Boston Partners Has Cut Its Quanta Svcs (PWR) Stake, J2 Global (JCOM) Shorts Up By 7.7%

June 15, 2017 - By Marguerite Chambers

J2 Global Incorporated (NASDAQ:JCOM) had an increase of 7.7% in short interest. JCOM’s SI was 4.37M shares in June as released by FINRA. Its up 7.7% from 4.05 million shares previously. With 507,300 avg volume, 9 days are for J2 Global Incorporated (NASDAQ:JCOM)’s short sellers to cover JCOM’s short positions. The SI to J2 Global Incorporated’s float is 9.49%. About 185,655 shares traded. J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM) has risen 30.53% since June 15, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 13.83% the S&P500.

Boston Partners decreased Quanta Svcs Inc (PWR) stake by 40.31% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Boston Partners sold 45,435 shares as Quanta Svcs Inc (PWR)’s stock declined 15.57%. The Boston Partners holds 67,266 shares with $2.34 million value, down from 112,701 last quarter. Quanta Svcs Inc now has $4.78 billion valuation. The stock declined 1.60% or $0.52 reaching $31.94 per share. About 703,666 shares traded. Quanta Services Inc (NYSE:PWR) has risen 39.30% since June 15, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 22.60% the S&P500.

Since March 13, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 7 insider sales for $4.52 million activity. BECH DOUGLAS Y sold $1.29 million worth of stock. On Tuesday, June 6 the insider KRETZMER W BRIAN sold $115,163. ROSSEN JEREMY sold 1,094 shares worth $96,983. ZUCKER NEHEMIA sold $639,345 worth of J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM) on Monday, March 13. CRESCI ROBERT J sold $798,073 worth of stock. $284,980 worth of J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM) was sold by Dunn Steve P..

Investors sentiment increased to 1.18 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.17, from 1.01 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 32 investors sold J2 Global Inc shares while 82 reduced holdings. 49 funds opened positions while 86 raised stakes. 45.96 million shares or 0.18% less from 46.04 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Whittier has 180 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Enterprise Fincl Svcs holds 183 shares or 0.01% of its portfolio. Grp One Trading L P holds 0% or 791 shares in its portfolio. Arizona State Retirement reported 0.02% of its portfolio in J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM). Moreover, Bank Of Ny Mellon Corp has 0.02% invested in J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM) for 695,524 shares. 7,160 are owned by Chase Invest Counsel. New York-based Millennium Management Ltd Co has invested 0% in J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM). 343,458 were reported by Deutsche Bank & Trust Ag. Proshare Lc holds 13,205 shares. Amalgamated Natl Bank reported 6,498 shares or 0.02% of all its holdings. Fmr Limited Company accumulated 0.06% or 5.04 million shares. American Century Inc owns 303,673 shares. Capstone Asset Mngmt Com has invested 0.01% in J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM). Brave Asset Management holds 169,075 shares. New Amsterdam Lc New York stated it has 66,275 shares.

Among 5 analysts covering j2 Global (NASDAQ:JCOM), 3 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 60% are positive. j2 Global had 10 analyst reports since August 5, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was downgraded by Citigroup to “Neutral” on Wednesday, January 25. On Wednesday, August 17 the stock rating was maintained by Citigroup with “Buy”. The stock of J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM) has “Buy” rating given on Friday, April 1 by Citigroup. FBR Capital maintained the shares of JCOM in report on Wednesday, November 4 with “Mkt Perform” rating. The firm has “Mkt Perform” rating given on Wednesday, August 5 by FBR Capital. The rating was initiated by Susquehanna with “Positive” on Monday, August 10. JMP Securities initiated the shares of JCOM in report on Friday, December 18 with “Mkt Outperform” rating. The rating was initiated by Robert W. Baird on Wednesday, August 31 with “Outperform”.

j2 Global, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is a well-known provider of Internet services. The company has market cap of $4.20 billion. The Firm operates through two divisions: Business Cloud Services and Digital Media. It has a 28.45 P/E ratio. Through its Business Cloud Services Division, the Company provides cloud services to businesses of all sizes, from individuals to enterprises, and licenses its intellectual property to third parties.

Among 11 analysts covering Quanta Services Inc. (NYSE:PWR), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 55% are positive. Quanta Services Inc. had 25 analyst reports since August 6, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. UBS downgraded the stock to “Neutral” rating in Monday, February 8 report. FBR Capital maintained Quanta Services Inc (NYSE:PWR) on Friday, May 6 with “Mkt Perform” rating. FBR Capital downgraded the stock to “Mkt Perform” rating in Monday, October 19 report. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Citigroup on Friday, November 13. The stock has “Buy” rating by Maxim Group on Friday, May 6. The stock of Quanta Services Inc (NYSE:PWR) earned “Outperform” rating by Robert W. Baird on Tuesday, November 15. BB&T Capital downgraded the stock to “Hold” rating in Friday, October 2 report. Stifel Nicolaus reinitiated the shares of PWR in report on Tuesday, January 5 with “Hold” rating. The stock of Quanta Services Inc (NYSE:PWR) earned “Outperform” rating by FBR Capital on Monday, August 10. On Monday, October 19 the stock rating was downgraded by Johnson Rice to “Accumulate”.

Boston Partners increased Northwestern Corp stake by 48,280 shares to 165,190 valued at $9.39M in 2016Q4. It also upped Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) stake by 17.08M shares and now owns 22.61M shares. East West Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:EWBC) was raised too.