Analysts See $0.31 EPS for Grifols, S.A. (GRFS); Spartannash Company (SPTN) Shorts Up By 0.21%

February 15, 2018 - By Adrian Erickson

Analysts expect Grifols, S.A. (NASDAQ:GRFS) to report $0.31 EPS on February, 27.GRFS’s profit would be $237.39 million giving it 18.27 P/E if the $0.31 EPS is correct. After having $0.29 EPS previously, Grifols, S.A.’s analysts see 6.90% EPS growth. The stock increased 0.76% or $0.17 during the last trading session, reaching $22.65. About 733,579 shares traded or 55.47% up from the average. Grifols, S.A. (NASDAQ:GRFS) has risen 47.59% since February 15, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 30.89% the S&P500.

Spartannash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN) had an increase of 0.21% in short interest. SPTN’s SI was 1.09M shares in February as released by FINRA. Its up 0.21% from 1.09 million shares previously. With 282,400 avg volume, 4 days are for Spartannash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN)’s short sellers to cover SPTN’s short positions. The SI to Spartannash Company’s float is 2.98%. The stock increased 1.87% or $0.41 during the last trading session, reaching $22.38. About 128,731 shares traded. SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN) has risen 31.81% since February 15, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 15.11% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.78 in 2017 Q3. Its down 0.31, from 1.09 in 2017Q2. It worsened, as 20 investors sold SpartanNash Company shares while 54 reduced holdings. 13 funds opened positions while 45 raised stakes. 31.01 million shares or 3.18% less from 32.03 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Parametric Associate Lc holds 0% or 156,180 shares. Guggenheim Limited Liability reported 0.01% in SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN). Panagora Asset Mngmt Incorporated, a Massachusetts-based fund reported 245,172 shares. Gemmer Asset Mgmt Limited Liability Company owns 122 shares. Palisade Cap Management Ltd Com Nj invested in 0.71% or 751,965 shares. Bnp Paribas Arbitrage Sa owns 23,643 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Alpha Windward Limited Liability has invested 0.31% in SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN). Advisory Net Llc stated it has 180 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Metropolitan Life Insurance has invested 0% in SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN). National Bank Of Montreal Can holds 0% or 7,422 shares. Susquehanna Grp Limited Liability Partnership, Pennsylvania-based fund reported 46,547 shares. Highland Management Limited Partnership holds 18,400 shares. Tiaa Cref Investment Mngmt Ltd Liability Corp reported 292,477 shares. State Of Alaska Department Of Revenue accumulated 7,488 shares. South Dakota Inv Council has 0.03% invested in SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN) for 58,600 shares.

SpartanNash Company distributes and retails grocery products. The company has market cap of $827.43 million. It operates in three divisions: Food Distribution, Military, and Retail. It currently has negative earnings. The Food Distribution segment offers approximately 60,000 stock-keeping units, such as dry groceries, produce, dairy products, meat, delicatessen items, bakery goods, frozen food, seafood, floral products, general merchandise, beverages, tobacco products, pharmacy, and health and beauty care products to independent retail locations, food service distributors, and corporate-owned retail stores.

Among 6 analysts covering SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN), 0 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 0 are positive. SpartanNash had 25 analyst reports since August 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. BMO Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Market Perform” rating in Monday, November 13 report. Jefferies maintained the shares of SPTN in report on Friday, June 23 with “Hold” rating. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Friday, August 18 by Deutsche Bank. Jefferies maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Sunday, October 15 report. Pivotal Research downgraded the stock to “Sell” rating in Monday, June 26 report. Pivotal Research initiated it with “Buy” rating and $27.0 target in Wednesday, January 27 report. On Friday, November 10 the stock rating was maintained by Jefferies with “Hold”. The company was initiated on Friday, September 23 by Barclays Capital. The company was maintained on Thursday, August 10 by Jefferies. The stock of SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN) has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, August 23 by Northcoast.