Altimeter Capital Management LP Raised The Priceline Group (PCLN) Stake; Bluemar Capital Management Has Lifted By $1.49 Million Its Svb Finl Group (SIVB) Position

June 20, 2017 - By Marguerite Chambers

Bluemar Capital Management Llc increased Svb Finl Group (SIVB) stake by 52.1% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Bluemar Capital Management Llc acquired 8,700 shares as Svb Finl Group (SIVB)’s stock declined 4.82%. The Bluemar Capital Management Llc holds 25,400 shares with $4.36M value, up from 16,700 last quarter. Svb Finl Group now has $9.45B valuation. The stock declined 1.41% or $2.54 reaching $178.21 on the news. About 141,162 shares traded. SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) has risen 74.61% since June 20, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 57.91% the S&P500.

Altimeter Capital Management Lp increased The Priceline Group Inc (PCLN) stake by 199.63% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Altimeter Capital Management Lp acquired 81,950 shares as The Priceline Group Inc (PCLN)’s stock rose 10.44%. The Altimeter Capital Management Lp holds 123,000 shares with $180.33M value, up from 41,050 last quarter. The Priceline Group Inc now has $93.65B valuation. The stock rose 0.20% or $3.76 reaching $1855.36 per share. About 245,591 shares traded. Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) has risen 44.63% since June 20, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 27.93% the S&P500.

Among 28 analysts covering Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN), 24 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 86% are positive. Priceline.com had 58 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was downgraded by Guggenheim to “Neutral” on Wednesday, May 4. As per Tuesday, November 10, the company rating was maintained by Barclays Capital. Benchmark maintained it with “Buy” rating and $1900 target in Tuesday, February 28 report. The firm has “Market Perform” rating given on Tuesday, November 8 by Wells Fargo. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Tuesday, November 10 by Oppenheimer. Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock to “Hold” rating in Thursday, November 5 report. Morgan Stanley upgraded the shares of PCLN in report on Thursday, June 30 to “Overweight” rating. The company was maintained on Tuesday, August 25 by Piper Jaffray. Barclays Capital maintained Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) rating on Tuesday, February 28. Barclays Capital has “Overweight” rating and $1900 target. The rating was maintained by Oppenheimer on Thursday, August 6 with “Outperform”.

Since January 1, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 12 insider sales for $26.73 million activity. 1,000 shares valued at $1.49 million were sold by Fogel Glenn D on Wednesday, January 4. The insider Docter Jan L sold 1,500 shares worth $2.79 million. 122 shares valued at $221,308 were sold by Tans Gillian on Thursday, June 15. MILLONES PETER J had sold 3,052 shares worth $5.39M on Wednesday, March 15. BOYD JEFFERY H sold 3,000 shares worth $4.71 million. Finnegan Daniel J had sold 3,052 shares worth $5.28M.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.94 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.08, from 1.02 in 2016Q3. It worsened, as 69 investors sold PCLN shares while 331 reduced holdings. 95 funds opened positions while 279 raised stakes. 45.43 million shares or 0.41% less from 45.62 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Hendershot Investments stated it has 3,478 shares. 552 were accumulated by Independent Port Consultants. 44,403 are held by D E Shaw Incorporated. Savant Capital Limited Liability Corp accumulated 301 shares. Altarock Prtnrs Limited Liability Corporation stated it has 66,213 shares or 14.22% of all its holdings. Mizuho Usa holds 0.17% or 2,750 shares. Fmr Llc has invested 0.35% in Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN). Hollencrest invested 0.07% of its portfolio in Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN). Seabridge Advsrs Ltd Liability Corp accumulated 0% or 10 shares. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund reported 11,432 shares. Stratos Wealth Ptnrs Limited invested 0.04% in Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN). Voya Invest Limited Liability Company has invested 0.09% in Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN). 6,085 were reported by Parallax Volatility Advisers L P. Williams Jones & Associate Ltd Limited Liability Company reported 0.43% of its portfolio in Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN). Edgemoor reported 0.72% of its portfolio in Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN).

Since January 31, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 11 insider sales for $14.77 million activity. $1.60M worth of SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) was sold by Wallace Bruce on Monday, May 15. $1.29 million worth of stock was sold by Descheneaux Michael on Monday, May 15. STAGLIN GAREN K sold $385,922 worth of stock. Another trade for 2,600 shares valued at $449,912 was sold by Cadieux Marc C. BENHAMOU ERIC also sold $340,593 worth of SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) shares. $1.03 million worth of SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) was sold by Edmonds-Waters Christopher. 7,001 SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) shares with value of $1.21 million were sold by Cox Philip C.

Among 11 analysts covering SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB), 9 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 82% are positive. SVB Financial Group had 21 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. FIG Partners initiated SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) rating on Tuesday, April 11. FIG Partners has “Outperform” rating and $200.0 target. The rating was initiated by JMP Securities on Friday, September 16 with “Mkt Outperform”. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Tuesday, October 13 by Piper Jaffray. The rating was maintained by Wood on Friday, May 27 with “Outperform”. The stock of SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) earned “Equal Weight” rating by Barclays Capital on Tuesday, November 1. On Friday, October 9 the stock rating was maintained by Barclays Capital with “Overweight”. Barclays Capital maintained the stock with “Equal Weight” rating in Friday, April 7 report. The firm has “Overweight” rating given on Wednesday, November 11 by Morgan Stanley. DA Davidson upgraded it to “Buy” rating and $160 target in Friday, August 28 report. The rating was upgraded by Piper Jaffray to “Overweight” on Friday, January 22.

Bluemar Capital Management Llc decreased Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) stake by 33,100 shares to 147,400 valued at $5.01M in 2016Q4. It also reduced Total Sys Svcs Inc (NYSE:TSS) stake by 19,400 shares and now owns 54,800 shares. Kearny Finl Corp Md was reduced too.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.99 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.16, from 1.15 in 2016Q3. It turned negative, as 23 investors sold SIVB shares while 140 reduced holdings. 71 funds opened positions while 90 raised stakes. 48.79 million shares or 3.15% more from 47.30 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. The New York-based Paradigm Asset Mgmt Ltd Liability Co has invested 0% in SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB). State Of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D reported 89,000 shares. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft Fi invested 0% in SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB). Suntrust Banks owns 6,888 shares or 0.01% of their US portfolio. Invesco holds 0.05% in SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) or 859,390 shares. Illinois-based First Trust Advisors Ltd Partnership has invested 0.01% in SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB). 11,215 are owned by Hanseatic Management Services. Blackrock Advsr Limited Co, Delaware-based fund reported 234,045 shares. Stifel Fincl accumulated 29,253 shares or 0.02% of the stock. Shelton Capital Mgmt accumulated 215,000 shares or 0.06% of the stock. Ameriprise Inc stated it has 195,052 shares. Lord Abbett Limited Co owns 396,248 shares or 0.21% of their US portfolio. Wells Fargo & Mn holds 0.01% or 90,016 shares in its portfolio. Blair William And Il, a Illinois-based fund reported 2,240 shares. Moreover, Advisory Research has 0.02% invested in SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB).