Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII) to pay $0.27 on Dec 15, 2017; Williams Jones & Associates Decreased Nxp Semiconductors N V Com (NXPI) Holding

November 29, 2017 - By Stephen Andrade

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII) is expected to pay $0.27 on Dec 15, 2017. $1.08 is the ADY. (:AGII) shareholders before Nov 30, 2017 will receive the $0.27 dividend. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.’s current price of $61.80 translates into 0.44% yield. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.’s dividend has Dec 1, 2017 as record date. Nov 7, 2017 is the announcement. The stock increased 0.98% or $0.6 during the last trading session, reaching $61.8. About 111,360 shares traded. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII) has risen 18.10% since November 29, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 1.40% the S&P500.

Williams Jones & Associates Llc decreased Nxp Semiconductors N V Com (NXPI) stake by 33.09% reported in 2017Q2 SEC filing. Williams Jones & Associates Llc sold 49,975 shares as Nxp Semiconductors N V Com (NXPI)’s stock rose 5.22%. The Williams Jones & Associates Llc holds 101,051 shares with $11.06 million value, down from 151,026 last quarter. Nxp Semiconductors N V Com now has $38.38B valuation. The stock decreased 0.53% or $0.6 during the last trading session, reaching $113.19. About 1.87M shares traded. NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) has risen 24.67% since November 29, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 7.97% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.33 in Q2 2017. Its up 0.53, from 0.8 in 2017Q1. It is positive, as 15 investors sold Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. shares while 52 reduced holdings. 30 funds opened positions while 59 raised stakes. 25.35 million shares or 1.37% less from 25.71 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. Credit Suisse Ag has invested 0% of its portfolio in Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII). New York-based Quantbot Techs L P has invested 0.02% in Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII). Gabelli Funds Lc reported 106,202 shares. Nuveen Asset Mngmt Llc accumulated 382,304 shares or 0.15% of the stock. Wells Fargo & Mn has 0.01% invested in Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII) for 450,516 shares. Vanguard Group Incorporated, Pennsylvania-based fund reported 2.33 million shares. Swiss Savings Bank stated it has 49,436 shares. Paloma Prtn Mngmt Communication has 0.01% invested in Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII) for 11,569 shares. Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII). Bessemer Group invested in 156,679 shares or 0.04% of the stock. Morgan Stanley stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII). Principal Group Incorporated reported 0.02% stake. 9,600 were reported by Weiss Multi. Loomis Sayles & Com Lp invested in 122 shares or 0% of the stock. Ameritas Investment Ptnrs Inc has invested 0.01% in Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (:AGII).

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. underwrites specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market worldwide. The company has market cap of $1.83 billion. The Company’s Excess and Surplus Lines segment underwrites primary and excess specialty casualty, contract liability, commercial multi-peril, product liability, environmental liability, allied medical, and auto liability products. It has a 11.17 P/E ratio. This segment distributes its products through a network of wholesale agents and brokers.

Analysts await NXP Semiconductors N.V. (:NXPI) to report earnings on February, 7. They expect $1.61 EPS, down 5.85% or $0.10 from last year’s $1.71 per share. NXPI’s profit will be $545.84M for 17.58 P/E if the $1.61 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.27 actual EPS reported by NXP Semiconductors N.V. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 26.77% EPS growth.

Among 28 analysts covering NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI), 8 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 19 Hold. Therefore 29% are positive. NXP Semiconductors NV has $140 highest and $90 lowest target. $105.86’s average target is -6.48% below currents $113.19 stock price. NXP Semiconductors NV had 60 analyst reports since August 3, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Wednesday, December 21 the stock rating was initiated by Citigroup with “Neutral”. On Thursday, October 27 the stock rating was downgraded by Jefferies to “Hold”. The rating was downgraded by Deutsche Bank to “Hold” on Monday, June 19. The stock has “Hold” rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Friday, September 1. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, April 29 by Jefferies. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Mizuho on Thursday, November 3. The firm has “Buy” rating by CLSA given on Tuesday, May 17. The rating was maintained by Pacific Crest with “Overweight” on Friday, April 8. The rating was maintained by FBR Capital with “Outperform” on Wednesday, November 18. On Friday, October 28 the stock rating was downgraded by Robert W. Baird to “Neutral”.