Aureus Asset Management Lowered First Rep Bk San Francisco Cal Com (FRC) Stake; Duane Reade (DRD) Sentiment Is 0.86

June 1, 2017 - By Darrin Black

DRDGOLD Limited is a gold mining company. The company has market cap of $122.24 million. The Firm is engaged in gold production by tailings retreatment. It has a 34.14 P/E ratio. The Firm is focused on the recovery of lower-risk, higher-margin ounces primarily from its metallurgical plant located approximately 50 kilometers east of Johannesburg in Brakpan.

Aureus Asset Management Llc decreased First Rep Bk San Francisco Cal Com (FRC) stake by 8.01% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Aureus Asset Management Llc sold 16,629 shares as First Rep Bk San Francisco Cal Com (FRC)’s stock declined 5.64%. The Aureus Asset Management Llc holds 191,030 shares with $17.60 million value, down from 207,659 last quarter. First Rep Bk San Francisco Cal Com now has $14.63B valuation. The stock rose 2.19% or $2.02 reaching $94.12. About 705,153 shares traded. First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) has risen 29.07% since June 1, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 12.37% the S&P500.

Analysts await First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) to report earnings on July, 13. They expect $1.09 EPS, up 22.47% or $0.20 from last year’s $0.89 per share. FRC’s profit will be $169.43 million for 21.59 P/E if the $1.09 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.01 actual EPS reported by First Republic Bank for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 7.92% EPS growth.

Aureus Asset Management Llc increased Allergan Plc Shs stake by 9,634 shares to 48,529 valued at $10.19M in 2016Q4. It also upped Starbucks Corp Com (NASDAQ:SBUX) stake by 56,144 shares and now owns 67,860 shares. Healthequity Inc Com (NASDAQ:HQY) was raised too.

Among 15 analysts covering First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC), 8 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 53% are positive. First Republic Bank had 34 analyst reports since October 6, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Monday, October 19 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Sector Perform”. On Monday, February 22 the stock rating was upgraded by Jefferies to “Buy”. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Friday, March 10 with “Sector Perform”. The stock has “Overweight” rating by JP Morgan on Friday, July 15. The firm earned “Overweight” rating on Friday, October 14 by Barclays Capital. Barclays Capital maintained the stock with “Overweight” rating in Thursday, August 11 report. HSBC upgraded the stock to “Buy” rating in Monday, February 22 report. The stock of First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) has “Hold” rating given on Thursday, March 23 by BMO Capital Markets. FBR Capital maintained the shares of FRC in report on Friday, October 14 with “Mkt Perform” rating. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Tuesday, January 17 by Maxim Group.

About 324,796 shares traded. DRDGOLD Ltd. (ADR) (DRD) has declined 30.98% since June 1, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 47.68% the S&P500.