Hennessy Advisors Trimmed Ameren (AEE) Holding By $638,000; Wedgewood Partners Cut Its Tractor Supply Comp (TSCO) Holding

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Wedgewood Partners Inc decreased Tractor Supply Comp (TSCO) stake by 24.76% reported in 2017Q4 SEC filing. Wedgewood Partners Inc sold 685,119 shares as Tractor Supply Comp (TSCO)’s stock declined 20.19%. The Wedgewood Partners Inc holds 2.08M shares with $155.66M value, down from 2.77 million last quarter. Tractor Supply Comp now has $7.89B valuation. The stock increased 5.03% or $3.02 during the last trading session, reaching $63.02. About 2.83M shares traded or 45.63% up from the average. Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) has declined 13.12% since March 31, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 24.67% the S&P500.

Hennessy Advisors Inc decreased Ameren Corp (AEE) stake by 6.39% reported in 2017Q4 SEC filing. Hennessy Advisors Inc sold 11,000 shares as Ameren Corp (AEE)’s stock declined 4.79%. The Hennessy Advisors Inc holds 161,240 shares with $9.51M value, down from 172,240 last quarter. Ameren Corp now has $13.78 billion valuation. The stock increased 1.23% or $0.69 during the last trading session, reaching $56.63. About 2.02 million shares traded or 14.82% up from the average. Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) has declined 0.30% since March 31, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 11.85% the S&P500.

Since February 28, 2018, it had 0 buys, and 4 sales for $1.00 million activity. $714,812 worth of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) shares were sold by LYONS MARTIN J. NELSON GREGORY L had sold 1,462 shares worth $79,357. Steinke Bruce A sold 1,952 shares worth $105,955. Shares for $104,380 were sold by Lindgren Mark C.

Hennessy Advisors Inc increased General Electric Co (NYSE:GE) stake by 60,650 shares to 389,384 valued at $6.80M in 2017Q4. It also upped Union Pac Corp (NYSE:UNP) stake by 8,398 shares and now owns 27,198 shares. Xpo Logistics Inc (NYSE:XPO) was raised too.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.16 in Q4 2017. Its up 0.03, from 1.13 in 2017Q3. It is positive, as 37 investors sold AEE shares while 140 reduced holdings. 54 funds opened positions while 152 raised stakes. 165.76 million shares or 1.13% less from 167.66 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Aviva Public Limited Liability Corp invested 0.05% of its portfolio in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE). Veritable Lp invested in 0.02% or 17,214 shares. 45,085 were accumulated by Utah Retirement. Hartford Fin Mngmt Inc reported 193 shares. Wedge Cap Management L LP Nc, North Carolina-based fund reported 195,457 shares. The Missouri-based Benjamin F Edwards And Company has invested 0.01% in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE). Lazard Asset Mngmt Limited Liability Corporation accumulated 1.25M shares. Wells Fargo And Com Mn has 0.08% invested in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE). D Scott Neal invested in 0% or 29 shares. Clinton Group Inc Incorporated stated it has 15,930 shares. Mufg Americas Corp invested 0.02% in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE). 25,425 were accumulated by Cibc Asset Mgmt. 1.37 million were accumulated by Century Cos. Central Financial Bank Tru Communications has 4,105 shares for 0.06% of their portfolio. Rare Infra invested 0.01% of its portfolio in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE).

Analysts await Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) to report earnings on May, 3. They expect $0.58 EPS, up 38.10% or $0.16 from last year’s $0.42 per share. AEE’s profit will be $141.14 million for 24.41 P/E if the $0.58 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.39 actual EPS reported by Ameren Corporation for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 48.72% EPS growth.

Among 9 analysts covering Ameren (NYSE:AEE), 2 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 22% are positive. Ameren had 23 analyst reports since July 28, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Monday, August 24 by Argus Research. Barclays Capital downgraded the shares of AEE in report on Thursday, May 25 to “Equal-Weight” rating. On Wednesday, February 21 the stock rating was maintained by UBS with “Neutral”. Morgan Stanley maintained the shares of AEE in report on Friday, September 8 with “Equal-Weight” rating. On Tuesday, August 25 the stock rating was upgraded by Zacks to “Hold”. The company was maintained on Tuesday, February 13 by Morgan Stanley. The rating was downgraded by Argus Research to “Hold” on Monday, April 4. The stock of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) has “Overweight” rating given on Monday, April 4 by Barclays Capital. The rating was maintained by Barclays Capital with “Overweight” on Monday, May 16. Morgan Stanley maintained Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) on Monday, November 13 with “Equal-Weight” rating.

Among 30 analysts covering Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO), 6 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 23 Hold. Therefore 20% are positive. Tractor Supply had 79 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. UBS maintained the shares of TSCO in report on Thursday, April 21 with “Buy” rating. The rating was maintained by UBS on Wednesday, February 21 with “Neutral”. The rating was maintained by Credit Suisse with “Hold” on Monday, January 29. The rating was upgraded by Zacks to “Buy” on Tuesday, September 22. Deutsche Bank maintained it with “Buy” rating and $72 target in Friday, September 30 report. The company was maintained on Thursday, June 30 by JP Morgan. On Tuesday, September 26 the stock rating was maintained by BMO Capital Markets with “Hold”. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Thursday, July 27 by Oppenheimer. The firm earned “Market Perform” rating on Thursday, January 25 by Telsey Advisory Group. Robert W. Baird maintained it with “Buy” rating and $62.0 target in Friday, August 25 report.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.89 in Q4 2017. Its down 0.14, from 1.03 in 2017Q3. It fall, as 46 investors sold TSCO shares while 182 reduced holdings. 75 funds opened positions while 128 raised stakes. 98.98 million shares or 9.59% less from 109.48 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Element Capital Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability Company holds 0.52% or 282,520 shares in its portfolio. Endurance Wealth Mgmt has invested 0% in Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO). Hsbc Holding Public Ltd Co holds 0.01% or 102,730 shares in its portfolio. Price T Rowe Incorporated Md reported 690,156 shares. B & T Management Dba Alpha Management has invested 1.31% in Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO). Bluecrest Capital reported 11,404 shares. Wasatch Advisors Inc stated it has 0.01% in Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO). Pnc Fin Services Grp Inc Inc reported 52,085 shares. Pictet Asset Mgmt Limited owns 0.04% invested in Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) for 184,250 shares. 7,985 are owned by Zeke Advsrs. Thomas Story And Son Limited Liability Company, Illinois-based fund reported 72,328 shares. Nuwave Invest Limited Liability Company holds 0% of its portfolio in Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) for 20 shares. Pggm has 250,000 shares for 0.1% of their portfolio. Homrich Berg owns 12,880 shares. The New Mexico-based New Mexico Educational Retirement Board has invested 0.03% in Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO).

Analysts await Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) to report earnings on April, 25. They expect $0.58 earnings per share, up 26.09% or $0.12 from last year’s $0.46 per share. TSCO’s profit will be $72.57M for 27.16 P/E if the $0.58 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.91 actual earnings per share reported by Tractor Supply Company for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -36.26% negative EPS growth.

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