Shanda Payment Holdings LTD Continues to Hold Position in Eqt Midstream Partners LP (EQM); Cim Investment Mangement Upped Whirlpool (WHR) Holding by $712,521 as Valuation Declined

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Cim Investment Mangement Inc increased its stake in Whirlpool Corp (WHR) by 98.46% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Cim Investment Mangement Inc bought 4,657 shares as the company’s stock declined 10.13% with the market. The institutional investor held 9,387 shares of the consumer electronics and appliances company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $1.44M, up from 4,730 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Cim Investment Mangement Inc who had been investing in Whirlpool Corp for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $10.57 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 0.50% or $0.75 during the last trading session, reaching $149.24. About 2.37M shares traded or 66.77% up from the average. Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) has declined 16.26% since May 31, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 28.83% the S&P500.

Shanda Payment Holdings Ltd increased its stake in Eqt Midstream Partners Lp (EQM) by 7.62% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Shanda Payment Holdings Ltd bought 6,275 shares as the company’s stock declined 8.77% with the market. The institutional investor held 88,600 shares of the public utilities company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $5.23 million, up from 82,325 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Shanda Payment Holdings Ltd who had been investing in Eqt Midstream Partners Lp for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $6.71B market cap company. The stock increased 0.56% or $0.31 during the last trading session, reaching $55.71. About 615,446 shares traded or 8.37% up from the average. EQT Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:EQM) has declined 25.17% since May 31, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 37.74% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.88 in 2018 Q1. Its down 0.05, from 0.93 in 2017Q4. It dived, as 51 investors sold WHR shares while 197 reduced holdings. 59 funds opened positions while 160 raised stakes. 59.81 million shares or 0.79% less from 60.28 million shares in 2017Q4 were reported. California State Teachers Retirement stated it has 0.04% of its portfolio in Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR). 3.61M are owned by Primecap Com Ca. Gsa Capital Ltd Liability Partnership accumulated 5,333 shares or 0.04% of the stock. Andra Ap stated it has 0.19% of its portfolio in Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR). Tudor Investment Et Al owns 11,410 shares. Moreover, Cap Ltd Ca has 0.16% invested in Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR). Paragon Mgmt holds 0.11% or 1,650 shares in its portfolio. Intrust State Bank Na accumulated 2,082 shares. Amica Pension Fund Board Of Trustees invested 0.06% in Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR). Deutsche National Bank & Trust Ag stated it has 179,157 shares or 0.02% of all its holdings. Moreover, Telemus Capital Ltd Liability has 0.08% invested in Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) for 6,168 shares. Louisiana State Employees Retirement Sys holds 0.03% or 4,300 shares in its portfolio. Levin Strategies Limited Partnership has invested 2.03% in Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR). Cibc Ww Mkts reported 13,474 shares. Goldman Sachs accumulated 0.04% or 933,025 shares.

More recent Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) news were published by: Investorplace.com which released: “These Overlooked Income-Generating Assets Are the Antidote for a Bummer Market” on May 30, 2018. Also Streetinsider.com published the news titled: “Whirlpool (WHR) Says Tender Offer was Oversubscribed” on May 30, 2018. Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “Millennials: The Real Greatest Generation” with publication date: May 30, 2018 was also an interesting one.

Since April 30, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 1 insider sale for $303,908 activity.

Cim Investment Mangement Inc, which manages about $1.03B and $293.74 million US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Dycom Industries Inc. (NYSE:DY) by 5,855 shares to 1,950 shares, valued at $210,000 in 2018Q1, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) by 6,938 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 6,619 shares, and cut its stake in Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA).

Among 10 analysts covering Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR), 3 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 30% are positive. Whirlpool had 34 analyst reports since August 13, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Tuesday, October 6 by Goldman Sachs. RBC Capital Markets maintained it with “Buy” rating and $21600 target in Thursday, June 1 report. RBC Capital Markets maintained Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) on Monday, October 9 with “Buy” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by RBC Capital Markets given on Monday, July 24. M Partners maintained Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) on Friday, April 1 with “Buy” rating. The rating was downgraded by M Partners to “Neutral” on Monday, October 17. The company was maintained on Thursday, December 14 by KeyBanc Capital Markets. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded the shares of WHR in report on Friday, January 26 to “Sector Weight” rating. The stock has “Buy” rating by Goldman Sachs on Thursday, February 4. On Tuesday, March 15 the stock rating was upgraded by JP Morgan to “Overweight”.

Among 16 analysts covering EQT Midstream Partners (NYSE:EQM), 10 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 63% are positive. EQT Midstream Partners had 44 analyst reports since August 13, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Stifel Nicolaus maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Thursday, February 15 report. The stock of EQT Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:EQM) has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, June 20 by RBC Capital Markets. As per Monday, October 9, the company rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets. RBC Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Tuesday, January 16 report. Morgan Stanley initiated the stock with “Equal-Weight” rating in Thursday, February 25 report. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, November 18 by Deutsche Bank. Citigroup downgraded it to “Hold” rating and $82.0 target in Monday, January 22 report. The rating was upgraded by Morgan Stanley on Tuesday, February 14 to “Overweight”. On Friday, October 14 the stock rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus with “Hold”. The firm earned “Overweight” rating on Friday, July 14 by Morgan Stanley.

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