Wespac Advisors Lowered Its Altria Group (MO) Stake; Last Week Financial Engines (FNGN) Coverage

June 1, 2017 - By Clifton Ray

Among 4 analysts covering Financial Engines (NASDAQ:FNGN), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. Financial Engines had 6 analyst reports since August 6, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN) earned “Outperform” rating by Northland Capital on Tuesday, March 15. The company was downgraded on Tuesday, September 22 by TheStreet. On Wednesday, September 9 the stock rating was initiated by Jefferies with “Buy”. The firm has “Market Perform” rating by Raymond James given on Tuesday, May 17. On Thursday, August 6 the stock rating was downgraded by Raymond James to “Underperform”. Jefferies maintained Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN) rating on Tuesday, February 16. Jefferies has “Buy” rating and $34 target. See Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN) latest ratings:

Wespac Advisors Llc decreased Altria Group Inc (MO) stake by 79.12% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Wespac Advisors Llc sold 29,344 shares as Altria Group Inc (MO)’s stock declined 2.84%. The Wespac Advisors Llc holds 7,746 shares with $524,000 value, down from 37,090 last quarter. Altria Group Inc now has $146.44B valuation. The stock declined 0.28% or $0.21 reaching $75.23 per share. About 36,515 shares traded. Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) has risen 11.92% since June 1, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 4.78% the S&P500.

Among 16 analysts covering Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), 9 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 56% are positive. Altria Group Inc. had 24 analyst reports since July 31, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating by Argus Research given on Monday, May 9. As per Tuesday, June 14, the company rating was initiated by Berenberg. The firm has “Sell” rating given on Monday, May 29 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock of Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) has “Hold” rating given on Friday, February 3 by Berenberg. As per Friday, February 26, the company rating was initiated by UBS. Vetr upgraded Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) on Wednesday, September 2 to “Strong-Buy” rating. On Tuesday, November 3 the stock rating was downgraded by RBC Capital Markets to “Sector Perform”. Citigroup initiated it with “Buy” rating and $72 target in Tuesday, September 13 report. The rating was reinitiated by Morgan Stanley with “Equal-Weight” on Tuesday, November 29. The rating was downgraded by Credit Agricole to “Outperform” on Thursday, July 30.

Analysts await Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) to report earnings on July, 26. They expect $0.87 earnings per share, up 7.41% or $0.06 from last year’s $0.81 per share. MO’s profit will be $1.69B for 21.62 P/E if the $0.87 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.73 actual earnings per share reported by Altria Group Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 19.18% EPS growth.

Since May 8, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 2 sales for $664,775 activity. 5,000 Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) shares with value of $361,725 were sold by MUNOZ GEORGE. $303,050 worth of Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) shares were sold by DEVITRE DINYAR S.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.99 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.12, from 0.87 in 2016Q3. It is positive, as 54 investors sold MO shares while 525 reduced holdings. 135 funds opened positions while 440 raised stakes. 1.16 billion shares or 1.98% more from 1.14 billion shares in 2016Q3 were reported. 833,816 were reported by Cibc World Mkts. Efg Asset Mngmt (Americas) holds 0.55% or 18,116 shares in its portfolio. Nordea Investment Mngmt Ab holds 0.2% of its portfolio in Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) for 1.13 million shares. Deltec Asset Limited Liability reported 57,487 shares or 0.91% of all its holdings. Cue Fincl Gru holds 17,290 shares or 0.95% of its portfolio. Sii Investments Wi has 45,213 shares. Ngam Advsr LP has invested 0.18% in Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO). Rodgers Brothers has 0.08% invested in Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) for 3,035 shares. Gilman Hill Asset Mngmt Ltd holds 7,956 shares or 0.2% of its portfolio. Navellier & Associate Inc owns 24,499 shares. Sigma Invest Counselors Incorporated, a Michigan-based fund reported 5,302 shares. Ibm Retirement Fund reported 0.55% of its portfolio in Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO). Marianas Fund Mgmt Limited Co owns 4.57% invested in Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) for 269,200 shares. Kanawha Cap Mngmt Ltd Liability accumulated 40,692 shares. Beck Mack And Oliver Limited Liability Company stated it has 0.13% in Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO).

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.13 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.21, from 1.34 in 2016Q3. It dived, as 19 investors sold Financial Engines Inc shares while 51 reduced holdings. 26 funds opened positions while 53 raised stakes. 67.95 million shares or 0.06% more from 67.91 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. State Of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D reported 0.01% of its portfolio in Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN). Ontario – Canada-based Bancorporation Of Montreal Can has invested 0% in Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN). Carroll Fin Assocs invested in 0% or 155 shares. Louisiana State Employees Retirement Sys reported 21,400 shares. Gmt Capital Corporation, Georgia-based fund reported 9,600 shares. 181 are held by Ftb Inc. New York-based Wellington Shields Cap Management Ltd Liability Corp has invested 0.19% in Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN). Texas Permanent School Fund reported 38,833 shares stake. Cortina Asset Management Ltd accumulated 244,704 shares or 0.38% of the stock. Pub Sector Pension Board accumulated 0.01% or 37,426 shares. Ameriprise Financial holds 0.01% or 343,696 shares in its portfolio. Icon Advisers Communications stated it has 17,600 shares. Nationwide Fund Advisors reported 0.01% in Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN). Credit Suisse Ag, a Switzerland-based fund reported 68,088 shares. 12,183 are owned by Capstone Asset Mngmt.

It closed at $37.9 lastly. It is down 53.10% since June 1, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 36.40% the S&P500.

Since December 1, 2016, it had 0 insider purchases, and 42 sales for $554.90 million activity. The insider Martin Michael E. sold 4.11M shares worth $180.19M. Raffone Lawrence M. sold 10,000 shares worth $382,521. Sims Raymond J. had sold 20,000 shares worth $785,168 on Monday, May 8. On Monday, April 10 GRACE JEFFREY C sold $58,960 worth of Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN) or 1,454 shares. $41,391 worth of Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN) was sold by Antone Lewis JR on Tuesday, February 28. Shares for $180.19 million were sold by Warburg Pincus Private Equity X – L.P.. 4.11 million shares were sold by WARBURG PINCUS LLC, worth $180.19M.

Financial Engines, Inc. is a provider of independent, technology-enabled financial advisory services, discretionary portfolio management, personalized investment advice, financial and retirement income planning, and financial education and guidance. The company has market cap of $2.35 billion. The Firm offers personalized plans for saving, investing, and generating retirement income, as well as by providing assessments of retirement income needs and readiness. It has a 64.37 P/E ratio. The Company’s advice and planning services cover employer-sponsored defined contribution accounts (401(k), 457, and 403(b) plans), individual retirement account (IRA) accounts, and taxable accounts.