Exane Derivatives Decreased Its Vodafone (Put) (VOD) Holding; Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) Covered By 4 Bulls

August 28, 2017 - By Marguerite Chambers

Among 15 analysts covering Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC), 4 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 11 Hold. Therefore 27% are positive. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. had 32 analyst reports since August 5, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Cowen & Co upgraded the shares of JEC in report on Wednesday, August 5 to “Outperform” rating. On Wednesday, November 23 the stock rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank with “Hold”. The rating was downgraded by Johnson Rice on Thursday, August 11 to “Hold”. DA Davidson downgraded the stock to “Neutral” rating in Wednesday, November 16 report. Citigroup downgraded the stock to “Hold” rating in Thursday, August 3 report. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Thursday, April 14 by Standpoint Research. On Friday, August 12 the stock rating was maintained by FBR Capital with “Mkt Perform”. The stock of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) earned “Hold” rating by Jefferies on Thursday, June 15. The rating was maintained by Credit Suisse with “Buy” on Monday, April 24. As per Thursday, April 28, the company rating was initiated by Argus Research. See Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) latest ratings:

23/08/2017 Broker: KeyBanc Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $60.0 Maintain
04/08/2017 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Hold New Target: $61.0000 Maintain
03/08/2017 Broker: Citigroup Rating: Hold New Target: $62.0000 Downgrade
15/06/2017 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Hold New Target: $61.0000 Maintain
02/06/2017 Broker: Argus Research Rating: Buy
15/05/2017 Broker: Robert W. Baird Rating: Neutral Old Target: $62.00 New Target: $64.00 Target Up
24/04/2017 Broker: Credit Suisse Rating: Buy New Target: $69.00 Maintain

Exane Derivatives decreased Vodafone (Put) (VOD) stake by 61.58% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Exane Derivatives sold 1,367 shares as Vodafone (Put) (VOD)’s stock rose 16.21%. The Exane Derivatives holds 853 shares with $742,000 value, down from 2,220 last quarter. Vodafone (Put) now has $75.76 billion valuation. The stock increased 0.49% or $0.14 on August 25, reaching $28.71. About shares traded. Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) has declined 13.23% since August 28, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 29.93% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.98 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.02, from 1 in 2016Q3. It fall, as 26 investors sold Jacobs Engineering Group Inc shares while 170 reduced holdings. 74 funds opened positions while 122 raised stakes. 102.45 million shares or 0.11% more from 102.33 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Blackrock Japan Limited stated it has 0.03% of its portfolio in Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC). 78,529 are held by D E Shaw &. Kanaly has 0% invested in Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) for 162 shares. 31,320 were accumulated by Capstone Investment Advisors Ltd Liability Com. Moreover, Dimensional Fund Advsr Ltd Partnership has 0.08% invested in Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC). Convergence Invest Prtn Ltd Llc holds 0.22% or 28,221 shares in its portfolio. Prudential Public Ltd Company has 254,883 shares. Prelude Cap Mgmt Limited Liability Company has invested 0.02% of its portfolio in Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC). The United Kingdom-based Pictet Asset Management Limited has invested 0.01% in Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC). New York-based Chesapeake Asset Mgmt Lc has invested 2.26% in Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC). Voya Limited Liability Com holds 0.01% or 68,631 shares in its portfolio. Tradewinds Capital Mgmt Ltd Llc stated it has 375 shares. Illinois-based Trust Department Mb Commercial Bank N A has invested 0.02% in Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC). Fil Limited holds 0.69% or 4.14 million shares in its portfolio. State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts-based fund reported 5.17M shares.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is a technical professional services company. The company has market cap of $6.25 billion. The Firm provides a range of technical, professional and construction services to industrial, commercial and governmental clients. It has a 27.52 P/E ratio. The Company’s services include Project Services; Process, Scientific, and Systems Consulting Services; Construction Services, and Operations and Maintenance Services.

The stock increased 1.19% or $0.61 on August 25, reaching $51.94. About shares traded. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) has risen 8.36% since August 28, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 8.34% the S&P500.