Bancorpsouth Has Upped United Parcel Service (UPS) Stake By $458,508; Michael Kors Holdings Limited (KORS) Shorts Increased By 9.54%

September 9, 2017 - By Nellie Frank

Bancorpsouth Inc increased United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) stake by 12.5% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Bancorpsouth Inc acquired 4,022 shares as United Parcel Service Inc (UPS)’s stock declined 3.26%. The Bancorpsouth Inc holds 36,209 shares with $4.15M value, up from 32,187 last quarter. United Parcel Service Inc now has $100.62B valuation. The stock increased 0.33% or $0.38 on September 8, reaching $115.05. About 1.65M shares traded. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) has risen 2.10% since September 9, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 14.60% the S&P500.

Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) had an increase of 9.54% in short interest. KORS’s SI was 7.98 million shares in September as released by FINRA. Its up 9.54% from 7.28 million shares previously. With 1.80 million avg volume, 4 days are for Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS)’s short sellers to cover KORS’s short positions. The SI to Michael Kors Holdings Limited’s float is 5.35%. The stock decreased 0.52% or $0.22 on September 8, reaching $42.15. About 1.27 million shares traded. Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS) has declined 10.54% since September 9, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 27.24% the S&P500.

Since June 5, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 1 sale for $214,980 activity. $214,980 worth of stock was sold by Gutmann Kathleen M. on Monday, June 5.

Among 18 analysts covering United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS), 6 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 11 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. United Parcel Service had 36 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) earned “Hold” rating by BMO Capital Markets on Wednesday, July 5. The rating was downgraded by BMO Capital Markets on Wednesday, February 1 to “Market Perform”. JP Morgan initiated the stock with “Neutral” rating in Tuesday, December 13 report. Cowen & Co maintained the stock with “Market Perform” rating in Friday, April 29 report. Bank of America downgraded the shares of UPS in report on Wednesday, February 22 to “Neutral” rating. The rating was maintained by S&P Research with “Buy” on Tuesday, September 22. The company was maintained on Wednesday, February 1 by Barclays Capital. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Friday, April 29 by Citigroup. The firm has “Buy” rating by Oppenheimer given on Thursday, July 27. The stock of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) earned “Hold” rating by Loop Capital on Tuesday, December 20.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.05 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.07, from 0.98 in 2016Q3. It is positive, as 49 investors sold UPS shares while 433 reduced holdings. 108 funds opened positions while 392 raised stakes. 457.21 million shares or 1.93% more from 448.58 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Friess Associates Ltd Liability holds 0.01% or 576 shares in its portfolio. Hudock Cap Group Ltd Liability invested 0.04% of its portfolio in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). New Jersey-based Highlander Ltd has invested 0.38% in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). Parasol Management Ltd Liability Com invested 0.08% in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). Thornburg Investment Mngmt invested in 0.19% or 216,921 shares. Lodestar Invest Counsel Lc Il invested in 1.15% or 74,268 shares. Barrett Asset Mngmt Lc reported 1.05% in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). Sii Wi has invested 0.03% in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). Butensky And Cohen Fincl Security reported 0% of its portfolio in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). 126,639 are held by Utah Retirement. Ftb Advsr has 0.24% invested in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) for 17,576 shares. Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft Mbh holds 0.03% or 6,400 shares in its portfolio. Tocqueville Asset Mngmt Limited Partnership invested in 0.19% or 133,020 shares. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc Id has invested 0.44% in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). Riverpoint Management Limited reported 0.4% in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS).

Among 29 analysts covering Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS), 4 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 23 Hold. Therefore 14% are positive. Michael Kors Holdings Ltd had 77 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was maintained by Jefferies with “Buy” on Tuesday, August 8. The rating was maintained by Nomura with “Buy” on Wednesday, August 9. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Buckingham Research on Friday, July 24. Evercore downgraded the stock to “Hold” rating in Wednesday, February 1 report. The rating was maintained by Jefferies with “Buy” on Thursday, June 1. The company was upgraded on Friday, August 7 by BB&T Capital. Cowen & Co maintained Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS) on Tuesday, August 8 with “Hold” rating. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Wednesday, February 3 with “Sector Perform”. As per Tuesday, August 8, the company rating was maintained by BMO Capital Markets. As per Wednesday, May 31, the company rating was maintained by Oppenheimer.

Michael Kors Holdings Limited is a designer, marketer, distributor and retailer of branded women’s apparel and accessories and men’s apparel bearing the Michael Kors tradename and related trademarks MICHAEL KORS, MICHAEL MICHAEL KORS, and various other related trademarks and logos. The company has market cap of $6.42 billion. The Firm operates through three divisions: retail, wholesale and licensing. It has a 13.06 P/E ratio. The Retail activities consist of collection stores and lifestyle stores, including concessions and outlet stores, located primarily in the Americas , Europe and Asia, as well as e-commerce.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.7 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.14, from 0.84 in 2016Q3. It fall, as 60 investors sold Michael Kors Holdings Ltd shares while 163 reduced holdings. 41 funds opened positions while 121 raised stakes. 140.57 million shares or 0.70% less from 141.55 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Mason Street Ltd Com, Wisconsin-based fund reported 22,468 shares. Hartford Invest reported 40,894 shares. Country Trust Savings Bank holds 258,539 shares. 11,607 are held by Shell Asset. Legal & General Group Inc Public Ltd Com stated it has 748,136 shares or 0.03% of all its holdings. Archford Cap Strategies Limited Liability invested in 0% or 90 shares. 38,100 were accumulated by Hudson Bay Capital L P. Asset Mngmt One Limited reported 17,504 shares. Massachusetts-based Peddock Advisors Ltd Liability Corporation has invested 0.21% in Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS). The United Kingdom-based Barclays Public Limited has invested 0.02% in Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS). Blackrock Institutional Na invested in 0.03% or 4.44M shares. Cibc Asset Management owns 13,066 shares or 0% of their US portfolio. Jpmorgan Chase reported 491,448 shares stake. Next Grp invested in 0% or 115 shares. Pub Employees Retirement Association Of Colorado reported 36,034 shares stake.