Benin Management Lowered Pnc Finl Svcs Group (PNC) Stake By $348,400; Shorts at Enzymotec Limited Ord (ENZY) Raised By 96.2%

January 15, 2018 - By Clifton Ray

Enzymotec Limited Ord (NASDAQ:ENZY) had an increase of 96.2% in short interest. ENZY’s SI was 134,400 shares in January as released by FINRA. Its up 96.2% from 68,500 shares previously. With 114,600 avg volume, 1 days are for Enzymotec Limited Ord (NASDAQ:ENZY)’s short sellers to cover ENZY’s short positions. The SI to Enzymotec Limited Ord’s float is 1.01%. It closed at $11.85 lastly. It is down 10.01% since January 15, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 6.69% the S&P500.

Benin Management Corp decreased Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc (PNC) stake by 4.97% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Benin Management Corp sold 2,600 shares as Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc (PNC)’s stock declined 6.38%. The Benin Management Corp holds 49,753 shares with $6.71M value, down from 52,353 last quarter. Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc now has $72.25 billion valuation. The stock increased 0.23% or $0.35 during the last trading session, reaching $151.84. About 3.28 million shares traded or 82.85% up from the average. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) has risen 35.14% since January 15, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 18.44% the S&P500.

Enzymotec Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, makes, and markets bio-functional lipid ingredients and final products in North America, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Israel. The company has market cap of $277.62 million. It operates through two divisions, Nutrition and VAYA Pharma. It currently has negative earnings. The Nutrition segment develops and makes nutritional ingredient products based on lipids, such as phospholipids, which form the structural basis of cell membranes.

Among 3 analysts covering Enzymotec (NASDAQ:ENZY), 1 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. Enzymotec had 11 analyst reports since August 13, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Thursday, August 17 by Jefferies. The stock of Enzymotec Ltd. (NASDAQ:ENZY) has “Outperform” rating given on Thursday, August 13 by Wells Fargo. Jefferies maintained Enzymotec Ltd. (NASDAQ:ENZY) rating on Thursday, August 24. Jefferies has “Hold” rating and $11.5 target. Jefferies maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Tuesday, October 17 report. The stock of Enzymotec Ltd. (NASDAQ:ENZY) earned “Hold” rating by Jefferies on Thursday, June 15. The firm has “Hold” rating by Jefferies given on Wednesday, July 19. On Friday, November 3 the stock rating was maintained by Jefferies with “Hold”. Wells Fargo maintained the shares of ENZY in report on Monday, October 30 with “Market Perform” rating.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.87 in 2017 Q3. Its down 0.06, from 0.93 in 2017Q2. It is negative, as 55 investors sold PNC shares while 364 reduced holdings. 75 funds opened positions while 289 raised stakes. 378.89 million shares or 0.65% less from 381.37 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Lsv Asset holds 0.66% of its portfolio in The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) for 2.98 million shares. Johnson Investment Counsel invested in 1.03% or 287,999 shares. Cooke & Bieler Ltd Partnership, a Pennsylvania-based fund reported 361,190 shares. Benjamin F Edwards & holds 0.05% or 3,383 shares. Glenmede Trust Na stated it has 813,427 shares or 0.48% of all its holdings. First Manhattan Communication has invested 0.07% in The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC). Amf Pensionsforsakring Ab invested in 0.93% or 632,536 shares. Madison Holding Inc reported 200,140 shares. Mirae Asset Glob accumulated 60,389 shares. Moreover, Argyle Management Inc has 0.32% invested in The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC). Peapack Gladstone Fincl Corp holds 76,780 shares. Synovus Financial Corporation owns 9,466 shares. The North Carolina-based Parsec Fin Mgmt Incorporated has invested 1.08% in The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC). Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Com Limited holds 80,314 shares. Great West Life Assurance Com Can reported 404,393 shares or 0.13% of all its holdings.

Among 33 analysts covering PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC), 12 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 20 Hold. Therefore 36% are positive. PNC Financial Services had 92 analyst reports since August 6, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) has “Underperform” rating given on Tuesday, August 11 by Bruyette & Woods”. The company was upgraded on Monday, October 17 by Argus Research. As per Friday, August 11, the company rating was maintained by Jefferies. On Tuesday, January 3 the stock rating was maintained by Barclays Capital with “Equal Weight”. Keefe Bruyette & Woods maintained the shares of PNC in report on Thursday, June 22 with “Hold” rating. The stock of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) has “Neutral” rating given on Friday, October 2 by Hilliard Lyons. The stock has “Underperform” rating by Raymond James on Monday, May 9. On Tuesday, October 3 the stock rating was maintained by BMO Capital Markets with “Buy”. Wells Fargo maintained the stock with “Market Perform” rating in Thursday, August 10 report. On Thursday, September 7 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Buy”.