Bamco Increased Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) Stake, MSC Industrial Direct Co (MSM) Had 3 Bulls

June 16, 2017 - By Louis Casey

Among 15 analysts covering MSC Industrial Direct Co. (NYSE:MSM), 3 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 11 Hold. Therefore 20% are positive. MSC Industrial Direct Co. had 28 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Monday, January 18 the stock rating was initiated by Gabelli with “Buy”. Credit Suisse downgraded the shares of MSM in report on Friday, June 17 to “Underperform” rating. The rating was downgraded by Gabelli to “Hold” on Thursday, December 8. Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to “Neutral” rating in Tuesday, January 17 report. The rating was maintained by Credit Suisse with “Underperform” on Friday, August 19. Stephens maintained MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE:MSM) on Wednesday, October 28 with “Equal-Weight” rating. The firm has “Equalweight” rating given on Thursday, April 7 by Barclays Capital. The company was initiated on Tuesday, March 22 by Sterne Agee CRT. The firm has “Underweight” rating by Barclays Capital given on Wednesday, May 25. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Monday, December 5 by William Blair. See MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE:MSM) latest ratings:

02/06/2017 Broker: JP Morgan Rating: Overweight New Target: $91 Initiates Coverage On
19/04/2017 Broker: Credit Suisse Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Outperform New Target: $100.00 Upgrade
05/04/2017 Broker: KeyCorp Rating: Sector Weight Maintain
04/04/2017 Broker: KeyBanc Capital Markets Rating: Sector Weight Reinitiate
26/01/2017 Broker: Deutsche Bank Old Rating: Sell New Rating: Hold Upgrade
17/01/2017 Broker: Credit Suisse Old Rating: Underperform New Rating: Neutral Upgrade
12/01/2017 Broker: Stifel Nicolaus Rating: Hold Old Target: $89 New Target: $104 Maintain

Bamco Inc increased Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) stake by 18.82% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Bamco Inc acquired 235,236 shares as Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF)’s stock rose 13.43%. The Bamco Inc holds 1.49 million shares with $24.51M value, up from 1.25M last quarter. Ypf Sociedad Anonima now has $8.17B valuation. The stock declined 1.37% or $0.3 reaching $21.61 on the news. About 616,881 shares traded. YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF) has risen 17.75% since June 16, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 1.05% the S&P500.

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is a North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and activities services and products. The company has market cap of $4.82 billion. The Company’s range of MRO products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components and electrical supplies. It has a 21.44 P/E ratio. The Firm serves a range of clients throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, from individual machine shops, to manufacturing companies, to government agencies, such as the General Services Administration and the Department of Defense.

About 144,962 shares traded. MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE:MSM) has risen 18.92% since June 16, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 2.22% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.93 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.12, from 0.81 in 2016Q3. It is positive, as 35 investors sold MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc shares while 105 reduced holdings. 55 funds opened positions while 75 raised stakes. 43.15 million shares or 6.79% less from 46.29 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Advantus Capital Mngmt Incorporated reported 5,549 shares. Jefferies Grp Limited Liability Co accumulated 17,156 shares or 0.01% of the stock. Pine River Cap Mngmt L P, a Minnesota-based fund reported 5,642 shares. Michigan-based Ls Advsr Ltd has invested 0.02% in MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE:MSM). Hussman Strategic Advisors reported 0.48% stake. Manufacturers Life Communications The invested in 0.01% or 61,256 shares. Metropolitan Life Com Ny stated it has 0.03% of its portfolio in MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE:MSM). Wexford Cap L P, a Connecticut-based fund reported 4,501 shares. Professional Advisory Service Inc has invested 2.1% of its portfolio in MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE:MSM). First Mercantile Tru Communication owns 3,735 shares or 0.05% of their US portfolio. The California-based Denali Advsrs Lc has invested 0.64% in MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE:MSM). Stephens Ar owns 43,128 shares. Prudential Finance reported 30,736 shares. Symphony Asset Mgmt Limited Liability invested in 18,602 shares or 0.18% of the stock. Credit Agricole S A invested in 0.01% or 29,581 shares.

Since January 12, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 15 selling transactions for $10.61 million activity. $283,734 worth of stock was sold by WRIGHT DAVID on Thursday, January 12. Another trade for 774 shares valued at $76,843 was sold by KELLY DENIS F. On Thursday, January 12 the insider Bonomo Charles sold $1.95 million. Shares for $1.10 million were sold by POLLI GREGORY on Thursday, January 26. 2,942 MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE:MSM) shares with value of $310,381 were sold by Davanzo Christopher. Another trade for 3,563 shares valued at $372,048 was sold by Heerdt Kari D. $1.18M worth of stock was sold by Armstrong Steve on Wednesday, January 18.

Among 5 analysts covering YPF SA (NYSE:YPF), 3 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 60% are positive. YPF SA had 6 analyst reports since August 11, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Raymond James given on Wednesday, December 7. The stock of YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF) has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, January 26 by Tudor Pickering. Zacks upgraded YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF) on Tuesday, August 11 to “Sell” rating. The firm has “Neutral” rating by JP Morgan given on Thursday, November 3. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Monday, November 23 by Goldman Sachs. The firm earned “Sell” rating on Thursday, January 7 by Deutsche Bank.

Bamco Inc decreased Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) stake by 1.63M shares to 6,625 valued at $1.88 million in 2016Q4. It also reduced Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) stake by 24,599 shares and now owns 61,909 shares. Grifols S A (NASDAQ:GRFS) was reduced too.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.11 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.29, from 0.82 in 2016Q3. It is positive, as 12 investors sold YPF shares while 34 reduced holdings. 16 funds opened positions while 35 raised stakes. 95.22 million shares or 5.53% less from 100.80 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Grp One Trading Lp holds 0.08% or 514,183 shares in its portfolio. Bamco has invested 0.14% in YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF). 5,600 were accumulated by Lsv Asset Mngmt. Pointstate Lp holds 0.41% of its portfolio in YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF) for 1.71M shares. 1.34M are owned by Discovery Cap Ltd Liability Ct. Deltec Asset Mgmt Ltd invested in 0.39% or 100,710 shares. Advisors Asset Mngmt holds 97,818 shares or 0.03% of its portfolio. Sg Americas Limited Liability has invested 0.01% in YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF). Parametric Assoc Limited Liability Com accumulated 322,303 shares. 235,300 are owned by Old Mutual Customised Solutions (Proprietary) Limited. Citigroup has invested 0% in YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF). Raymond James And Associates accumulated 0% or 15,470 shares. Wolverine Asset Management Limited Liability Com has 15,700 shares. 562 are owned by Carroll Fin Associate. Walleye Trading Ltd Limited Liability Company accumulated 147,295 shares.