Birinyi Associates Inc increased its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) by 307.27% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Birinyi Associates Inc bought 8,450 shares as the company’s stock rose 22.58% with the market. The institutional investor held 11,200 shares of the business services company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $1.93M, up from 2,750 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Birinyi Associates Inc who had been investing in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $512.29B market cap company. The stock decreased 1.65% or $3.35 during the last trading session, reaching $199.66. About 23.38 million shares traded or 13.61% up from the average. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) has risen 57.33% since January 31, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 40.63% the S&P500.
Raymond J. Harbert increased its stake in Kroger Co (KR) by 179.6% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Harber Asset Management Llc bought 269,398 shares as the company’s stock declined 14.05% while stock markets rallied. The hedge fund run by Raymond J. Harbert held 419,398 shares of the food chains company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $8.41 million, up from 150,000 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Harber Asset Management Llc who had been investing in Kroger Co for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $27.17 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 1.63% or $0.51 during the last trading session, reaching $30.83. About 11.30 million shares traded. The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has declined 16.08% since January 31, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 32.78% the S&P500.
Among 38 analysts covering Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), 36 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 95% are positive. Alibaba had 161 analyst reports since August 12, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Buy” rating by M Partners on Wednesday, August 26. Robert W. Baird initiated it with “Outperform” rating and $94.0 target in Thursday, January 7 report. SunTrust maintained Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) on Friday, August 12 with “Buy” rating. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Thursday, October 19 by KeyBanc Capital Markets. Bernstein initiated it with “Outperform” rating and $117 target in Wednesday, January 11 report. The stock has “Buy” rating by Cantor Fitzgerald on Wednesday, August 26. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, June 8 by Stifel Nicolaus. UBS maintained Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) rating on Friday, August 18. UBS has “Buy” rating and $200 target. The company was maintained on Monday, November 6 by Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer maintained Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) on Tuesday, August 22 with “Buy” rating.
Birinyi Associates Inc, which manages about $250.74 million and $210.25M US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKA) by 2 shares to 15 shares, valued at $4.12M in 2017Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Procter & Gamble Co/The (NYSE:PG) by 4,250 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 12,259 shares, and cut its stake in Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA).
Among 34 analysts covering Kroger (NYSE:KR), 16 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 18 Hold. Therefore 47% are positive. Kroger had 99 analyst reports since August 25, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was maintained by SunTrust on Thursday, October 12 with “Hold”. The rating was maintained by Citigroup on Tuesday, December 26 with “Buy”. Argus Research maintained The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) rating on Monday, September 14. Argus Research has “Buy” rating and $43 target. The rating was initiated by Piper Jaffray on Tuesday, May 10 with “Underweight”. The firm has “Hold” rating by Jefferies given on Monday, July 24. The rating was maintained by Telsey Advisory Group with “Outperform” on Friday, December 4. The stock has “Buy” rating by Hilliard Lyons on Thursday, June 23. The stock of The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) earned “Neutral” rating by PiperJaffray on Wednesday, December 14. Oppenheimer maintained The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) rating on Monday, March 7. Oppenheimer has “Outperform” rating and $42 target. UBS maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Monday, June 19 report.
Since December 19, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 2 insider sales for $771,619 activity. Shares for $325,292 were sold by Clark Robert W.
Investors sentiment decreased to 0.88 in 2017 Q3. Its down 0.12, from 1 in 2017Q2. It worsened, as 94 investors sold KR shares while 232 reduced holdings. 91 funds opened positions while 196 raised stakes. 688.12 million shares or 3.98% more from 661.79 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Menta Cap Ltd Liability Company invested 0.04% in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR). State Treasurer State Of Michigan has invested 0.04% of its portfolio in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR). Smead Mgmt Inc owns 980,164 shares. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft Fi invested 0.16% in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR). Parametrica Management Ltd has 0.13% invested in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR). Symons Mgmt owns 373,121 shares or 1.89% of their US portfolio. Envestnet Asset Mgmt stated it has 0.01% of its portfolio in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR). South State Corporation invested in 11,015 shares. 11.23 million were accumulated by Northern Corporation. New York State Teachers Retirement Sys holds 1.60 million shares or 0.08% of its portfolio. Napier Park Glob (Us) Lp holds 1.7% or 12,500 shares. Exxonmobil Invest Mgmt Incorporated Tx reported 163,868 shares. Rocky Mountain Advisers Ltd Liability Corp owns 0.07% invested in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) for 849 shares. Moreover, Bb&T Securities Lc has 0.22% invested in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) for 806,710 shares. Cetera Advsr Lc has invested 0.01% in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR).
Harber Asset Management Llc, which manages about $271.95M US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 81,157 shares to 111,783 shares, valued at $8.33M in 2017Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Nxp Semiconductors N V (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 41,933 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 8,935 shares, and cut its stake in Interxion Holding N.V (NYSE:INXN).
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