Arbiter Partners Capital Management Cut By $6.20 Million Its Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Nv (Call) (CBI) Stake; Nine Masts Capital LTD Raised By $585,000 Its Cnooc LTD (CEO) Stake

August 31, 2017 - By Clifton Ray

Nine Masts Capital Ltd increased Cnooc Ltd (CEO) stake by 99.57% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Nine Masts Capital Ltd acquired 4,680 shares as Cnooc Ltd (CEO)’s stock declined 2.67%. The Nine Masts Capital Ltd holds 9,380 shares with $1.17 million value, up from 4,700 last quarter. Cnooc Ltd now has $53.95 billion valuation. The stock rose 0.12% or $0.14 reaching $120.87 per share. About 34,628 shares traded. CNOOC Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:CEO) has risen 2.20% since August 31, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 14.50% the S&P500.

Arbiter Partners Capital Management Llc decreased Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Nv (Call) (CBI) stake by 30.3% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Arbiter Partners Capital Management Llc sold 200,000 shares as Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Nv (Call) (CBI)’s stock declined 38.73%. The Arbiter Partners Capital Management Llc holds 460,000 shares with $14.61 million value, down from 660,000 last quarter. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Nv (Call) now has $1.28 billion valuation. The stock rose 0.56% or $0.07 reaching $12.62. About 1.05 million shares traded. Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) has declined 42.76% since August 31, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 59.46% the S&P500.

Among 15 analysts covering Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (NYSE:CBI), 7 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 47% are positive. Chicago Bridge & Iron Company had 37 analyst reports since August 14, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Wednesday, September 21, the company rating was downgraded by Johnson Rice. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Wednesday, December 7 by Argus Research. Deutsche Bank maintained Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) on Tuesday, August 22 with “Buy” rating. The stock of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) earned “Buy” rating by Citigroup on Friday, November 13. The firm has “Buy” rating by Vetr given on Tuesday, August 18. Zacks upgraded the shares of CBI in report on Monday, August 17 to “Hold” rating. The stock of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) earned “Underperform” rating by Bank of America on Monday, August 7. Johnson Rice upgraded it to “Buy” rating and $60 target in Monday, May 16 report. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Friday, November 6 by Cowen & Co. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, June 29 by M Partners.

Since March 20, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 4 sales for $554,153 activity. RAY EDGAR C. sold $40,301 worth of stock. $37,202 worth of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) was sold by Stockton Westley S.. Wigney Duncan N. sold $47,616 worth of stock or 1,600 shares. The insider SABIN JAMES W. sold $429,034.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.9 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.03, from 0.93 in 2016Q3. It is negative, as 35 investors sold CBI shares while 115 reduced holdings. 79 funds opened positions while 113 raised stakes. 62.05 million shares or 4.25% less from 64.81 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Bessemer Group holds 0% of its portfolio in Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) for 1,500 shares. Cetera Advisor Networks Ltd Llc, California-based fund reported 7,196 shares. Timber Hill Ltd Limited Liability Company invested 0% in Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI). Moreover, Kennedy Capital Mngmt Inc has 0.06% invested in Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI). Carroll Inc reported 0.02% in Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI). Lingohr & Partner Asset Mgmt Gmbh invested in 0.38% or 19,400 shares. Trust Inv Advsr reported 25,076 shares. Janney Montgomery Scott Limited Liability Company reported 173,266 shares stake. Point72 Asset Mgmt LP owns 25,000 shares. Capital Fund Sa, France-based fund reported 242,643 shares. Exane Derivatives holds 0% in Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) or 14,288 shares. 86,271 are held by Century Cap Mgmt Limited Liability Com. Metropolitan Life Communication New York stated it has 2,985 shares. Products Partners Limited Liability Corporation invested 0.41% in Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI). Sei Investments Communication accumulated 0.04% or 277,499 shares.

Among 15 analysts covering CNOOC (NYSE:CEO), 9 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 60% are positive. CNOOC had 18 analyst reports since August 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Morgan Stanley downgraded CNOOC Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:CEO) on Tuesday, May 10 to “Equal-Weight” rating. The stock of CNOOC Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:CEO) has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, May 17 by Mizuho. On Wednesday, May 18 the stock rating was upgraded by Nomura to “Buy”. As per Monday, August 24, the company rating was maintained by Barclays Capital. Societe Generale upgraded CNOOC Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:CEO) on Tuesday, August 25 to “Hold” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, July 5 by J.P. Morgan. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Macquarie Research on Friday, March 24. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Tuesday, August 8 by Goldman Sachs. The rating was upgraded by Credit Suisse on Thursday, August 27 to “Neutral”. On Friday, August 25 the stock rating was upgraded by Bank of America to “Neutral”.