Bank Of Montreal Has Cut Its Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv (BUD) Stake, Profile of 2 Analysts Covering Sierra Bancorp (BSRR)

May 30, 2017 - By Michael Collier

Bank Of Montreal decreased Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv (BUD) stake by 36.53% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Bank Of Montreal sold 23,042 shares as Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv (BUD)’s stock rose 8.45%. The Bank Of Montreal holds 40,041 shares with $4.14 million value, down from 63,083 last quarter. Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv now has $199.12 billion valuation. The stock declined 1.42% or $1.68 reaching $116.81 per share. About 35,371 shares traded. Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) has declined 3.55% since May 30, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 20.25% the S&P500.

Among 7 analysts covering Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 29% are positive. Sierra Bancorp had 12 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Mkt Perform” rating by Raymond James on Friday, December 16. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Tuesday, May 23 by DA Davidson. The rating was initiated by Hovde Group on Friday, June 10 with “Outperform”. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Thursday, January 7 by Raymond James. Hovde Group downgraded it to “Market Perform” rating and $23.50 target in Monday, December 5 report. Zacks upgraded Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR) rating on Monday, September 21. Zacks has “Buy” rating and $18 target. The rating was maintained by Keefe Bruyette & Woods with “Market Perform” on Wednesday, January 6. The rating was downgraded by Raymond James on Thursday, December 17 to “Mkt Perform”. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Thursday, June 9 by DA Davidson. See Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR) latest ratings:

23/05/2017 Broker: DA Davidson Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Buy Upgrade
16/12/2016 Broker: Raymond James Old Rating: Outperform New Rating: Mkt Perform Downgrade
05/12/2016 Broker: Hovde Group Old Rating: Outperform New Rating: Market Perform Old Target: $20.50 New Target: $23.50 Downgrade

Investors sentiment decreased to 1 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.02, from 1.02 in 2016Q3. It worsened, as 66 investors sold BUD shares while 144 reduced holdings. 61 funds opened positions while 150 raised stakes. 78.58 million shares or 13.08% less from 90.41 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Moreover, Silvercrest Asset Mngmt Ltd Company has 0.04% invested in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) for 32,638 shares. 2,330 are held by Truepoint. Dimensional Fund Advsr LP has invested 0.01% in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD). Benedict Fincl Advsrs Incorporated holds 0.68% of its portfolio in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) for 11,147 shares. Bennicas And Assocs holds 0.73% or 7,700 shares. Monetary Mngmt Grp holds 0.05% of its portfolio in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) for 1,000 shares. Raiff Ptnrs stated it has 2.58% in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD). 7,278 were reported by Boston Advsrs Ltd Co. Twin Tree Ltd Partnership holds 0.02% or 23,222 shares in its portfolio. Gfs Ltd Limited Liability Company reported 5,821 shares. Howe Rusling invested in 0.82% or 35,294 shares. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advsrs Limited Liability Partnership Ma holds 0.01% of its portfolio in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) for 3,335 shares. Gluskin Sheff And Assocs has 0.16% invested in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) for 17,359 shares. Baldwin Brothers Incorporated Ma stated it has 65,221 shares. Pecaut And Co invested 0.4% in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD).

Among 20 analysts covering Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD), 12 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 60% are positive. Anheuser-Busch InBev had 32 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Monday, August 22 by Kepler Cheuvreux. As per Tuesday, December 8, the company rating was upgraded by HSBC. Morgan Stanley reinitiated the stock with “Overweight” rating in Wednesday, October 5 report. The rating was downgraded by HSBC on Monday, November 14 to “Hold”. JP Morgan reinitiated the stock with “Neutral” rating in Tuesday, October 11 report. The rating was initiated by UBS with “Buy” on Wednesday, September 30. Societe Generale downgraded Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) on Thursday, October 20 to “Hold” rating. As per Tuesday, July 21, the company rating was initiated by Sterne Agee CRT. The stock of Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) earned “Buy” rating by Sterne Agee CRT on Thursday, September 17. The stock has “Buy” rating by Vetr on Thursday, August 13.

Bank Of Montreal increased Keyw Hldg Corp (NASDAQ:KEYW) stake by 50,000 shares to 250,470 valued at $3.14 million in 2016Q4. It also upped Magna Intl Inc (NYSE:MGA) stake by 8.15M shares and now owns 8.16M shares. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp (Put) (NYSE:COG) was raised too.

Sierra Bancorp is a bank holding company for Bank of the Sierra . The company has market cap of $346.90 million. The Bank is a state-chartered bank, which offers a range of retail and commercial banking services. It has a 19.23 P/E ratio. The Bank’s services and products are related to the business of lending money and accepting deposits.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.17 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.25, from 1.42 in 2016Q3. It is negative, as 5 investors sold Sierra Bancorp shares while 25 reduced holdings. 10 funds opened positions while 25 raised stakes. 7.07 million shares or 4.19% more from 6.79 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. 3,689 were accumulated by Blackrock. The Massachusetts-based Wellington Llp has invested 0% in Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR). Bridgeway Capital Incorporated holds 0.07% or 190,500 shares in its portfolio. Brandywine Glob Mgmt Ltd Company reported 0% in Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR). Renaissance Ltd Liability Co reported 0.01% of its portfolio in Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR). Blackrock Fund Advsrs invested in 385,631 shares or 0% of the stock. Invest Centers Of America invested in 0.02% or 8,497 shares. Moreover, Metropolitan Life Ins Company Ny has 0% invested in Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR) for 8,712 shares. Vanguard Group Inc Inc invested 0% of its portfolio in Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR). California Public Employees Retirement Systems holds 58,938 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Manufacturers Life Insur The holds 68,392 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Blackrock Institutional Trust Na holds 404,813 shares. Kennedy owns 137,628 shares for 0.06% of their portfolio. Dupont Capital Mngmt Corp has invested 0.02% in Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR). Deutsche State Bank Ag has 0% invested in Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR).

Since December 12, 2016, it had 4 buys, and 0 selling transactions for $69,384 activity. 1,000 shares were bought by EVANS ROBB, worth $24,590. 153 shares valued at $3,804 were bought by Christenson Vonn R on Friday, May 12. Dutto Laurence S bought 500 shares worth $12,605.

It closed at $25.17 lastly. It is down 40.79% since May 30, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 24.09% the S&P500.