Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP Lowered Yum Brands (YUM) Holding; Pinnacle Holdings Cut Eog Resources (EOG) Holding

March 11, 2018 - By Peter Erickson

Pinnacle Holdings Llc decreased Eog Resources Inc (EOG) stake by 9.23% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Pinnacle Holdings Llc sold 31 shares as Eog Resources Inc (EOG)’s stock declined 5.27%. The Pinnacle Holdings Llc holds 305 shares with $29.51 million value, down from 336 last quarter. Eog Resources Inc now has $59.48 billion valuation. The stock increased 2.20% or $2.21 during the last trading session, reaching $102.8. About 2.91 million shares traded. EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) has risen 17.15% since March 11, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 0.45% the S&P500.

Davidson Kempner Capital Management Lp decreased Yum Brands Inc (YUM) stake by 11.11% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Davidson Kempner Capital Management Lp sold 75,000 shares as Yum Brands Inc (YUM)’s stock rose 2.44%. The Davidson Kempner Capital Management Lp holds 600,000 shares with $44.17 million value, down from 675,000 last quarter. Yum Brands Inc now has $27.58B valuation. The stock increased 0.64% or $0.53 during the last trading session, reaching $82.95. About 1.90 million shares traded. YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) has risen 21.70% since March 11, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 5.00% the S&P500.

Since September 28, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 6 selling transactions for $10.26 million activity. Shares for $330,982 were sold by CRISP CHARLES R on Thursday, September 28. Trice David W had sold 5,570 shares worth $646,120. 6,167 shares valued at $601,283 were sold by Donaldson Michael P on Thursday, September 28. THOMAS GARY L had sold 40,000 shares worth $4.52 million on Wednesday, January 10.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.97 in 2017 Q3. Its up 0.15, from 0.82 in 2017Q2. It improved, as 67 investors sold EOG shares while 337 reduced holdings. 69 funds opened positions while 263 raised stakes. 479.04 million shares or 1.35% less from 485.58 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Brinker Capital holds 21,844 shares. Silvercrest Asset Mgmt Gp Ltd Limited Liability Company reported 817,082 shares stake. Bw Gestao De Investimentos Ltda holds 154,000 shares or 3.01% of its portfolio. Texas-based Ray Gerald L Limited has invested 0.53% in EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG). Natixis Asset Mgmt reported 8,396 shares. Commercial Bank Of Nova Scotia holds 0.06% of its portfolio in EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) for 100,276 shares. Fayez Sarofim And stated it has 85,713 shares. First Natl Tru invested in 0.04% or 3,893 shares. Bradley Foster And Sargent Ct has 65,231 shares. Architects owns 1,069 shares or 0.19% of their US portfolio. United Kingdom-based Glg Prns Lp has invested 0.18% in EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG). Dnb Asset Management As, a Norway-based fund reported 64,648 shares. Wendell David Assoc Incorporated reported 0.25% stake. Moreover, Howe Rusling has 0% invested in EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG). Nippon Life Insurance holds 0.05% or 27,316 shares in its portfolio.

Pinnacle Holdings Llc increased Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) stake by 1,415 shares to 17,838 valued at $599.89 million in 2017Q3. It also upped Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) stake by 1,135 shares and now owns 21,745 shares. Visa (NYSE:V) was raised too.

Among 39 analysts covering EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG), 29 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 74% are positive. EOG Resources had 124 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Piper Jaffray maintained EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) rating on Tuesday, January 9. Piper Jaffray has “Buy” rating and $118.0 target. Credit Suisse downgraded the shares of EOG in report on Tuesday, September 8 to “Neutral” rating. Robert W. Baird maintained EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) on Thursday, October 12 with “Buy” rating. The stock of EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) earned “Outperform” rating by Raymond James on Wednesday, May 10. The rating was maintained by William Blair on Thursday, May 11 with “Outperform”. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, August 30 by Robert W. Baird. Stifel Nicolaus maintained EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) rating on Friday, September 1. Stifel Nicolaus has “Buy” rating and $106.0 target. Atlantic Securities upgraded EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) on Tuesday, June 27 to “Overweight” rating. The rating was maintained by Barclays Capital on Wednesday, May 10 with “Overweight”. The company was downgraded on Monday, August 10 by Oppenheimer.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.98 in 2017 Q3. Its down 0.01, from 0.99 in 2017Q2. It dropped, as 50 investors sold YUM shares while 238 reduced holdings. 67 funds opened positions while 219 raised stakes. 239.50 million shares or 0.41% less from 240.48 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Wealthcare Mgmt Limited Liability Corporation reported 40 shares. Private Trust Na reported 14,690 shares. Hennessy Advisors Incorporated holds 30,400 shares. Shine Advisory Svcs reported 0.01% of its portfolio in YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM). Da Davidson has 0.1% invested in YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) for 71,231 shares. First Manhattan holds 0.18% or 430,710 shares in its portfolio. Gulf Intl Retail Bank (Uk) owns 103,341 shares or 0.1% of their US portfolio. 463,556 are held by Cap Guardian Trust. Bokf Na stated it has 31,605 shares or 0.07% of all its holdings. Pettee Invsts Incorporated owns 0.2% invested in YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) for 4,160 shares. Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec reported 1.91M shares. Voya Invest Management Ltd Llc has 135,295 shares. Arrowgrass Cap (Us) Ltd Partnership reported 121,559 shares or 0.07% of all its holdings. 559,444 were reported by Waddell Reed. Finemark State Bank Trust owns 3,154 shares.

Analysts await YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) to report earnings on May, 2. They expect $0.68 earnings per share, up 4.62% or $0.03 from last year’s $0.65 per share. YUM’s profit will be $226.11M for 30.50 P/E if the $0.68 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.96 actual earnings per share reported by YUM! Brands, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -29.17% negative EPS growth.

Davidson Kempner Capital Management Lp increased Dell Technologies Inc stake by 283,553 shares to 901,761 valued at $69.63M in 2017Q3. It also upped Interdigital Inc (Prn) stake by 2.50 million shares and now owns 17.65 million shares. Planet Fitness Inc was raised too.

Among 29 analysts covering YUM! Brands (NYSE:YUM), 11 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 17 Hold. Therefore 38% are positive. YUM! Brands had 99 analyst reports since July 1, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) has “Buy” rating given on Monday, September 11 by RBC Capital Markets. On Friday, October 6 the stock rating was maintained by Bank of America with “Neutral”. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Telsey Advisory Group on Wednesday, August 19. Barclays Capital maintained the stock with “Equal Weight” rating in Wednesday, October 12 report. The rating was maintained by CLSA on Thursday, July 14 with “Underperform”. Mizuho maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Wednesday, November 1 report. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Evercore on Friday, March 10. The company was maintained on Friday, February 10 by Stifel Nicolaus. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Oppenheimer given on Wednesday, December 2. The firm earned “Equal Weight” rating on Wednesday, October 7 by Barclays Capital.

Since January 22, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 1 sale for $194,761 activity. 2,294 shares were sold by Niccol Brian R, worth $194,761.