Westwood Management Upped By $329,000 Its A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS) Stake; Endurant Capital Management LP Lowered Endo Intl Plc (ENDP) Holding By $1.03 Million

May 22, 2017 - By Clifton Ray

Westwood Management Corp increased A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS) stake by 100% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Westwood Management Corp acquired 7,000 shares as A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS)’s stock rose 8.51%. The Westwood Management Corp holds 14,000 shares with $663,000 value, up from 7,000 last quarter. A.O. Smith Corp. now has $9.48B valuation. The stock rose 0.32% or $0.17 reaching $53.98 per share. About 214,015 shares traded. A. O. Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS) has risen 35.20% since May 22, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 18.50% the S&P500.

Endurant Capital Management Lp decreased Endo Intl Plc (ENDP) stake by 59.34% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Endurant Capital Management Lp sold 64,500 shares as Endo Intl Plc (ENDP)’s stock declined 9.17%. The Endurant Capital Management Lp holds 44,196 shares with $728,000 value, down from 108,696 last quarter. Endo Intl Plc now has $2.65B valuation. The stock rose 0.39% or $0.05 reaching $11.93. About 2.41M shares traded. Endo International plc – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:ENDP) has declined 19.57% since May 22, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 36.27% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.25 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.48, from 0.77 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 36 investors sold ENDP shares while 86 reduced holdings. 51 funds opened positions while 102 raised stakes. 204.75 million shares or 9.79% more from 186.48 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Td Asset Mgmt has invested 0.01% in Endo International plc – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:ENDP). Hsbc Holdings Public Ltd Co has 0% invested in Endo International plc – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:ENDP) for 30,988 shares. Tfs Cap Ltd Liability Corporation invested in 57,745 shares. First Personal Svcs holds 60 shares. Broadfin Lc stated it has 1.56M shares or 2.85% of all its holdings. Oakbrook Invs Limited Liability Corp holds 0.02% of its portfolio in Endo International plc – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:ENDP) for 20,450 shares. Sei holds 0% or 1,508 shares in its portfolio. Vanguard Grp, a Pennsylvania-based fund reported 18.80M shares. Wells Fargo Com Mn has invested 0% in Endo International plc – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:ENDP). 165,751 are held by Chevy Chase Holding Incorporated. Citadel Limited Co reported 60,309 shares stake. Principal Financial Gp Incorporated owns 310,086 shares. Kennedy Mgmt owns 295,662 shares for 0.08% of their portfolio. The United Kingdom-based Henderson Public Ltd Llc has invested 0% in Endo International plc – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:ENDP). Tower Cap Ltd (Trc) reported 788 shares.

Endurant Capital Management Lp increased Penumbra Inc stake by 42,300 shares to 49,500 valued at $3.16 million in 2016Q4. It also upped Steris Plc stake by 7,100 shares and now owns 16,600 shares. Express Scripts Hldg Co (NASDAQ:ESRX) was raised too.

Among 19 analysts covering Endo International plc (NASDAQ:ENDP), 9 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 47% are positive. Endo International plc had 43 analyst reports since August 11, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Friday, January 20 by JP Morgan. The stock has “Outperform” rating by JMP Securities on Thursday, April 21. Mizuho maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Friday, November 11 report. The stock of Endo International plc – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:ENDP) has “Equal-Weight” rating given on Thursday, January 21 by Barclays Capital. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Monday, June 13 by Mizuho. The rating was upgraded by Standpoint Research on Friday, November 13 to “Buy”. Northland Capital initiated the shares of ENDP in report on Wednesday, December 9 with “Market Perform” rating. The stock has “Equal Weight” rating by Barclays Capital on Friday, May 6. Mizuho downgraded the stock to “Underperform” rating in Friday, May 6 report. The stock of Endo International plc – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:ENDP) earned “Sector Perform” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Friday, May 6.

Since December 5, 2016, it had 0 insider purchases, and 16 insider sales for $20.12 million activity. The insider Heideman Robert J sold 30,141 shares worth $1.62M. 31,619 shares were sold by KITA JOHN J, worth $1.70 million. 20,800 A. O. Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS) shares with value of $1.12M were sold by Petrarca Mark A. JONES PAUL W also sold $6.02 million worth of A. O. Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS) on Friday, February 10. $67,014 worth of A. O. Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS) shares were sold by WOLF IDELLE K. Lauber Charles T sold $216,707 worth of stock. $863,429 worth of A. O. Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS) shares were sold by GREUBEL WILLIAM P.

Among 12 analysts covering AO Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS), 7 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 58% are positive. AO Smith Corp had 14 analyst reports since September 11, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was initiated by SunTrust with “Buy” on Tuesday, November 3. Jefferies maintained it with “Buy” rating and $111 target in Friday, September 23 report. The company was downgraded on Monday, May 1 by KeyCorp. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Friday, June 17 by Longbow. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Friday, September 11 by William Blair. Northland Capital initiated the stock with “Buy” rating in Tuesday, March 8 report. The stock of A. O. Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS) earned “Buy” rating by SunTrust on Thursday, July 14. BMO Capital Markets initiated A. O. Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS) on Tuesday, April 5 with “Outperform” rating. The stock of A. O. Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS) has “Overweight” rating given on Friday, April 8 by KeyBanc Capital Markets. The stock of A. O. Smith Corp (NYSE:AOS) earned “Sector Weight” rating by KeyBanc Capital Markets on Friday, April 28.

Westwood Management Corp decreased Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) stake by 9,960 shares to 205,411 valued at $28.98M in 2016Q4. It also reduced Cvs Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) stake by 5,800 shares and now owns 4,100 shares. Facebook Inc. Cl A (NASDAQ:FB) was reduced too.