Honeywell International Has Boosted Bristol Myers Squibb Co (BMY) Stake; Fifth Street Finance Corp. (FSC) Had 4 Analysts Last Week

August 10, 2017 - By Linda Rogers

Among 8 analysts covering Fifth Street Finance (NASDAQ:FSC), 4 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. Fifth Street Finance had 15 analyst reports since August 11, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Outperform” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Tuesday, August 11. As per Thursday, March 30, the company rating was downgraded by Raymond James. The stock of Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC) earned “Market Outperform” rating by JMP Securities on Monday, July 17. The company was maintained on Thursday, July 20 by Keefe Bruyette & Woods. The rating was downgraded by Deutsche Bank to “Hold” on Monday, May 15. On Monday, August 24 the stock rating was maintained by Wood with “Neutral”. BMO Capital Markets maintained the shares of FSC in report on Wednesday, May 31 with “Hold” rating. The stock has “Hold” rating by Maxim Group on Tuesday, May 24. The firm has “Hold” rating by Keefe Bruyette & Woods given on Friday, June 30. The firm has “Buy” rating by Deutsche Bank given on Tuesday, August 16. See Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC) latest ratings:

20/07/2017 Broker: Keefe Bruyette & Woods Rating: Hold New Target: $6.0000 Maintain
18/07/2017 Broker: Deutsche Bank Old Rating: Hold New Rating: Buy Upgrade
17/07/2017 Broker: JMP Securities Old Rating: Market Perform New Rating: Market Outperform Upgrade
30/06/2017 Broker: Keefe Bruyette & Woods Rating: Hold New Target: $4.7500 Maintain
31/05/2017 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $4.0000 Maintain
15/05/2017 Broker: Deutsche Bank Old Rating: Buy New Rating: Hold Downgrade
30/03/2017 Broker: Raymond James Old Rating: Market Perform New Rating: Underperform Downgrade

Honeywell International Inc increased Bristol Myers Squibb Co (BMY) stake by 5.96% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Honeywell International Inc acquired 61,800 shares as Bristol Myers Squibb Co (BMY)’s stock declined 1.04%. The Honeywell International Inc holds 1.10 million shares with $64.24M value, up from 1.04 million last quarter. Bristol Myers Squibb Co now has $94.13B valuation. The stock increased 0.86% or $0.49 during the last trading session, reaching $57.4. About shares traded. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) has declined 23.19% since August 10, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 39.89% the S&P500.

Since February 27, 2017, it had 1 buying transaction, and 6 selling transactions for $9.91 million activity. Caldarella Joseph C sold $463,779 worth of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) on Wednesday, March 15. $1.91 million worth of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) was sold by ANDREOTTI LAMBERTO. Another trade for 12,000 shares valued at $681,240 was made by Samuels Theodore R. II on Monday, February 27. The insider Schmukler Louis S sold $282,470. LEUNG SANDRA also sold $5.27M worth of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) on Friday, March 3.

Honeywell International Inc decreased Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stake by 132,700 shares to 830,000 valued at $49.33M in 2016Q4. It also reduced Intl Paper Co (NYSE:IP) stake by 30,600 shares and now owns 472,500 shares. Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) was reduced too.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.97 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.16, from 1.13 in 2016Q3. It dived, as 86 investors sold BMY shares while 529 reduced holdings. 126 funds opened positions while 468 raised stakes. 1.14 billion shares or 1.92% more from 1.12 billion shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Btr Capital Mngmt Inc holds 0.05% of its portfolio in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) for 3,853 shares. New York-based Pinebridge Investments LP has invested 0.02% in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY). Maryland Cap Mgmt owns 19,110 shares or 0.17% of their US portfolio. 25,198 were reported by Brinker Cap Inc. Headinvest Ltd Liability Com accumulated 10,300 shares or 0.22% of the stock. Riverhead Capital invested 0.06% in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY). Rock Springs Capital Mngmt LP owns 450,000 shares. Associated Banc accumulated 0.88% or 241,521 shares. Guggenheim Cap Ltd Liability Corp owns 0.16% invested in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) for 941,383 shares. Baxter Bros owns 18,798 shares for 0.35% of their portfolio. 4,000 are held by Pictet Bancorp Tru Limited. Nelson Roberts Advsr Llc holds 0.05% or 2,400 shares in its portfolio. Cap Fund Mgmt stated it has 0.58% in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY). Assets Investment Mgmt Ltd Llc has invested 0.62% in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY). Wheatland Advisors holds 1.61% or 31,000 shares in its portfolio.

Among 19 analysts covering Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY), 6 have Buy rating, 3 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 32% are positive. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company had 48 analyst reports since July 28, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Equal-Weight” rating given on Friday, September 9 by Barclays Capital. Hilliard Lyons initiated the stock with “Neutral” rating in Monday, May 23 report. Deutsche Bank maintained Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) on Monday, July 17 with “Hold” rating. Cowen & Co maintained the shares of BMY in report on Monday, July 10 with “Hold” rating. The company was downgraded on Thursday, August 11 by Berenberg. Leerink Swann maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Thursday, July 27 report. The company was downgraded on Monday, January 25 by BMO Capital Markets. On Friday, August 19 the stock rating was maintained by UBS with “Buy”. The firm has “Underperform” rating given on Friday, July 28 by BMO Capital Markets. The firm has “Hold” rating by Deutsche Bank given on Friday, October 28.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.02, from 1.02 in 2016Q3. It dived, as 10 investors sold Fifth Street Finance Corp. shares while 42 reduced holdings. 22 funds opened positions while 30 raised stakes. 39.28 million shares or 4.89% less from 41.29 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Gsa Cap Llp stated it has 0.09% in Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC). 725,737 were accumulated by Ajo Lp. Pvg Asset has 357,235 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Jane Street Grp Limited Liability owns 36,300 shares or 0% of their US portfolio. 221,589 are owned by Paloma Prtn Mngmt. Cibc Incorporated reported 28,748 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Highland Capital Mgmt L P stated it has 89,600 shares or 0.02% of all its holdings. Fincl Bank Of Montreal Can owns 1.67M shares. Legal & General Grp Public Ltd Company reported 0% of its portfolio in Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC). Shelton Capital holds 0.11% in Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC) or 229,314 shares. 51,276 are held by Mackenzie Fincl Corporation. 27,200 were reported by Amer Natl Ins Tx. Mangrove Prns accumulated 1.16 million shares. Jpmorgan Chase & Com, New York-based fund reported 361,326 shares. New York-based Goldman Sachs has invested 0% in Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC).

Since March 15, 2017, it had 3 insider purchases, and 0 insider sales for $7.98 million activity. $22,750 worth of stock was bought by Berman Bernard D on Friday, March 17. 1.27M shares valued at $5.74 million were bought by TANNENBAUM LEONARD M on Wednesday, March 15.

Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company. The company has market cap of $751.32 million. The Firm is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. It currently has negative earnings. The Firm acts as a business development firm .