Bernzott Capital Advisors Boosted Its Landauer (LDR) Stake; Last Week Daqo New Energy (DQ) Analysts

August 27, 2017 - By Linda Rogers

Bernzott Capital Advisors increased Landauer (LDR) stake by 4.82% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Bernzott Capital Advisors acquired 22,875 shares as Landauer (LDR)’s stock rose 4.02%. The Bernzott Capital Advisors holds 497,255 shares with $23.92M value, up from 474,380 last quarter. Landauer now has $594.70 million valuation. The stock increased 0.49% or $0.3 on August 25, reaching $61.7. About 17,931 shares traded. Landauer Inc (NYSE:LDR) has risen 38.66% since August 27, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 21.96% the S&P500.

Among 3 analysts covering Daqo New Energy (NYSE:DQ), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Daqo New Energy had 9 analyst reports since August 12, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Roth Capital maintained Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ) on Friday, August 4 with “Buy” rating. The rating was maintained by Roth Capital on Monday, June 26 with “Buy”. The rating was maintained by Roth Capital with “Buy” on Monday, June 5. Morgan Stanley downgraded Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ) on Tuesday, November 10 to “Equal-Weight” rating. The stock of Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ) earned “Buy” rating by Roth Capital on Friday, July 14. Roth Capital maintained Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ) on Sunday, August 13 with “Buy” rating. The rating was initiated by Northland Capital on Friday, December 18 with “Outperform”. Roth Capital maintained Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ) on Friday, May 26 with “Buy” rating. See Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ) latest ratings:

13/08/2017 Broker: Roth Capital Rating: Buy New Target: $35.0000 Maintain
04/08/2017 Broker: Roth Capital Rating: Buy New Target: $35.0000 Maintain
14/07/2017 Broker: Roth Capital Rating: Buy New Target: $35.0000 Maintain
26/06/2017 Broker: Roth Capital Rating: Buy New Target: $35.0000 Maintain
05/06/2017 Broker: Roth Capital Rating: Buy New Target: $35.0000 Maintain
26/05/2017 Broker: Roth Capital Rating: Buy New Target: $35.0000 Maintain

Among 2 analysts covering Landauer (NYSE:LDR), 0 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 0 are positive. Landauer had 2 analyst reports since August 16, 2016 according to SRatingsIntel. Hilliard Lyons downgraded the shares of LDR in report on Friday, July 1 to “Underperform” rating. The company was downgraded on Tuesday, August 16 by Sidoti.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.19 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.18, from 1.37 in 2016Q3. It worsened, as 11 investors sold LDR shares while 35 reduced holdings. 22 funds opened positions while 41 raised stakes. 7.93 million shares or 1.01% less from 8.01 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Goldman Sachs Grp Incorporated Inc holds 19,992 shares. Punch And Associates Inv Mngmt holds 1.27% of its portfolio in Landauer Inc (NYSE:LDR) for 265,571 shares. State Street Corp reported 215,056 shares stake. Ls Investment Advsr Llc holds 402 shares. Thrivent Finance For Lutherans owns 5,130 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Moreover, National Bank & Trust Of Mellon Corporation has 0% invested in Landauer Inc (NYSE:LDR) for 162,676 shares. Ameriprise stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Landauer Inc (NYSE:LDR). Ngam Ltd Partnership stated it has 10,061 shares. California State Teachers Retirement stated it has 19,736 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Swiss Retail Bank has invested 0% in Landauer Inc (NYSE:LDR). U S Glob Inc holds 0.44% or 22,000 shares in its portfolio. Moreover, Teton Advisors has 0.04% invested in Landauer Inc (NYSE:LDR). Acadian Asset Management Lc stated it has 1,239 shares. Dimensional Fund Advsr Lp stated it has 249,548 shares or 0.01% of all its holdings. Texas Permanent School Fund has 7,005 shares.

Daqo New Energy Corp. is a polysilicon manufacturer. The company has market cap of $265.06 million. The Firm utilizes the chemical vapor deposition process, or the modified Siemens process, to produce polysilicon. It has a 4.58 P/E ratio. The Company’s divisions include Polysilicon and Wafer.

The stock increased 1.00% or $0.25 on August 25, reaching $25.2. About 49,387 shares traded. Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ) has declined 5.57% since August 27, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 22.27% the S&P500.