Cowen & Co. Reiterated Bristow Group (BRS) As “Hold”; Has PT Of $7.0; Pacific Ridge Capital Partners Raised By $317,350 Its Hallmark Financial Services In (HALL) Holding

October 6, 2017 - By Vivian Park

Pacific Ridge Capital Partners Llc increased Hallmark Financial Services In (HALL) stake by 40.4% reported in 2017Q2 SEC filing. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners Llc acquired 28,850 shares as Hallmark Financial Services In (HALL)’s stock declined 8.70%. The Pacific Ridge Capital Partners Llc holds 100,260 shares with $1.13 million value, up from 71,410 last quarter. Hallmark Financial Services In now has $210.67M valuation. The stock decreased 0.43% or $0.05 during the last trading session, reaching $11.59. About 9,592 shares traded. Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALL) has risen 0.69% since October 6, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 16.01% the S&P500.

Among 8 analysts covering Bristow Group (NYSE:BRS), 1 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 13% are positive. Bristow Group has $52 highest and $7.0 lowest target. $23.88’s average target is 152.97% above currents $9.44 stock price. Bristow Group had 27 analyst reports since August 7, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Tuesday, February 9 by Credit Suisse. Suntrust Robinson initiated the shares of BRS in report on Monday, December 7 with “Neutral” rating. The company was maintained on Thursday, February 18 by Iberia Capital Partners. Capital One downgraded the stock to “Equal-Weight” rating in Tuesday, August 16 report. The stock of Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, September 15 by Oppenheimer. The company was maintained on Thursday, October 1 by Oppenheimer. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Thursday, September 1 by Cowen & Co. The rating was maintained by Barclays Capital with “Equal Weight” on Tuesday, February 7. On Friday, May 26 the stock rating was downgraded by Cowen & Co to “Market Perform”. The stock of Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) has “Market Perform” rating given on Friday, December 18 by William Blair.

The stock decreased 1.26% or $0.12 during the last trading session, reaching $9.44. About 398,051 shares traded. Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) has risen 0.93% since October 6, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 15.77% the S&P500.

Bristow Group Inc. is an industrial aviation services well-known provider and helicopter service well-known provider to the offshore energy industry. The company has market cap of $333.49 million. The Industrial Aviation Services segment’s activities are conducted primarily through four regions: Europe Caspian, Africa, Americas and Asia Pacific. It currently has negative earnings. The Europe Caspian region consists of all its activities and affiliates in Europe and Central Asia, including Norway, the United Kingdom and Turkmenistan.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.02 in 2017 Q2. Its down 0.38, from 1.4 in 2017Q1. It dived, as 22 investors sold Bristow Group Inc shares while 40 reduced holdings. 24 funds opened positions while 39 raised stakes. 38.09 million shares or 0.56% more from 37.88 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. First Bancshares Of Omaha reported 21,704 shares. Ariel Invs Ltd Liability has 10.20 million shares. Alliancebernstein L P invested in 101,548 shares or 0% of the stock. Comerica Bancorp stated it has 33,435 shares. Citadel Ltd Liability Com invested 0% in Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS). Pub Sector Pension Investment Board stated it has 16,491 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) reported 820 shares. Winslow Asset Incorporated reported 13,075 shares. Denver Ltd Liability accumulated 11,102 shares. Schwab Charles Invest Mngmt stated it has 549,184 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Synovus Fincl Corporation invested in 22,942 shares. Ameriprise Fin has invested 0% in Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS). Energ Opportunities Management Lc invested 0.11% of its portfolio in Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS). Prudential Fincl stated it has 80,853 shares. Paloma Prtn Management has 0.01% invested in Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) for 65,969 shares.

Analysts await Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) to report earnings on November, 2. They expect $-0.98 earnings per share, down 180.00% or $0.63 from last year’s $-0.35 per share. After $-0.83 actual earnings per share reported by Bristow Group Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 18.07% negative EPS growth.