Intercept Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:ICPT) had an increase of 2.9% in short interest. ICPT’s SI was 5.83 million shares in April as released by FINRA. Its up 2.9% from 5.67 million shares previously. With 371,800 avg volume, 16 days are for Intercept Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:ICPT)’s short sellers to cover ICPT’s short positions. The SI to Intercept Pharmaceuticals Incorporated’s float is 33.18%. About 172,879 shares traded. Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ICPT) has declined 29.64% since September 12, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 38.12% the S&P500.
The stock of AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) gapped up by $0.06 today and has $45.12 target or 4.00% above today’s $43.38 share price. The 7 months technical chart setup indicates low risk for the $4.38B company. The gap was reported on Apr, 19 by Barchart.com. If the $45.12 price target is reached, the company will be worth $175.20M more. About 2.16 million shares traded or 83.05% up from the average. AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) has declined 14.54% since September 12, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 23.02% the S&P500.
Among 13 analysts covering AutoNation (NYSE:AN), 5 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 38% are positive. AutoNation had 16 analyst reports since July 28, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Bank of America on Monday, October 31. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded the stock to “Buy” rating in Thursday, October 29 report. The company was upgraded on Tuesday, July 28 by Sterne Agee CRT. The company was upgraded on Thursday, October 6 by Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs downgraded the shares of AN in report on Tuesday, March 8 to “Sell” rating. Gabelli upgraded the shares of AN in report on Thursday, October 29 to “Buy” rating. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Monday, April 11 by Jefferies. The company was downgraded on Monday, February 6 by Evercore. Seaport Global initiated the shares of AN in report on Tuesday, August 9 with “Neutral” rating. The rating was initiated by Susquehanna on Thursday, February 2 with “Neutral”.
Investors sentiment decreased to 0.8 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.09, from 0.89 in 2016Q3. It fall, as 35 investors sold AutoNation, Inc. shares while 108 reduced holdings. 44 funds opened positions while 70 raised stakes. 62.29 million shares or 5.17% less from 65.69 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Voya Investment Limited Liability holds 0% or 40,088 shares. Federated Investors Inc Pa has 1,867 shares. Moreover, Glenmede Na has 0% invested in AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) for 47 shares. Midas Mgmt Corporation has invested 0.05% of its portfolio in AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN). 4,504 are owned by Cibc Ww Mkts. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Communications Limited reported 0.03% in AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN). Gam Holdings Ag, a Switzerland-based fund reported 4,664 shares. Geode Capital Mgmt Ltd Llc reported 0.01% of its portfolio in AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN). Acadian Asset Mgmt Limited Co has invested 0% of its portfolio in AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN). Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation holds 0.49% or 1.90 million shares. Price T Rowe Assoc Inc Md holds 126,501 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Panagora Asset Management Inc, a Massachusetts-based fund reported 8,925 shares. Northern Management Ltd Liability holds 1.53% in AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) or 75,210 shares. Moreover, Teacher Retirement Sys Of Texas has 0.01% invested in AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN). Artisan Prtn Lp invested 0.28% in AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN).
Since January 26, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 7 sales for $19.84 million activity. FERRANDO JONATHAN P had sold 49,347 shares worth $2.41 million on Monday, February 6. GRUSKY ROBERT R had sold 5,000 shares worth $238,800. 561 shares were sold by Cade Christopher, worth $25,935 on Wednesday, March 1. LAMPERT EDWARD S also sold $254,492 worth of AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) on Thursday, January 26.
AutoNation, Inc. is an automotive retailer in the United States. The company has market cap of $4.38 billion. The Firm offers a range of automotive services and products, including new vehicles, used vehicles, parts and service, which includes automotive repair and maintenance services, as well as wholesale parts and collision businesses, and automotive finance and insurance products, including vehicle service and other protection products, as well as the arranging of financing for vehicle purchases through third-party finance sources. It has a 10.42 P/E ratio. It operates through three divisions: Domestic, Import and Premium Luxury.
Analysts await AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) to report earnings on April, 28. They expect $0.92 earnings per share, down 4.17% or $0.04 from last year’s $0.96 per share. AN’s profit will be $92.89 million for 11.79 P/E if the $0.92 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.95 actual earnings per share reported by AutoNation, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -3.16% negative EPS growth.
Among 17 analysts covering Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT), 9 have Buy rating, 4 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 53% are positive. Intercept Pharmaceuticals had 27 analyst reports since August 10, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Wedbush on Wednesday, February 24. The stock has “Underperform” rating by Bank of America on Wednesday, October 28. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Tuesday, May 31 by Goldman Sachs. The stock of Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ICPT) has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, April 5 by Wells Fargo. Morgan Stanley upgraded the shares of ICPT in report on Friday, January 29 to “Equal-Weight” rating. The rating was maintained by Wedbush with “Outperform” on Friday, December 30. As per Tuesday, May 31, the company rating was maintained by Cowen & Co. The company was maintained on Wednesday, February 24 by Barclays Capital. The stock has “Sell” rating by Laidlaw on Friday, August 5. On Tuesday, September 22 the stock rating was upgraded by Vetr to “Strong-Buy”.
