Financial Engines Advisors Trimmed Its Old Dominion Fght Lines (ODFL) Position, Unilever plc (ADR) (UL) Covered By 4 Bullish Analysts Last Week

June 22, 2017 - By Hazel Jackson

Among 11 analysts covering Unilever (NYSE:UL), 4 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 36% are positive. Unilever had 13 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Barclays Capital downgraded the stock to “Equal-Weight” rating in Monday, January 23 report. Jefferies upgraded Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL) on Tuesday, December 13 to “Buy” rating. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Goldman Sachs on Wednesday, August 12. The rating was reinitiated by Liberum Capital on Monday, March 27 with “Hold”. The rating was downgraded by JP Morgan on Wednesday, December 7 to “Neutral”. Bank of America upgraded the shares of UL in report on Monday, February 27 to “Neutral” rating. The firm has “Sell” rating by ABN Amro given on Monday, April 3. The stock has “Sector Perform” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Friday, July 22. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Friday, March 17 by Macquarie Research. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Friday, July 24 by Canaccord Genuity. See Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL) latest ratings:

03/04/2017 Broker: Seaport Global Rating: Old Target: $28.00 New Target: $26.00 Target Down
03/04/2017 Broker: ABN Amro Old Rating: Hold New Rating: Sell Downgrade
27/03/2017 Broker: Liberum Capital Rating: Hold Reinitiate
17/03/2017 Broker: Macquarie Research Rating: Outperform Initiate
27/02/2017 Broker: Bank of America Old Rating: Underperform New Rating: Neutral Upgrade
23/01/2017 Broker: Barclays Capital Old Rating: Overweight New Rating: Equal-Weight Downgrade

Financial Engines Advisors Llc decreased Old Dominion Fght Lines Inc (ODFL) stake by 7.85% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Financial Engines Advisors Llc sold 7,068 shares as Old Dominion Fght Lines Inc (ODFL)’s stock declined 6.90%. The Financial Engines Advisors Llc holds 82,996 shares with $7.12M value, down from 90,064 last quarter. Old Dominion Fght Lines Inc now has $7.42B valuation. The stock decreased 0.56% or $0.52 during the last trading session, reaching $92.15. About shares traded. Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) has risen 37.85% since June 22, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 21.15% the S&P500.

Unilever PLC is a fast-moving consumer goods company. The company has market cap of $164.92 billion. The Company’s divisions include Personal Care, which primarily includes sales of skin care and hair care products, deodorants and oral care products; Foods, which primarily includes sales of soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, margarines and spreads; Home Care, which primarily includes sales of home care products, such as powders, liquids and capsules, soap bars and a range of cleaning products, and Refreshment, which primarily includes sales of ice cream and tea beverages. It has a 26.95 P/E ratio. The Company’s geographical divisions include Asia/AMET/RUB, The Americas and Europe.

The stock increased 0.28% or $0.15 during the last trading session, reaching $54.51. About shares traded. Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL) has risen 20.68% since June 22, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 3.98% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.17 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.34, from 0.83 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 19 investors sold ODFL shares while 96 reduced holdings. 55 funds opened positions while 80 raised stakes. 59.71 million shares or 0.92% more from 59.16 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. 21,100 were reported by Tributary Capital Mngmt. Thrivent Finance For Lutherans reported 95,050 shares stake. Moreover, Carlson LP has 0.1% invested in Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL). Timpani Cap Mgmt Ltd reported 0.88% of its portfolio in Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL). State Of Tennessee Treasury Department reported 0.05% of its portfolio in Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL). 6.33 million were reported by Capital Investors. California State Teachers Retirement System holds 0.02% or 141,788 shares. Blair William Il holds 0.02% or 20,693 shares in its portfolio. Aperio Gp Limited Company accumulated 19,969 shares. Bridges Counsel has 3,000 shares. Texas Permanent School Fund holds 0.06% of its portfolio in Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) for 50,507 shares. Qs Investors Ltd Liability Corporation owns 11 shares. Tci Wealth Advsrs, a Arizona-based fund reported 222 shares. Brown Advisory has 0.01% invested in Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL). Earnest Partners Ltd Llc reported 49 shares.

Analysts await Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) to report earnings on July, 27. They expect $1.07 EPS, up 9.18% or $0.09 from last year’s $0.98 per share. ODFL’s profit will be $86.16M for 21.53 P/E if the $1.07 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.80 actual EPS reported by Old Dominion Freight Line for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 33.75% EPS growth.

Among 8 analysts covering Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 25% are positive. Old Dominion Freight Line had 18 analyst reports since August 3, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Cowen & Co maintained Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) on Friday, July 31 with “Market Perform” rating. The company was initiated on Wednesday, November 2 by Deutsche Bank. The stock has “Hold” rating by Deutsche Bank on Friday, July 31. Bank of America downgraded the shares of ODFL in report on Friday, October 28 to “Underperform” rating. Bank of America downgraded it to “Neutral” rating and $67 target in Wednesday, December 2 report. The stock of Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) has “Sector Perform” rating given on Friday, July 31 by RBC Capital Markets. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Wednesday, September 23 by RBC Capital Markets. The firm has “Neutral” rating by Bank of America given on Tuesday, June 6. Bank of America initiated the stock with “Buy” rating in Friday, October 2 report. The rating was maintained by Cowen & Co with “Market Perform” on Friday, April 29.