Monday, 30 April 2018

Bradley Foster & Sargent Upped Its Holding in Omnicom (OMC) as Shares Declined; Synchrony Finl (SYF) Stock Declined While Shufro Rose & Co Has Upped by $5.47 Million Its Stake

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Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc increased its stake in Omnicom (OMC) by 236.55% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc bought 13,093 shares as the company’s stock declined 1.21% with the market. The institutional investor held 18,628 shares of the advertising company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $1.36 million, up from 5,535 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc who had been investing in Omnicom for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $16.80 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 0.77% or $0.57 during the last trading session, reaching $73.91. About 1.44M shares traded. Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) has declined 13.63% since April 30, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 25.18% the S&P500.

Shufro Rose & Co Llc increased its stake in Synchrony Finl (SYF) by 238.91% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Shufro Rose & Co Llc bought 144,000 shares as the company’s stock declined 15.73% with the market. The institutional investor held 204,275 shares of the consumer services company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $7.89 million, up from 60,275 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Shufro Rose & Co Llc who had been investing in Synchrony Finl for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $25.17B market cap company. The stock decreased 0.57% or $0.19 during the last trading session, reaching $33.11. About 4.50 million shares traded. Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) has declined 0.21% since April 30, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 11.76% the S&P500.

Since December 11, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 4 sales for $848,280 activity. Hewitt Dennis E. sold $154,758 worth of stock or 2,000 shares. Another trade for 499 shares valued at $37,580 was sold by RICE LINDA JOHNSON.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.96 in Q4 2017. Its down 0.04, from 1 in 2017Q3. It turned negative, as 56 investors sold OMC shares while 223 reduced holdings. 88 funds opened positions while 180 raised stakes. 231.12 million shares or 0.22% more from 230.60 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Natixis accumulated 181,525 shares or 0.1% of the stock. Willingdon Wealth Management, a North Carolina-based fund reported 151 shares. Burney invested in 80,667 shares or 0.33% of the stock. Parametric Portfolio Limited Co reported 1.18M shares. Smithfield Trust invested in 0% or 540 shares. Congress Asset Mgmt Company Ma holds 50,929 shares. Moreover, Td Asset Mgmt has 0.05% invested in Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC). Rbf Capital Ltd Com stated it has 10,000 shares or 0.08% of all its holdings. State Of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D invested in 0.04% or 140,000 shares. Bontempo Ohly Cap Management Limited Liability Com has 33,846 shares. Los Angeles Management And Equity holds 0.02% or 56,972 shares. 1.89 million were reported by Coho Prtn Limited. 23,850 are held by Teachers Retirement Of The State Of Kentucky. The Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorporation has invested 0% in Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC). Green Square Limited Liability Corp accumulated 8,404 shares.

Among 16 analysts covering Omnicom (NYSE:OMC), 4 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 11 Hold. Therefore 25% are positive. Omnicom had 49 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Credit Suisse initiated Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) on Thursday, September 15 with “Neutral” rating. Credit Suisse maintained the stock with “Neutral” rating in Friday, July 14 report. The stock of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) has “Sector Perform” rating given on Friday, October 7 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) has “Underweight” rating given on Monday, October 16 by Morgan Stanley. The firm has “Equal-Weight” rating given on Wednesday, April 20 by Barclays Capital. The stock of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) has “Outperform” rating given on Wednesday, March 8 by RBC Capital Markets. Barclays Capital maintained the shares of OMC in report on Friday, April 21 with “Hold” rating. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Friday, July 21 with “Buy”. Credit Suisse maintained the shares of OMC in report on Wednesday, October 18 with “Neutral” rating. Wedbush maintained Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) rating on Wednesday, April 19. Wedbush has “Neutral” rating and $89 target.

Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc, which manages about $2.48 billion and $2.76B US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Plains All American Pipeline L (NYSE:PAA) by 19,924 shares to 41,550 shares, valued at $858,000 in 2017Q4, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) by 335,892 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 23,740 shares, and cut its stake in Pepsico (NYSE:PEP).

Among 30 analysts covering Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF), 22 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 73% are positive. Synchrony Financial had 76 analyst reports since July 20, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Jefferies maintained Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) on Wednesday, June 7 with “Buy” rating. The firm has “Hold” rating by Bank of America given on Friday, October 6. The rating was upgraded by Nomura to “Buy” on Tuesday, October 20. BMO Capital Markets maintained Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) on Wednesday, August 23 with “Buy” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, December 28 by Susquehanna. Stephens maintained the shares of SYF in report on Wednesday, January 3 with “Hold” rating. BMO Capital Markets maintained Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) rating on Monday, October 19. BMO Capital Markets has “Market Perform” rating and $36 target. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, April 17 by RBC Capital Markets. Morgan Stanley maintained the stock with “Equal-Weight” rating in Monday, October 23 report. The company was maintained on Wednesday, April 12 by IBC.

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