W.W. Grainger (GWW) Downgraded By Macquarie Research from Outperform; FRESNILLO PLC ORD USD0.50 (FNLPF) Covered By 3 Bulls

May 26, 2017 - By Ellis Scott

Among 6 analysts covering Fresnillo (OTCMKTS:FNLPF), 3 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. Fresnillo had 8 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Hold” rating by Numis Securities given on Wednesday, November 16. The rating was upgraded by Citigroup on Friday, July 24 to “Buy”. The stock of FRESNILLO PLC ORD USD0.50 (OTCMKTS:FNLPF) earned “Hold” rating by Numis Securities on Thursday, January 26. The firm has “Equal-Weight” rating given on Wednesday, September 28 by Morgan Stanley. The rating was downgraded by Morgan Stanley on Monday, March 7 to “Underweight”. The stock has “Buy” rating by HSBC on Thursday, September 29. The stock of FRESNILLO PLC ORD USD0.50 (OTCMKTS:FNLPF) earned “Buy” rating by Goldman Sachs on Friday, December 11. The stock of FRESNILLO PLC ORD USD0.50 (OTCMKTS:FNLPF) earned “Neutral” rating by Bank of America on Wednesday, August 12. See FRESNILLO PLC ORD USD0.50 (OTCMKTS:FNLPF) latest ratings:

26/01/2017 Broker: Numis Securities Old Rating: Buy New Rating: Hold Downgrade

Among 12 analysts covering W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW), 1 have Buy rating, 4 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 8% are positive. W.W. Grainger has $300 highest and $156 lowest target. $217.73’s average target is 25.33% above currents $173.72 stock price. W.W. Grainger had 55 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Sell” rating by RBC Capital Markets given on Wednesday, April 12. The firm has “Sell” rating by Deutsche Bank given on Thursday, May 18. RBC Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Underperform” rating in Monday, May 15 report. The rating was downgraded by Stephens on Monday, October 19 to “Neutral”. The firm earned “Equal-Weight” rating on Monday, October 5 by Barclays Capital. The stock of W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) has “Neutral” rating given on Wednesday, October 19 by Credit Suisse. The rating was initiated by Sterne Agee CRT on Tuesday, March 22 with “Buy”. The stock has “Outperform” rating by BMO Capital Markets on Tuesday, April 5. As per Friday, June 17, the company rating was initiated by Credit Suisse. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Wednesday, October 19 by Stifel Nicolaus.

About 625,357 shares traded. W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) has declined 21.15% since May 26, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 37.85% the S&P500.

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies and other related services and products. The company has market cap of $10.09 billion. The Firm offers its services and products to businesses and institutions in the United States and Canada, with presence also in Europe, Asia and Latin America. It has a 17.77 P/E ratio. The Firm operates through two divisions, which include the United States and Canada.

Analysts await W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) to report earnings on July, 19 before the open. They expect $2.69 EPS, down 6.92% or $0.20 from last year’s $2.89 per share. GWW’s profit will be $156.25M for 16.14 P/E if the $2.69 EPS becomes a reality. After $2.88 actual EPS reported by W W Grainger Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -6.60% negative EPS growth.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.96 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.03, from 0.99 in 2016Q3. It turned negative, as 44 investors sold W W Grainger Inc shares while 197 reduced holdings. 72 funds opened positions while 159 raised stakes. 46.08 million shares or 3.44% less from 47.72 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Us Financial Bank De invested in 85,595 shares. California Public Employees Retirement Systems owns 158,528 shares. Citigroup Inc, a New York-based fund reported 55,201 shares. Silvercrest Asset Mgmt Gp Ltd Liability Co holds 0% or 1,158 shares in its portfolio. Moreover, Td Asset Management has 0.15% invested in W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) for 374,619 shares. Advantus Cap Management Inc holds 5,587 shares. Kcm Inv Advisors Ltd Com reported 0.04% in W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW). Toronto Dominion Financial Bank has invested 0.01% in W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW). Peninsula Asset Mgmt Inc has 1.53% invested in W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW). Johnson Counsel Inc reported 0.19% of its portfolio in W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW). 896 are held by Private Advisor Gru Ltd Co. Parametric Portfolio Associate Limited owns 251,641 shares or 0.08% of their US portfolio. Asset Management One Limited has 0.06% invested in W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) for 100,169 shares. Acadian Asset Mgmt Ltd Liability reported 0% stake. British Columbia Inv Mgmt reported 0.09% of its portfolio in W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW).

Since November 30, 2016, it had 0 insider buys, and 7 selling transactions for $26.70 million activity. 2,369 shares valued at $598,086 were sold by RYAN JAMES T on Wednesday, February 15. JADIN RONALD L had sold 31,186 shares worth $7.77M. Another trade for 690 shares valued at $174,279 was made by HIGH JOSEPH C on Wednesday, February 15. Shares for $173,104 were sold by Brown Laura D. HOWARD JOHN L had sold 11,000 shares worth $2.53 million on Wednesday, November 30.

About 645 shares traded. FRESNILLO PLC ORD USD0.50 (OTCMKTS:FNLPF) has 0.00% since May 26, 2016 and is . It has underperformed by 16.70% the S&P500.