Aviance Capital Partners Has Lowered Nike (NKE) Holding; Halliburton Company (HAL) Covered By 33 Bulls

September 13, 2017 - By wolcottdaily

Among 37 analysts covering Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), 33 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 89% are positive. Halliburton Company had 120 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Overweight” rating by Morgan Stanley on Thursday, October 20. The firm has “Buy” rating by SunTrust given on Wednesday, January 18. The firm has “Overweight” rating by JP Morgan given on Tuesday, September 12. As per Thursday, May 19, the company rating was maintained by Argus Research. The company was maintained on Friday, June 30 by Jefferies. FBR Capital maintained it with “Outperform” rating and $61 target in Friday, July 28 report. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Buy” on Friday, June 23. Macquarie Research maintained the shares of HAL in report on Wednesday, September 9 with “Neutral” rating. FBR Capital upgraded Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) on Tuesday, May 17 to “Outperform” rating. Bernstein initiated the stock with “Outperform” rating in Friday, December 2 report. See Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) latest ratings:

12/09/2017 Broker: JP Morgan Rating: Overweight Old Target: $60 New Target: $55 Maintain
05/09/2017 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $51.0 Maintain
01/09/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $60.0 Maintain
30/08/2017 Broker: Cowen & Co Rating: Hold New Target: $50.0 Maintain
28/08/2017 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Buy New Target: $56.0 Maintain
28/07/2017 Broker: FBR Capital Rating: Outperform Old Target: $70.00 New Target: $61.00 Maintain
24/07/2017 Broker: Piper Jaffray Rating: Buy New Target: $53.0000 Maintain
25/07/2017 Broker: Credit Suisse Rating: Buy New Target: $55.0000 Maintain
20/07/2017 Broker: Seaport Global Rating: Buy New Target: $50.0000 Upgrade
20/07/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $60.0000 Maintain

Aviance Capital Partners Llc decreased Nike Inc. (NKE) stake by 37.2% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Aviance Capital Partners Llc sold 14,577 shares as Nike Inc. (NKE)’s stock declined 8.78%. The Aviance Capital Partners Llc holds 24,608 shares with $1.25 million value, down from 39,185 last quarter. Nike Inc. now has $87.65 billion valuation. The stock increased 0.70% or $0.37 during the last trading session, reaching $53.4. About 140 shares traded. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) has declined 9.24% since September 13, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 25.94% the S&P500.

Analysts await Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) to report earnings on September, 26. They expect $0.49 EPS, down 32.88% or $0.24 from last year’s $0.73 per share. NKE’s profit will be $804.28 million for 27.24 P/E if the $0.49 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.60 actual EPS reported by Nike Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -18.33% negative EPS growth.

Since March 24, 2017, it had 1 buy, and 5 sales for $14.79 million activity. $2.85M worth of stock was sold by SPRUNK ERIC D on Wednesday, March 29. Another trade for 1,000 shares valued at $56,301 was made by LECHLEITER JOHN C on Friday, March 24. PARKER MARK G sold $5.55M worth of stock or 100,000 shares.

Among 43 analysts covering Nike Inc. (NYSE:NKE), 26 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 15 Hold. Therefore 60% are positive. Nike Inc. had 172 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating by UBS given on Monday, December 12. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Monday, October 19 by BB&T Capital. As per Monday, June 19, the company rating was maintained by Barclays Capital. Guggenheim initiated Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) on Friday, September 30 with “Buy” rating. Goldman Sachs maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Wednesday, September 28 report. As per Wednesday, September 16, the company rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank. FBR Capital maintained the shares of NKE in report on Wednesday, September 28 with “Mkt Perform” rating. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, June 30 by Jefferies. The rating was maintained by Citigroup on Thursday, March 23 with “Buy”. As per Wednesday, March 23, the company rating was maintained by Barclays Capital.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.07, from 1.07 in 2016Q3. It dived, as 84 investors sold NKE shares while 443 reduced holdings. 112 funds opened positions while 405 raised stakes. 993.29 million shares or 0.55% less from 998.81 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Carret Asset Ltd Llc has 0.19% invested in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) for 20,185 shares. Comml Bank Of The Ozarks holds 0.26% in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) or 15,518 shares. Rbf Ltd Liability has invested 0.04% in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE). Blackrock Japan Ltd accumulated 1.77M shares. First Republic Investment Mngmt holds 640,234 shares or 0.28% of its portfolio. 2,060 are owned by Private Ocean Ltd. Regions Fincl Corp owns 119,268 shares or 0.07% of their US portfolio. Tci Wealth Advsrs has 0.01% invested in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) for 555 shares. 950,822 were reported by Pggm. Utd States Steel Carnegie Pension Fund invested in 775,457 shares or 1.13% of the stock. Jane Street Gru Ltd Liability Corporation reported 297,040 shares or 0.07% of all its holdings. Seaward Mgmt Ltd Partnership invested in 138,538 shares. 447,781 are held by Park National Oh. Blackrock Invest Ltd Co holds 0.34% or 5.77 million shares in its portfolio. 34,025 are held by Orca Inv Mngmt Limited Liability.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.94 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.14, from 1.08 in 2016Q3. It turned negative, as 64 investors sold Halliburton Company shares while 301 reduced holdings. 125 funds opened positions while 283 raised stakes. 680.96 million shares or 2.31% more from 665.59 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Glynn Cap Management Limited Liability Co reported 20,000 shares stake. Ws Mgmt Lllp has invested 0.43% of its portfolio in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL). Adams Diversified Equity Fund has 1.19% invested in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) for 354,400 shares. 1.03 million were accumulated by Voya Invest Management Ltd Liability Com. State Of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D owns 230,000 shares for 0.05% of their portfolio. Apriem Advisors holds 0.07% or 4,227 shares. 11,424 are owned by Diligent Invsts Limited Co. Assetmark Incorporated owns 2,998 shares or 0% of their US portfolio. Andra Ap stated it has 81,600 shares. Farmers Trust invested in 0.1% or 5,427 shares. Electron Partners Llc holds 82,210 shares. Montecito Bancshares & owns 2,000 shares. Neville Rodie Shaw Inc holds 0.03% or 4,395 shares. Ftb Advisors Incorporated reported 2,430 shares. Dubuque Comml Bank Tru holds 200 shares or 0% of its portfolio.

Since April 5, 2017, it had 1 insider buy, and 1 sale for $334,155 activity. $370,608 worth of stock was bought by Albrecht William E on Monday, May 15. 725 shares valued at $36,453 were sold by Miller Jeffrey Allen on Wednesday, April 5.

The stock increased 1.55% or $0.63 during the last trading session, reaching $41.26. About shares traded. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) has risen 19.03% since September 13, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 2.33% the S&P500.