EPS for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) Expected At $1.60, Taurus Asset Management Has Trimmed By $376,250 Its Nike (NKE) Stake

July 7, 2017 - By Nellie Frank

Taurus Asset Management Llc decreased Nike Inc (NKE) stake by 2.59% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Taurus Asset Management Llc sold 7,525 shares as Nike Inc (NKE)’s stock declined 8.78%. The Taurus Asset Management Llc holds 282,967 shares with $14.38M value, down from 290,492 last quarter. Nike Inc now has $95.19 billion valuation. The stock rose 1.36% or $0.78 reaching $57.94. About 3.39M shares traded. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) has declined 9.24% since July 7, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 25.94% the S&P500.

Analysts expect Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) to report $1.60 EPS on August, 1.They anticipate $0.51 EPS change or 46.79% from last quarter’s $1.09 EPS. RCL’s profit would be $337.74 million giving it 17.14 P/E if the $1.60 EPS is correct. After having $0.99 EPS previously, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd’s analysts see 61.62% EPS growth. About 458,640 shares traded. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) has risen 38.22% since July 7, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 21.52% the S&P500.

Since January 30, 2017, it had 1 insider buy, and 7 insider sales for $30.70 million activity. SPRUNK ERIC D had sold 50,000 shares worth $2.78 million on Friday, March 24. PARKER MARK G sold $5.29 million worth of stock. Another trade for 200,000 shares valued at $10.62 million was made by Ayre David J on Monday, January 30. On Friday, March 24 the insider LECHLEITER JOHN C bought $56,301.

Among 41 analysts covering Nike Inc. (NYSE:NKE), 24 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 15 Hold. Therefore 59% are positive. Nike Inc. had 158 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Monday, December 28 by Argus Research. Robert W. Baird maintained it with “Outperform” rating and $67 target in Wednesday, September 28 report. The firm has “Market Perform” rating given on Thursday, March 23 by Cowen & Co. Canaccord Genuity maintained it with “Hold” rating and $51 target in Thursday, March 23 report. The stock of Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) has “Outperform” rating given on Wednesday, December 21 by Telsey Advisory Group. Morgan Stanley downgraded Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) rating on Wednesday, June 1. Morgan Stanley has “Equal-Weight” rating and $60 target. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, September 22 by Telsey Advisory Group. FBR Capital maintained Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) on Friday, September 25 with “Mkt Perform” rating. The stock of Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) earned “Hold” rating by Canaccord Genuity on Thursday, October 13. The rating was maintained by DA Davidson with “Buy” on Wednesday, June 29.

Taurus Asset Management Llc increased Disney Walt Co (NYSE:DIS) stake by 8,862 shares to 265,787 valued at $27.70 million in 2016Q4. It also upped Church & Dwight Inc (NYSE:CHD) stake by 11,060 shares and now owns 330,542 shares. Hubbell Inc was raised too.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.98 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.04, from 0.94 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 84 investors sold NKE shares while 443 reduced holdings. 112 funds opened positions while 405 raised stakes. 993.29 million shares or 0.55% less from 998.81 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Amarillo Retail Bank accumulated 8,812 shares. Cape Cod Five Cents Fincl Bank holds 0.95% of its portfolio in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) for 105,756 shares. Savings Bank Of New York Mellon invested 0.42% of its portfolio in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE). 170,000 were accumulated by Friess Assocs Ltd Company. Crossvault Mgmt Limited Liability Corporation has 100,269 shares for 3.44% of their portfolio. Savings Bank Of The Ozarks holds 0.26% or 15,518 shares in its portfolio. Ballentine Ptnrs Ltd Llc invested in 0.04% or 9,910 shares. Madison Investment Holding Inc reported 4,000 shares or 0% of all its holdings. New York-based Gamco Investors Incorporated Et Al has invested 0.01% in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE). Parametric Portfolio Associates Ltd holds 3.93M shares or 0.28% of its portfolio. Carroll Financial Associate Incorporated stated it has 8,893 shares. Virginia Retirement Et Al owns 35,500 shares or 0.03% of their US portfolio. Solaris Asset Limited Liability Corp reported 8,950 shares. San Francisco Sentry Investment Group Inc (Ca) holds 19,779 shares or 0.58% of its portfolio. Harding Loevner Ltd Partnership owns 6.63M shares.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a cruise company. The company has market cap of $23.15 billion. The Firm owns and operates three global cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises . It has a 16.7 P/E ratio. The Firm also own joint venture interest in the German brand TUI Cruises, interest in the Spanish brand Pullmantur and interest in the Chinese brand SkySea Cruises (collectively, Partner Brands).

Among 18 analysts covering Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL), 12 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. had 37 analyst reports since August 3, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Thursday, January 19, the company rating was downgraded by Goldman Sachs. Deutsche Bank initiated Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) rating on Thursday, September 29. Deutsche Bank has “Hold” rating and $81 target. The stock of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) earned “Positive” rating by Susquehanna on Wednesday, February 3. As per Friday, January 27, the company rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus. On Tuesday, April 26 the stock rating was maintained by Goldman Sachs with “Buy”. Morgan Stanley maintained the stock with “Equal-Weight” rating in Thursday, May 26 report. On Wednesday, January 27 the stock rating was upgraded by Pareto Securities to “Hold”. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Friday, September 9 by Bernstein. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Wednesday, February 3 by Wedbush. On Thursday, January 26 the stock rating was maintained by JP Morgan with “Neutral”.

Investors sentiment increased to 1 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.01, from 0.99 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 53 investors sold Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd shares while 151 reduced holdings. 84 funds opened positions while 120 raised stakes. 154.14 million shares or 3.51% more from 148.91 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Whittier Tru invested in 1,018 shares or 0% of the stock. Jefferies Group Limited Com invested in 939 shares. Citadel Ltd Liability has invested 0.03% of its portfolio in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL). 29 were accumulated by Gemmer Asset Management Limited Liability Com. Florida-based Eagle Asset Mngmt has invested 0.32% in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL). New York State Common Retirement Fund invested in 564,571 shares or 0.07% of the stock. Scotia Cap holds 55,957 shares or 0.07% of its portfolio. Majedie Asset Management Limited has 0.05% invested in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) for 4,565 shares. Thomas J Herzfeld Advsrs accumulated 41,413 shares. Confluence Wealth Mngmt Ltd Liability holds 7,756 shares. Farmers & Merchants Investments invested 0% of its portfolio in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL). Moreover, Quantitative Systematic Strategies Ltd Liability Corp has 0.52% invested in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) for 15,293 shares. Legal And General Gp Public Ltd Liability Co stated it has 689,660 shares. 17,850 were reported by Atlanta Cap Grp Inc. Reilly Fincl Advisors Limited Liability Co holds 405 shares or 0.01% of its portfolio.