LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO) Received Boenning \u0026 Scattergood Lower Rating; First Midwest Bank Trust Division Has Raised Its Valero Energy New (VLO) Holding

December 8, 2017 - By Ellis Scott

Among 25 analysts covering LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO), 2 have Buy rating, 6 Sell and 17 Hold. Therefore 8% are positive. LaSalle Hotel Properties has $40 highest and $24.0 lowest target. $29’s average target is 3.35% above currents $28.06 stock price. LaSalle Hotel Properties had 75 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Zacks upgraded LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) on Thursday, August 20 to “Hold” rating. The rating was maintained by Boenning & Scattergood on Tuesday, June 27 with “Buy”. The company was downgraded on Wednesday, August 2 by Goldman Sachs. The stock of LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) has “Hold” rating given on Thursday, December 17 by Stifel Nicolaus. Evercore upgraded LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) on Monday, October 5 to “Buy” rating. The rating was downgraded by Raymond James to “Mkt Perform” on Monday, October 26. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Wednesday, August 12 by Zacks. The company was downgraded on Monday, November 20 by Evercore. The rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus on Friday, January 6 with “Hold”. Stifel Nicolaus maintained it with “Hold” rating and $28.5 target in Monday, October 16 report.

First Midwest Bank Trust Division increased Valero Energy Corp New (VLO) stake by 20.04% reported in 2017Q2 SEC filing. First Midwest Bank Trust Division acquired 8,874 shares as Valero Energy Corp New (VLO)’s stock declined 2.47%. The First Midwest Bank Trust Division holds 53,162 shares with $3.59 million value, up from 44,288 last quarter. Valero Energy Corp New now has $37.45 billion valuation. The stock increased 0.73% or $0.62 during the last trading session, reaching $85.59. About 2.13M shares traded. Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) has risen 15.29% since December 8, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 1.41% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.19 in Q2 2017. Its up 0.06, from 1.13 in 2017Q1. It is positive, as 50 investors sold VLO shares while 274 reduced holdings. 74 funds opened positions while 311 raised stakes. 345.06 million shares or 1.22% more from 340.91 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. River Road Asset Mgmt Limited Company owns 808,415 shares for 1.05% of their portfolio. Van Eck Associates reported 0% in Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO). Lmr Prtnrs Ltd Liability Partnership reported 45,989 shares. Fred Alger has 62 shares. Northern Trust has 0.12% invested in Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO). Evercore Wealth Limited Company accumulated 1,543 shares. Fuller And Thaler Asset Inc holds 0.01% of its portfolio in Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) for 15,000 shares. Bluecrest Management Ltd has invested 0.03% in Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO). Ibm Retirement Fund has 0.15% invested in Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) for 10,915 shares. Comerica Bank has invested 0.08% of its portfolio in Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO). Pinnacle Fincl Prtnrs invested in 36,908 shares or 0.35% of the stock. 33,859 are held by Euclidean Technology Llc. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh Williams invested in 0.3% or 5,900 shares. Hennessy Advsr Inc has 78,115 shares. Trexquant Limited Partnership stated it has 13,500 shares.

First Midwest Bank Trust Division decreased Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ:XLNX) stake by 18,556 shares to 3,654 valued at $235,000 in 2017Q2. It also reduced Pepsico Inc (NYSE:PEP) stake by 6,893 shares and now owns 77,879 shares. Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE:TSN) was reduced too.

Among 22 analysts covering Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), 10 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 12 Hold. Therefore 45% are positive. Valero Energy Corporation had 60 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) has “Strong-Buy” rating given on Tuesday, August 11 by Vetr. The stock of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) earned “Buy” rating by Citigroup on Wednesday, October 19. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Buy” on Thursday, August 31. Jefferies initiated Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) rating on Tuesday, August 23. Jefferies has “Buy” rating and $66 target. The stock of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) has “Neutral” rating given on Tuesday, May 16 by Goldman Sachs. RBC Capital Markets maintained Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) on Friday, January 29 with “Outperform” rating. The rating was maintained by Citigroup on Monday, July 17 with “Buy”. The rating was downgraded by Tudor Pickering to “Hold” on Monday, May 16. Tudor Pickering upgraded Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) on Wednesday, November 16 to “Buy” rating. Barclays Capital maintained the shares of VLO in report on Wednesday, February 1 with “Overweight” rating.

Analysts await LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) to report earnings on February, 28. They expect $0.53 EPS, down 14.52% or $0.09 from last year’s $0.62 per share. LHO’s profit will be $60.08M for 13.24 P/E if the $0.53 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.68 actual EPS reported by LaSalle Hotel Properties for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -22.06% negative EPS growth.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.13 in Q2 2017. Its down 0.11, from 1.24 in 2017Q1. It dropped, as 22 investors sold LaSalle Hotel Properties shares while 79 reduced holdings. 31 funds opened positions while 83 raised stakes. 121.19 million shares or 1.10% more from 119.88 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. Natixis reported 0% of its portfolio in LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO). State Street holds 0.02% or 5.77M shares. 1.65M were reported by Dimensional Fund Advsr Limited Partnership. Creative Planning stated it has 0% of its portfolio in LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO). Moreover, State Teachers Retirement has 0.02% invested in LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) for 220,960 shares. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has invested 0.02% in LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO). Eqis Mngmt holds 0.01% or 7,654 shares in its portfolio. Qcm Cayman owns 8,536 shares for 0.58% of their portfolio. Goldman Sachs Gru reported 0.04% of its portfolio in LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO). Raymond James &, Florida-based fund reported 266,757 shares. Gam Ag reported 9,786 shares stake. Utah Retirement System has invested 0.01% of its portfolio in LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO). Capital One Natl Association invested 0.12% of its portfolio in LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO). Jennison Associate Lc owns 74,581 shares. Rmb Capital Mngmt Ltd Liability Corporation invested in 389,831 shares or 0.33% of the stock.