, 2015. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Monday, March 14 by Mizuho. On Friday, February 26 the stock rating was downgraded by Wells Fargo to “Market Perform”. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Wednesday, June 1 by Mizuho. The stock has “Hold” rating by Gabelli on Wednesday, June 1. Zacks upgraded the shares of WR in report on Tuesday, August 11 to “Sell” rating. The company was maintained on Friday, March 11 by JP Morgan. On Friday, November 6 the stock rating was upgraded by JP Morgan to “Neutral”. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Thursday, October 8 by UBS. The stock of Westar Energy Inc (NYSE:WR) has “Hold” rating given on Friday, April 15 by Argus Research. The firm earned “Equalweight” rating on Thursday, June 2 by Barclays Capital.
Analysts await Westar Energy Inc (NYSE:WR) to report earnings on May, 2. They expect $0.47 EPS, up 2.17% or $0.01 from last year’s $0.46 per share. WR’s profit will be $66.17M for 28.56 P/E if the $0.47 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.38 actual EPS reported by Westar Energy Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 23.68% EPS growth.
The stock decreased 0.83% or $0.45 on April 13, reaching $53.7. About shares traded. Westar Energy Inc (NYSE:WR) has declined 2.63% since September 8, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 9.40% the S&P500.
Aberdeen Asset Management Plc decreased O Reilly Automotive Inc New (NASDAQ:ORLY) stake by 57,793 shares to 18,134 valued at $5.05M in 2016Q4. It also reduced Potash Corp Sask Inc (NYSE:POT) stake by 27,848 shares and now owns 1.38M shares. Williams Cos Inc Del (NYSE:WMB) was reduced too.
Among 23 analysts covering Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE), 8 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 14 Hold. Therefore 35% are positive. Vale S.A. has $10 highest and $2.50 lowest target. $6.38’s average target is -26.83% below currents $8.72 stock price. Vale S.A. had 43 analyst reports since August 3, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Bernstein given on Wednesday, January 25. The stock has “Buy” rating by Citigroup on Monday, January 23. The rating was upgraded by Renaissance Capital to “Market Perform” on Thursday, January 12. Morgan Stanley upgraded Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) rating on Tuesday, August 9. Morgan Stanley has “Equal-Weight” rating and $6.20 target. The stock of Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) earned “Buy” rating by BB&T Capital on Monday, May 2. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, October 20 by Stifel Nicolaus. The rating was downgraded by CLSA to “Sell” on Thursday, April 14. The stock of Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) has “Hold” rating given on Wednesday, January 20 by HSBC. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Sector Perform” on Friday, May 6. The firm has “Neutral” rating by Citigroup given on Tuesday, November 1.
