Pittenger & Anderson Cut Disney Walt Co (DIS) Stake By $564,480; TC PipeLines, LP (TCP) Had 4 Bullish Analysts

December 23, 2017 - By Henry Gaston

Among 10 analysts covering TC Pipelines (NYSE:TCP), 4 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 40% are positive. TC Pipelines had 24 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Monday, June 13, the company rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets. On Wednesday, November 15 the stock rating was maintained by Wells Fargo with “Market Perform”. The stock has “Equal Weight” rating by Barclays Capital on Friday, August 7. The stock has “Buy” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Monday, September 25. The rating was upgraded by RBC Capital Markets on Monday, December 12 to “Outperform”. The firm has “Neutral” rating by Ladenburg Thalmann given on Friday, May 6. The firm earned “Sector Perform” rating on Tuesday, August 11 by RBC Capital Markets. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Wednesday, July 20 by Goldman Sachs. The rating was upgraded by Citigroup to “Buy” on Friday, December 8. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Sunday, October 29 with “Buy”. See TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE:TCP) latest ratings:

08/12/2017 Broker: Citigroup Rating: Buy New Target: $58.0 Upgrade
15/11/2017 Broker: Wells Fargo Rating: Market Perform Old Target: $62 New Target: $58 Maintain
09/11/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $68.0 Maintain
07/11/2017 Broker: UBS Rating: Buy Old Target: $63 New Target: $61 Maintain
29/10/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $72.0 Maintain
25/09/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $72.0 Maintain
20/08/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $72.0 Maintain
03/08/2017 Broker: Barclays Capital Rating: Underweight Old Target: $57 New Target: $58 Maintain

Pittenger & Anderson Inc decreased Disney Walt Co (DIS) stake by 7.25% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Pittenger & Anderson Inc sold 5,760 shares as Disney Walt Co (DIS)’s stock declined 2.31%. The Pittenger & Anderson Inc holds 73,691 shares with $7.26M value, down from 79,451 last quarter. Disney Walt Co now has $163.80B valuation. The stock decreased 0.82% or $0.9 during the last trading session, reaching $108.67. About 7.38 million shares traded. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has risen 9.26% since December 23, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 7.44% the S&P500.

Among 38 analysts covering The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), 20 have Buy rating, 3 Sell and 15 Hold. Therefore 53% are positive. The Walt Disney Company had 142 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Pivotal Research downgraded the shares of DIS in report on Thursday, January 12 to “Sell” rating. BMO Capital Markets maintained it with “Sell” rating and $9500 target in Thursday, July 13 report. The firm has “Buy” rating by Topeka Capital Markets given on Monday, February 8. Morgan Stanley maintained it with “Overweight” rating and $130 target in Thursday, April 20 report. The stock of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) earned “Buy” rating by Vetr on Thursday, August 6. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Monday, September 26 by Drexel Hamilton. Morgan Stanley maintained the shares of DIS in report on Thursday, July 14 with “Equalweight” rating. The stock has “Buy” rating by Credit Suisse on Friday, September 8. Topeka Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Thursday, November 19 report. Macquarie Research maintained The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) on Tuesday, September 1 with “Outperform” rating.

Pittenger & Anderson Inc increased Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) stake by 11,240 shares to 31,480 valued at $3.08 million in 2017Q3. It also upped Vanguard Index Fds (VO) stake by 3,697 shares and now owns 140,456 shares. Ishares Tr (EEM) was raised too.

Analysts await The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) to report earnings on February, 6. They expect $1.59 EPS, up 2.58% or $0.04 from last year’s $1.55 per share. DIS’s profit will be $2.40B for 17.09 P/E if the $1.59 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.07 actual EPS reported by The Walt Disney Company for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 48.60% EPS growth.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.89 in 2017 Q3. Its down 0.20, from 1.09 in 2017Q2. It worsened, as 90 investors sold DIS shares while 649 reduced holdings. 95 funds opened positions while 563 raised stakes. 898.84 million shares or 2.35% less from 920.44 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Cibc Asset Mgmt reported 142,619 shares. Earnest Prns Limited Liability Co invested in 0.21% or 211,111 shares. Oarsman Cap has 0.21% invested in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) for 4,987 shares. Alps Advsr has 3,109 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Benin Corporation accumulated 21,653 shares. Midwest Management Limited Co reported 4,943 shares stake. Windward Cap Mgmt Ca accumulated 50,087 shares. Daniel Devine Com holds 1.15% in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) or 15,302 shares. 453,559 are owned by Norinchukin Comml Bank The. Royal Commercial Bank Of Canada stated it has 0.26% of its portfolio in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). Patten holds 58,309 shares or 0.24% of its portfolio. Primecap Management Communications Ca has invested 0.42% in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). 105,000 were reported by Pacific Heights Asset Lc. Denver Investment Advisors Ltd Company invested 0.1% in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). Shelton Cap Management has invested 0.17% in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS).

TC PipeLines, LP acquires, owns, and participates in the management of energy infrastructure businesses in North America. The company has market cap of $1.83 billion. The firm has four wholly-owned pipelines and equity ownership interests in three natural gas interstate pipeline systems that transport approximately 9.1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from producing regions and import facilities to market hubs and consuming markets primarily in the Western, Midwestern, and Eastern United States. It has a 16.97 P/E ratio. It serves large utilities, local distribution companies, natural gas marketers, producing companies, and other interstate pipelines, including affiliates.