Bbr Partners Cut Ubs Group Ag (UBS) Holding By $343,077; Constellation Brands (STZ) Shorts Lowered By 40.26%

February 25, 2018 - By Louis Casey

Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ) had a decrease of 40.26% in short interest. STZ’s SI was 2.38M shares in February as released by FINRA. Its down 40.26% from 3.99M shares previously. With 1.73M avg volume, 1 days are for Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ)’s short sellers to cover STZ’s short positions. The SI to Constellation Brands Inc’s float is 1.46%. The stock increased 2.04% or $4.35 during the last trading session, reaching $217.46. About 1.50M shares traded. Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) has risen 17.20% since February 25, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 0.50% the S&P500.

Bbr Partners Llc decreased Ubs Group Ag (UBS) stake by 32.33% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Bbr Partners Llc sold 20,181 shares as Ubs Group Ag (UBS)’s stock rose 6.96%. The Bbr Partners Llc holds 42,245 shares with $725,000 value, down from 62,426 last quarter. Ubs Group Ag now has $72.66 billion valuation. The stock increased 1.04% or $0.2 during the last trading session, reaching $19.42. About 1.40 million shares traded. UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) has risen 14.86% since February 25, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 1.84% the S&P500.

Among 12 analysts covering UBS AG (NYSE:UBS), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. UBS AG had 21 analyst reports since September 15, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) earned “Neutral” rating by Credit Suisse on Monday, September 19. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Keefe Bruyette & Woods on Thursday, November 10. RBC Capital Markets upgraded the shares of UBS in report on Wednesday, October 5 to “Sector Perform” rating. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Tuesday, February 9 by Kepler Cheuvreux. On Tuesday, June 28 the stock rating was downgraded by RBC Capital Markets to “Underperform”. The rating was downgraded by Macquarie Research on Wednesday, February 24 to “Neutral”. The stock of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) has “Buy” rating given on Friday, November 10 by Bank of America. Bank of America downgraded UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) on Tuesday, November 3 to “Underperform” rating. RBC Capital Markets downgraded UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) on Wednesday, February 3 to “Sector Perform” rating. The stock has “Buy” rating by Bank of America on Wednesday, October 7.

Among 23 analysts covering Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ), 16 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 70% are positive. Constellation Brands had 75 analyst reports since August 27, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Susquehanna maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Monday, June 26 report. The company was maintained on Friday, June 30 by Wells Fargo. The rating was maintained by Morgan Stanley on Friday, October 6 with “Overweight”. Goldman Sachs maintained Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) on Friday, June 30 with “Buy” rating. The rating was maintained by Pivotal Research with “Buy” on Thursday, January 7. The stock has “Buy” rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Friday, December 11. The company was maintained on Tuesday, April 11 by Wells Fargo. The stock of Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) earned “Outperform” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Tuesday, September 8. The rating was reinitiated by Barclays Capital on Thursday, December 17 with “Overweight”. Morgan Stanley maintained the shares of STZ in report on Monday, June 26 with “Buy” rating.

Since October 9, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 4 insider sales for $12.05 million activity. FROMBERG BARRY A sold $441,943 worth of Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) on Tuesday, January 30. The insider MULLIN THOMAS J sold $10.47M. Newlands William A sold $616,644 worth of stock or 2,935 shares.