Marathon Partners Equity Management Has Lowered Mueller Wtr Prods (MWA) Holding By $325,000; Bulldog Investors Trimmed By $1.16 Million Its Wheeler Real Estate Investme (WHLR) Holding

August 4, 2017 - By Stephen Andrade

Bulldog Investors Llc decreased Wheeler Real Estate Investme (WHLR) stake by 31.02% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Bulldog Investors Llc sold 1.16 million shares as Wheeler Real Estate Investme (WHLR)’s stock declined 32.28%. The Bulldog Investors Llc holds 2.58M shares with $4.39M value, down from 3.75 million last quarter. Wheeler Real Estate Investme now has $90.94 million valuation. The stock declined 0.89% or $0.09 reaching $10.56 per share. About 11,493 shares traded. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) has declined 24.26% since August 4, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 40.96% the S&P500.

Marathon Partners Equity Management Llc decreased Mueller Wtr Prods Inc (MWA) stake by 4.39% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Marathon Partners Equity Management Llc sold 25,000 shares as Mueller Wtr Prods Inc (MWA)’s stock declined 10.59%. The Marathon Partners Equity Management Llc holds 545,000 shares with $7.25M value, down from 570,000 last quarter. Mueller Wtr Prods Inc now has $1.95 billion valuation. The stock rose 4.53% or $0.53 reaching $12.23. About 658,222 shares traded. Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) has risen 8.65% since August 4, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 8.05% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.26 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.08, from 1.34 in 2016Q3. It worsened, as 17 investors sold MWA shares while 73 reduced holdings. 33 funds opened positions while 80 raised stakes. 133.73 million shares or 1.67% less from 136.01 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Citigroup invested in 164,757 shares or 0% of the stock. Moreover, Teton Advisors has 0.03% invested in Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) for 20,000 shares. Cap Fund Sa has invested 0% in Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA). Aperio Group Incorporated Limited Liability Co invested in 0.01% or 51,381 shares. Qs Ltd has invested 0.04% of its portfolio in Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA). Ahl Ptnrs Ltd Liability Partnership invested in 30,428 shares. Bogle Investment Mngmt Ltd Partnership De stated it has 0.08% of its portfolio in Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA). Suntrust Banks holds 0.02% of its portfolio in Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) for 241,949 shares. Petrus Trust Lta owns 16,146 shares. Jpmorgan Chase & Co invested 0% of its portfolio in Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA). Tiaa Cref Investment Management Ltd Liability Corp, a New York-based fund reported 733,555 shares. First Interstate Bancorporation invested in 1,771 shares or 0% of the stock. Marshall Wace Limited Liability Partnership holds 66,041 shares. Piedmont Invest Advsrs Ltd Limited Liability Company invested in 0% or 37,837 shares. Alliancebernstein LP invested 0.01% in Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA).

Among 9 analysts covering Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA), 7 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 78% are positive. Mueller Water Products had 16 analyst reports since January 12, 2016 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating by RBC Capital Markets given on Thursday, June 1. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Thursday, April 28 by RBC Capital Markets. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Oppenheimer given on Friday, March 24. The stock has “Buy” rating by IBC on Thursday, May 11. Oppenheimer maintained it with “Buy” rating and $1300 target in Monday, July 31 report. On Wednesday, March 15 the stock rating was downgraded by Cowen & Co to “Market Perform”. As per Wednesday, March 8, the company rating was initiated by Goldman Sachs. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Wednesday, October 12 by Northcoast. DA Davidson maintained Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) on Friday, August 5 with “Neutral” rating. The company was maintained on Wednesday, July 19 by Cowen & Co.

Marathon Partners Equity Management Llc increased Liberty Interactive Corp (NASDAQ:QVCA) stake by 60,000 shares to 350,000 valued at $6.99 million in 2016Q4. It also upped Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) stake by 65,000 shares and now owns 90,000 shares. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (Call) (NYSE:CMG) was raised too.

Since March 27, 2017, it had 5 insider purchases, and 1 insider sale for $102,582 activity. On Wednesday, March 29 Graham Wilkes Jackson sold $29,187 worth of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) or 16,871 shares. On Monday, March 27 Kelly David bought $1,116 worth of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) or 645 shares. 4,300 shares valued at $50,998 were bought by Wheeler Jon S on Monday, May 8. $49,760 worth of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) was bought by Zwerdling Jeffrey M.. The insider Sweet John bought 1,000 shares worth $8,630.

Bulldog Investors Llc increased Swiss Helvetia Fund (SWZ) stake by 80,479 shares to 1.78 million valued at $18.19M in 2016Q4. It also upped Morgan Stanley Asia Pac Fd (APF) stake by 56,528 shares and now owns 105,971 shares. Putnam High Income Securitie (PCF) was raised too.

Among 3 analysts covering Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust had 7 analyst reports since August 12, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Wednesday, August 12 by Maxim Group. JMP Securities upgraded Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) on Monday, January 9 to “Mkt Outperform” rating. The stock of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) earned “Mkt Perform” rating by JMP Securities on Monday, August 22. Maxim Group maintained the shares of WHLR in report on Thursday, March 10 with “Buy” rating. The stock has “Buy” rating by Wunderlich on Friday, January 27. As per Wednesday, March 1, the company rating was maintained by Maxim Group. JMP Securities downgraded the stock to “Market Perform” rating in Wednesday, May 24 report.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.71 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.64, from 1.35 in 2016Q3. It turned negative, as 5 investors sold WHLR shares while 16 reduced holdings. 6 funds opened positions while 9 raised stakes. 25.69 million shares or 9.73% less from 28.46 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Northern reported 42,358 shares. Forward Management Limited Liability Com has invested 0.07% in Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR). Guggenheim Lc accumulated 15,631 shares. State Of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D owns 250,000 shares. Virginia-based Ejf Ltd has invested 0.45% in Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR). Asset Mngmt One Company reported 124,870 shares. Parametric Port Assocs Limited Liability Corp accumulated 49,930 shares. White Pine Cap Ltd invested 0.51% in Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR). State Street owns 22,300 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Bulldog Limited Liability Company reported 2.58 million shares. Royal Financial Bank Of Canada stated it has 0% in Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR). Renaissance Tech Limited Liability Corporation accumulated 329,000 shares. Morgan Stanley accumulated 17,587 shares. Blackrock Japan Com Limited owns 3,214 shares. Daiwa Group holds 2,500 shares or 0% of its portfolio.

Analysts await Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) to report earnings on August, 8 after the close. They expect $0.35 earnings per share, up 9.37% or $0.03 from last year’s $0.32 per share. WHLR’s profit will be $3.01M for 7.54 P/E if the $0.35 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.31 actual earnings per share reported by Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 12.90% EPS growth.