Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss Trimmed Unitedhealth Group (UNH) Position By $81.10 Million, Profile of 4 Analysts Covering PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (PTR)

July 13, 2017 - By Darrin Black

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss Llc decreased Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) stake by 22.38% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss Llc sold 506,882 shares as Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH)’s stock rose 9.50%. The Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss Llc holds 1.76M shares with $281.42M value, down from 2.27 million last quarter. Unitedhealth Group Inc now has $179.96B valuation. The stock declined 0.37% or $0.7 reaching $186.01 per share. About 111,719 shares traded. UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) has risen 32.76% since July 13, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 16.06% the S&P500.

Among 9 analysts covering PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE:PTR), 4 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 44% are positive. PetroChina Company Limited had 16 analyst reports since August 25, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE:PTR) earned “Reduce” rating by HSBC on Thursday, March 10. The stock of PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE:PTR) earned “Underperform” rating by Credit Suisse on Wednesday, January 20. Macquarie Research downgraded the shares of PTR in report on Friday, October 21 to “Neutral” rating. The stock of PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE:PTR) earned “Buy” rating by Jefferies on Friday, February 24. The stock of PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE:PTR) earned “Strong Sell” rating by Zacks on Tuesday, August 25. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Monday, April 18 by Bank of America. The rating was upgraded by Morgan Stanley to “Equal-Weight” on Tuesday, January 10. The stock of PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE:PTR) earned “Buy” rating by Mizuho on Monday, March 21. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Macquarie Research on Friday, May 5. Credit Suisse upgraded the shares of PTR in report on Thursday, July 6 to “Neutral” rating. See PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE:PTR) latest ratings:

06/07/2017 Broker: Credit Suisse Old Rating: Underperform New Rating: Neutral Upgrade
05/05/2017 Broker: Macquarie Research Old Rating: Underperform New Rating: Neutral Upgrade
10/04/2017 Broker: Credit Suisse Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Underperform Downgrade
05/04/2017 Broker: HSBC Old Rating: Reduce New Rating: Hold Downgrade
24/02/2017 Broker: Jefferies Old Rating: Underperform New Rating: Buy Upgrade

PetroChina Company Limited is a China firm principally engaged in the production and distribution of gas and oil. The company has market cap of $201.20 billion. The Firm mainly operates through four business divisions. It has a 29.51 P/E ratio. The Exploration and Production segment is principally engaged in the exploration, development, production and sales of natural gas and crude oil.

About 1,153 shares traded. PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE:PTR) has risen 2.18% since July 13, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 14.52% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.07 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.05, from 1.02 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 37 investors sold UNH shares while 473 reduced holdings. 135 funds opened positions while 411 raised stakes. 804.47 million shares or 1.08% more from 795.86 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Cibc Ww Markets Inc invested in 0.06% or 97,199 shares. Girard Partners Ltd accumulated 26,972 shares or 1.25% of the stock. Moreover, Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of The Province Of Alberta As Represented By Alberta Mgmt Corp has 0.15% invested in UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) for 102,300 shares. Regent Inv Mngmt Limited Liability Corp holds 0.95% or 11,564 shares. Los Angeles Capital Equity Research reported 62,869 shares or 0.08% of all its holdings. S R Schill & Assocs invested 0.28% in UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH). Eads & Heald Investment Counsel has invested 0.69% in UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH). 15,612 are owned by Mckinley Carter Wealth Services. Budros Ruhlin And Roe holds 1,817 shares. Eaton Vance Mngmt accumulated 811,208 shares. Highland Capital Mgmt Limited Liability invested in 0.18% or 13,523 shares. Berkshire Asset Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability Company Pa reported 7,805 shares or 0.16% of all its holdings. Abner Herrman & Brock Ltd holds 0.97% or 28,413 shares in its portfolio. Ardevora Asset Mngmt Llp has 191,135 shares for 1.1% of their portfolio. Illinois-based Koshinski Asset Mngmt has invested 0% in UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH).

Analysts await UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) to report earnings on July, 18. They expect $2.38 earnings per share, up 21.43% or $0.42 from last year’s $1.96 per share. UNH’s profit will be $2.30 billion for 19.54 P/E if the $2.38 EPS becomes a reality. After $2.37 actual earnings per share reported by UnitedHealth Group Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 0.42% EPS growth.

Since January 31, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 8 insider sales for $24.36 million activity. 47,500 UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) shares with value of $8.23 million were sold by BURKE RICHARD T. Another trade for 5,310 shares valued at $861,885 was sold by WILENSKY GAIL R. BALLARD WILLIAM C JR sold $913,211 worth of stock. HOOPER MICHELE J sold $2.56 million worth of stock.

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss Llc increased Entergy Corp (NYSE:ETR) stake by 92,984 shares to 4.07M valued at $298.78 million in 2016Q4. It also upped Ascena Retail Group Inc (NASDAQ:ASNA) stake by 128,954 shares and now owns 451,224 shares. Nielsen Holdings Plc was raised too.

Among 21 analysts covering UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), 21 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. Therefore 100% are positive. UnitedHealth Group had 37 analyst reports since September 2, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, October 19 by Mizuho. The firm has “Strong-Buy” rating by Vetr given on Wednesday, September 2. The firm has “Overweight” rating given on Wednesday, January 4 by Piper Jaffray. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Bernstein given on Thursday, June 16. The rating was maintained by Jefferies with “Buy” on Wednesday, June 21. The stock of UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) has “Overweight” rating given on Wednesday, June 7 by Morgan Stanley. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Thursday, November 19 by FBR Capital. Cantor Fitzgerald maintained UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) on Thursday, July 6 with “Buy” rating. Morgan Stanley reinitiated UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) rating on Wednesday, September 9. Morgan Stanley has “Overweight” rating and $140 target. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Monday, June 26 by RBC Capital Markets.