Analysts at Peel Hunt Maintained their Buy rating for Card Factory Plc (LON:CARD) with GBX 400.00 Target; Dubuque Bank & Trust Company Cut Its Dow Chemical Co (DOW) Position

September 26, 2017 - By Marguerite Chambers

Dubuque Bank & Trust Company decreased Dow Chemical Co (DOW) stake by 39.25% reported in 2017Q2 SEC filing. Dubuque Bank & Trust Company sold 13,641 shares as Dow Chemical Co (DOW)’s stock rose 0.05%. The Dubuque Bank & Trust Company holds 21,115 shares with $1.33 million value, down from 34,756 last quarter. Dow Chemical Co now has $83.74B valuation. It closed at $66.65 lastly. It is down 20.72% since September 26, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 4.02% the S&P500.

Peel Hunt currently has a GBX 400.00 target price on the 1.06 billion GBP market cap company or 27.11% upside potential. In a note issued to clients on 26 September, Card Factory Plc (LON:CARD) stock had its Buy Rating reconfirmed by professional analysts at Peel Hunt.

Among 16 analysts covering The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), 10 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 63% are positive. The Dow Chemical Company had 48 analyst reports since August 20, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Thursday, July 27 with “Buy”. The firm has “Positive” rating by Susquehanna given on Monday, February 8. As per Thursday, August 20, the company rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank. Barclays Capital maintained it with “Equal Weight” rating and $55 target in Monday, May 2 report. The stock of Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW) has “Hold” rating given on Friday, October 23 by S&P Research. The firm has “Top Pick” rating given on Friday, October 28 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock has “Underperform” rating by CLSA on Wednesday, July 6. Erste Group initiated the shares of DOW in report on Wednesday, April 26 with “Hold” rating. Barclays Capital initiated the stock with “Equal-Weight” rating in Wednesday, November 4 report. The stock of Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW) has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, December 10 by Deutsche Bank.

Dubuque Bank & Trust Company increased Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) stake by 14,689 shares to 331,603 valued at $10.38 million in 2017Q2. It also upped Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ:TXN) stake by 13,763 shares and now owns 14,174 shares. Schlumberger Ltd (NYSE:SLB) was raised too.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.09 in 2017 Q2. Its up 0.03, from 1.06 in 2017Q1. It improved, as 44 investors sold DOW shares while 407 reduced holdings. 101 funds opened positions while 392 raised stakes. 809.06 million shares or 1.28% less from 819.57 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. D L Carlson Investment Group Incorporated Inc, a New Hampshire-based fund reported 6,750 shares. Coastline Tru owns 0.18% invested in Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW) for 15,730 shares. New England Private Wealth Advsr Ltd Llc holds 0.09% of its portfolio in Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW) for 4,571 shares. Southeast Asset Advsr accumulated 4,095 shares. Daiwa Grp Inc Inc owns 117,500 shares. Alliancebernstein Lp holds 0.22% of its portfolio in Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW) for 4.49 million shares. Kanawha Capital Mgmt Limited Liability Co stated it has 4,750 shares. Loomis Sayles Communications Limited Partnership invested in 0% or 17,753 shares. Royal Fincl Bank Of Canada stated it has 0.27% of its portfolio in Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW). Tnb Financial holds 11,839 shares or 0.14% of its portfolio. Heritage Investors has invested 0.31% in Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW). Sigma Planning Corp owns 44,571 shares. Bnp Paribas Asset Mgmt Holdings Sa owns 99,787 shares. Chicago Equity Prtnrs Lc invested 0.01% in Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW). 372,281 are held by Neuberger Berman Grp Inc Limited Liability.

About 816,516 shares traded or 266.20% up from the average. Card Factory PLC (LON:CARD) has 0.00% since September 26, 2016 and is . It has underperformed by 16.70% the S&P500.

Card Factory plc is a specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings and gifts. The company has market cap of 1.06 billion GBP. The Firm operates through two divisions: Card Factory and Getting Personal. It has a 16.13 P/E ratio. The Card Factory segment retails greeting cards, dressing and gifts in the United Kingdom through a network of stores.

Among 5 analysts covering Card Factory Plc (LON:CARD), 3 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 60% are positive. Card Factory Plc has GBX 500 highest and GBX 275 lowest target. GBX 370’s average target is 19.05% above currents GBX 310.8 stock price. Card Factory Plc had 72 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Liberum Capital maintained the shares of CARD in report on Monday, November 30 with “Buy” rating. The rating was upgraded by Liberum Capital to “Buy” on Wednesday, April 19. Peel Hunt maintained Card Factory PLC (LON:CARD) on Friday, January 20 with “Buy” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by Investec given on Tuesday, November 15. The rating was maintained by Peel Hunt with “Buy” on Tuesday, August 1. The stock of Card Factory PLC (LON:CARD) has “Buy” rating given on Friday, September 2 by Peel Hunt. Peel Hunt maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Tuesday, January 26 report. The firm has “Buy” rating by Liberum Capital given on Tuesday, October 27. Peel Hunt maintained it with “Buy” rating and GBX 500 target in Wednesday, April 13 report. Liberum Capital maintained the shares of CARD in report on Thursday, November 12 with “Buy” rating.