Pillar Pacific Capital Management Upped Kroger Co (The) (KR) Holding; CVR Partners LP (UAN) Had 1 Bullish Analysts

June 7, 2017 - By Adrian Erickson

Pillar Pacific Capital Management Llc increased Kroger Co (The) (KR) stake by 8.88% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Pillar Pacific Capital Management Llc acquired 15,546 shares as Kroger Co (The) (KR)’s stock declined 14.05%. The Pillar Pacific Capital Management Llc holds 190,659 shares with $6.58M value, up from 175,113 last quarter. Kroger Co (The) now has $27.17 billion valuation. The stock decreased 0.93% or $0.28 during the last trading session, reaching $29.81. About shares traded. Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) has declined 16.08% since June 7, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 32.78% the S&P500.

Among 2 analysts covering CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN), 1 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. CVR Partners had 4 analyst reports since August 5, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Zacks upgraded it to “Hold” rating and $14 target in Wednesday, August 5 report. Goldman Sachs upgraded the shares of UAN in report on Monday, March 20 to “Buy” rating. See CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN) latest ratings:

20/03/2017 Broker: Goldman Sachs Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Buy Upgrade

CVR Partners, LP is a limited partnership formed by CVR Energy, Inc. to own, operate and grow its nitrogen fertilizer business. The company has market cap of $421.54 million. The Firm produces and distributes nitrogen fertilizer products, which are used by farmers to manage the yield and quality of their crops. It currently has negative earnings. As of December 31, 2016, the Company produced its nitrogen fertilizer products at two manufacturing facilities, located in Coffeyville, Kansas and East Dubuque, Illinois.

Since December 9, 2016, it had 1 insider purchase, and 20 sales for $80.07 million activity. GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP sold $304,051 worth of CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN) on Monday, February 6. 100,000 CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN) shares with value of $568,350 were sold by Blackstone Holdings I L.P.. ECTON DONNA R bought $7,940 worth of stock or 2,000 shares.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.86 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.21, from 0.65 in 2016Q3. It is positive, as 13 investors sold CVR Partners LP shares while 22 reduced holdings. 17 funds opened positions while 13 raised stakes. 23.29 million shares or 6.03% more from 21.96 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Credit Investments Lc reported 3.53% in CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN). Quinn Opportunity Partners Llc reported 84,430 shares. Blackstone Grp Lp holds 0.63% in CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN) or 16.90M shares. Arrow Inv Limited Com owns 168,164 shares for 0.27% of their portfolio. The Massachusetts-based Forbes J M Limited Liability Partnership has invested 0.02% in CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN). 273,027 are owned by Goldman Sachs Gp Incorporated. Us Bank & Trust De has invested 0% in CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN). First Manhattan reported 45,000 shares stake. Raymond James Associates holds 19,943 shares. Moreover, Bollard Gp Limited Liability Corp has 0% invested in CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN). 2,800 are owned by Barnett Inc. Deutsche State Bank Ag has invested 0% in CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN). Vantage Investment Advsr has invested 0% of its portfolio in CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN). National Bank & Trust Of Ny Mellon Corporation, a New York-based fund reported 36,501 shares. Raging Limited Liability Corporation invested in 769,140 shares or 0.34% of the stock.

The stock increased 11.77% or $0.41 on June 6, reaching $3.94. About shares traded. CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN) has declined 44.11% since June 7, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 60.81% the S&P500.

Pillar Pacific Capital Management Llc decreased Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALXN) stake by 8,055 shares to 19,963 valued at $2.44 million in 2016Q4. It also reduced Allergan Inc stake by 4,863 shares and now owns 16,273 shares. S K Telecom Ltd Adr F Sponsore (NYSE:SKM) was reduced too.

Among 29 analysts covering Kroger (NYSE:KR), 15 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 14 Hold. Therefore 52% are positive. Kroger had 53 analyst reports since August 25, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Deutsche Bank maintained the shares of KR in report on Friday, June 17 with “Buy” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by Zacks given on Tuesday, August 25. The rating was maintained by Argus Research with “Buy” on Monday, September 14. Loop Capital maintained Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) rating on Thursday, May 25. Loop Capital has “Hold” rating and $32 target. Wolfe Research downgraded the stock to “Peer Perform” rating in Wednesday, June 15 report. On Tuesday, July 26 the stock rating was upgraded by Goldman Sachs to “Buy”. As per Thursday, September 17, the company rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank. The stock of Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) earned “Buy” rating by Northcoast on Monday, December 7. The stock has “Buy” rating by Hilliard Lyons on Thursday, June 23. On Friday, December 18 the stock rating was initiated by Wells Fargo with “Outperform”.