Costco Wholesale COST (COST) Stock Rating Kept by Analysts at Wells Fargo Co; Mendon Capital Advisors Upped By $3.04 Million Its First Cmnty S C (FCCO) Holding

May 29, 2017 - By Ellis Scott

Among 8 analysts covering Costco Wholesale COST (NYSE:COST), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 75% are positive. Costco Wholesale COST has $191 highest and $156 lowest target. $178.25’s average target is 0.22% above currents $177.86 stock price. Costco Wholesale COST had 10 analyst reports since March 31, 2017 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Hold” rating by Wells Fargo on Friday, May 5. The company was maintained on Friday, May 5 by Stifel Nicolaus. The rating was upgraded by Barclays Capital to “Overweight” on Friday, April 21. The firm has “Buy” rating by Stifel Nicolaus given on Friday, May 26. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Friday, March 31 by Cowen & Co. The firm has “Hold” rating by Jefferies given on Friday, April 21. Gordon Haskett initiated Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) rating on Tuesday, May 9. Gordon Haskett has “Accumulate” rating and $191 target. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Friday, April 7 by Wells Fargo. The stock of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has “Buy” rating given on Friday, April 7 by Credit Suisse. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, April 28 by Oppenheimer.

Mendon Capital Advisors Corp increased First Cmnty Corp S C (FCCO) stake by 311.1% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp acquired 168,961 shares as First Cmnty Corp S C (FCCO)’s stock declined 6.45%. The Mendon Capital Advisors Corp holds 223,271 shares with $4.03 million value, up from 54,310 last quarter. First Cmnty Corp S C now has $135.06M valuation. The stock decreased 2.81% or $0.6 on May 26, reaching $20.75. About 623 shares traded. First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO) has risen 43.56% since May 29, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 26.86% the S&P500.

Since May 19, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 1 sale for $131,269 activity. Shares for $131,269 were sold by CRAPPS MICHAEL C on Friday, May 19.

Among 2 analysts covering First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO), 1 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. First Community had 3 analyst reports since January 7, 2016 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Thursday, January 19, the company rating was upgraded by Hovde Group. The rating was initiated by Hovde Group on Wednesday, December 14 with “Market Perform”. On Thursday, January 7 the stock rating was downgraded by Raymond James to “Mkt Perform”.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.33, from 1.33 in 2016Q3. It turned negative, as 3 investors sold FCCO shares while 6 reduced holdings. 2 funds opened positions while 7 raised stakes. 2.91 million shares or 1.02% more from 2.88 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Stifel holds 0% of its portfolio in First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO) for 14,960 shares. Blackrock Fund Advisors holds 1,814 shares. Wellington Management Grp Llp owns 435,145 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Rbf Cap Ltd Llc accumulated 70,000 shares. Ig Ltd invested 0% of its portfolio in First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO). Banc Funds Llc holds 0.29% or 373,319 shares. Pinnacle Hldg Lc stated it has 0% of its portfolio in First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO). Vanguard Grp holds 0% of its portfolio in First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO) for 81,547 shares. Fj Cap Mgmt Lc reported 0.87% stake. Mendon Advsr Corp holds 0.41% of its portfolio in First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO) for 223,271 shares. Deutsche Bank & Trust Ag stated it has 0% of its portfolio in First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO). Salzhauer Michael holds 0.12% or 13,500 shares in its portfolio. Rmb Cap Management Ltd Liability Corp reported 0.31% of its portfolio in First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO). The New York-based Maltese Cap Limited Liability Corporation has invested 0.49% in First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO). Morgan Stanley owns 200 shares.

The stock increased 1.79% or $3.13 on May 26, reaching $177.86. About 4.47M shares traded or 90.21% up from the average. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NYSE:COST) has risen 25.14% since May 29, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 8.44% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.1 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.16, from 0.94 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 59 investors sold Costco Wholesale Corporation shares while 405 reduced holdings. 116 funds opened positions while 395 raised stakes. 313.68 million shares or 1.52% more from 308.97 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. New England & Management Incorporated, Illinois-based fund reported 4,650 shares. 306 are owned by Alexandria Capital Ltd Liability Corp. Spears Abacus Advsr Ltd Liability Corp holds 0.03% or 1,400 shares. 86,597 were accumulated by Cap Fund Management. Lafayette Invests has 2,026 shares for 0.12% of their portfolio. National Pension Serv, a Korea-based fund reported 288,743 shares. Cornerstone Capital Mgmt Holding Ltd has 82,626 shares. Moreover, Fort Point Cap Ptnrs Ltd Liability Corporation has 0.12% invested in Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) for 1,353 shares. The Missouri-based Parkside Bancorp & has invested 0.03% in Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST). Mutual Of America Capital Management Lc has 0.16% invested in Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) for 51,787 shares. Hudson Canyon Counselors Lc has 6,219 shares for 1.44% of their portfolio. Arrowpoint Asset Mngmt Ltd Com reported 0.02% stake. Argent holds 0.26% or 5,513 shares in its portfolio. Stratos Wealth Partners holds 6,544 shares or 0.07% of its portfolio. Oregon Pub Employees Retirement Fund reported 0.32% in Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST).