Villere St Denis J & Co Holding in Verizon Communications (VZ) Increased by $629,460 as Stock Value Declined; As Walt Disney (DIS) Market Value Declined, Asset Advisors Has Lifted Holding by $435,490

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Asset Advisors Corp increased its stake in Walt Disney (DIS) by 7.92% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Asset Advisors Corp bought 4,070 shares as the company’s stock declined 8.57% with the market. The institutional investor held 55,463 shares of the television services company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $5.96 million, up from 51,393 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Asset Advisors Corp who had been investing in Walt Disney for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $149.21B market cap company. The stock decreased 0.61% or $0.61 during the last trading session, reaching $99.23. About 8.04 million shares traded. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has declined 11.59% since April 30, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 23.14% the S&P500.

Villere St Denis J & Co Llc increased its stake in Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) by 7.32% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Villere St Denis J & Co Llc bought 12,105 shares as the company’s stock declined 11.05% with the market. The institutional investor held 177,555 shares of the telecommunications equipment company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $9.40M, up from 165,450 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Villere St Denis J & Co Llc who had been investing in Verizon Communications Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $213.09 billion market cap company. The stock increased 3.64% or $1.81 during the last trading session, reaching $51.57. About 25.99M shares traded or 54.23% up from the average. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has declined 3.72% since April 30, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 15.27% the S&P500.

Since February 26, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 1 sale for $194,780 activity.

Asset Advisors Corp, which manages about $657.91M and $611.42 million US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in General Electric (NYSE:GE) by 119,101 shares to 8,300 shares, valued at $145,000 in 2017Q4, according to the filing.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.9 in 2017 Q4. Its up 0.01, from 0.89 in 2017Q3. It improved, as 58 investors sold DIS shares while 690 reduced holdings. 162 funds opened positions while 508 raised stakes. 896.07 million shares or 0.31% less from 898.84 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Horrell Cap Mgmt Inc invested in 0% or 46 shares. First Bancorp Commerce Of Newtown invested in 0.54% or 18,817 shares. Centurylink Invest Mngmt holds 0.27% or 7,045 shares. Brandywine Global Inv Management Ltd Liability stated it has 1.39% of its portfolio in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). Howard Hughes Medical Institute owns 40,000 shares. Liberty Capital has 1.72% invested in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) for 28,834 shares. Clearbridge Lc has 1,450 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Argi Svcs Ltd Liability Corporation holds 0.07% of its portfolio in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) for 9,332 shares. Cutler Counsel Limited has 2.04% invested in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) for 97,889 shares. Moneta Grp Incorporated Advsrs Lc accumulated 6,075 shares or 0.1% of the stock. Levin Strategies Lp holds 2.03% or 1.12 million shares. Mutual Of Omaha National Bank Wealth Mngmt invested in 4,407 shares. Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd owns 0.01% invested in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) for 11,654 shares. Peak6 Invests Lp holds 0.02% of its portfolio in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) for 45,883 shares. S&Co has invested 0.04% in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS).

Among 39 analysts covering The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), 24 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 14 Hold. Therefore 62% are positive. The Walt Disney Company had 155 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Pivotal Research initiated The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) rating on Tuesday, October 20. Pivotal Research has “Hold” rating and $106 target. The company was maintained on Friday, September 23 by CLSA. Credit Suisse maintained it with “Buy” rating and $120.0 target in Friday, September 8 report. The firm earned “Market Perform” rating on Wednesday, April 25 by BMO Capital Markets. The rating was maintained by Jefferies on Monday, September 11 with “Hold”. The rating was downgraded by Macquarie Research on Tuesday, January 5 to “Neutral”. On Tuesday, August 25 the stock rating was downgraded by Wells Fargo to “Hold”. Hilliard Lyons upgraded The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) on Tuesday, August 25 to “Buy” rating. BMO Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Sell” rating in Thursday, July 13 report. The firm has “Hold” rating by Cowen & Co given on Tuesday, August 8.

Among 30 analysts covering Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), 13 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 17 Hold. Therefore 43% are positive. Verizon Communications Inc. had 82 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Bank of America maintained the shares of VZ in report on Wednesday, January 24 with “Buy” rating. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Friday, July 14 by Barclays Capital. Cowen & Co maintained Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) on Thursday, October 19 with “Hold” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by SunTrust given on Wednesday, April 25. RBC Capital Markets maintained it with “Hold” rating and $4800 target in Friday, July 7 report. As per Wednesday, December 6, the company rating was maintained by SunTrust. The stock of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has “Perform” rating given on Wednesday, July 20 by Oppenheimer. The firm has “Overweight” rating given on Monday, April 23 by Barclays Capital. On Wednesday, October 4 the stock rating was maintained by Robert W. Baird with “Hold”. Nomura initiated the stock with “Neutral” rating in Friday, October 16 report.

Since February 13, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 1 sale for $346,957 activity.

Villere St Denis J & Co Llc, which manages about $3.49 billion and $1.61 billion US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Lkq Corp (NASDAQ:LKQ) by 30,550 shares to 2.30 million shares, valued at $93.71M in 2017Q4, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) by 1.04M shares in the quarter, leaving it with 8,100 shares, and cut its stake in Luminex Corp Del (NASDAQ:LMNX).

Investors sentiment increased to 1.02 in Q4 2017. Its up 0.14, from 0.88 in 2017Q3. It is positive, as 57 investors sold VZ shares while 662 reduced holdings. 141 funds opened positions while 592 raised stakes. 2.54 billion shares or 0.48% more from 2.53 billion shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Lincluden Mgmt invested in 1.6% or 435,763 shares. Hedeker Wealth Ltd invested 1.82% of its portfolio in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ). Motco reported 86,097 shares or 0.46% of all its holdings. First National Bank & Co Of Newtown reported 104,257 shares or 1.48% of all its holdings. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Pub School Empls Retrmt stated it has 364,891 shares. Ironwood Llc owns 255 shares for 0.01% of their portfolio. Dorsey & Whitney Com Ltd Liability Corporation has invested 0.47% in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ). First Bancorporation has 39,188 shares. Massachusetts-based Fmr Limited Liability Company has invested 0.4% in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ). Peak Asset Ltd Llc holds 0.18% of its portfolio in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) for 9,295 shares. Altfest L J & Com Inc has 36,159 shares for 0.73% of their portfolio. Southeast Asset Advsr has 0.14% invested in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ). Fdx Advsrs reported 328,048 shares stake. Anchor Capital Advisors Lc, Massachusetts-based fund reported 508,642 shares. Clearbridge Invs Limited Company has invested 0.29% in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ).

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