Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors Has Upped Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX) Position; 7 Analysts Are Bullish Northern Trust (NTRS) Last Week

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Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors increased Alexander & Baldwin Inc (ALEX) stake by 57.29% reported in 2018Q1 SEC filing. Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors acquired 32,790 shares as Alexander & Baldwin Inc (ALEX)’s stock declined 5.98%. The Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors holds 90,027 shares with $2.08 million value, up from 57,237 last quarter. Alexander & Baldwin Inc now has $1.57 billion valuation. The stock increased 1.72% or $0.37 during the last trading session, reaching $21.82. About 367,462 shares traded or 15.35% up from the average. Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) has declined 18.77% since May 30, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 31.34% the S&P500.

Among 17 analysts covering Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS), 7 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 9 Hold. Therefore 41% are positive. Northern Trust Corporation had 75 analyst reports since August 6, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) earned “Underweight” rating by Morgan Stanley on Thursday, January 25. Jefferies maintained Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) on Friday, September 15 with “Buy” rating. The stock has “Hold” rating by Keefe Bruyette & Woods on Tuesday, December 12. Keefe Bruyette & Woods maintained it with “Hold” rating and $9500 target in Wednesday, June 28 report. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Tuesday, January 9 by Sandler O’Neill. The stock of Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) earned “Equal-Weight” rating by Barclays Capital on Thursday, October 22. The stock of Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) earned “Hold” rating by Deutsche Bank on Friday, January 8. The rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank with “Hold” on Thursday, July 20. The stock of Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) earned “Buy” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Thursday, January 25. Credit Suisse maintained the stock with “Neutral” rating in Thursday, January 25 report. See Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) latest ratings:

17/04/2018 Broker: Keefe Bruyette & Woods Rating: Hold New Target: $110.0000 Maintain
17/04/2018 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $115.0000 Maintain
18/04/2018 Broker: Credit Suisse Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Neutral Old Target: $103 New Target: $107 Maintain
09/04/2018 Broker: Sandler O’Neill Rating: Hold New Target: $108.0000 Maintain
05/04/2018 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Buy New Target: $122.0000 Maintain
04/04/2018 Broker: Keefe Bruyette & Woods Rating: Hold New Target: $108.0000 Maintain
06/04/2018 Broker: Deutsche Bank Old Rating: Hold New Rating: Hold Old Target: $109 New Target: $111 Maintain
02/04/2018 Broker: Goldman Sachs Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Buy New Target: $121 Upgrade
02/02/2018 Broker: Morgan Stanley Old Rating: Underweight New Rating: Underweight Old Target: $104 New Target: $110 Maintain
25/01/2018 Broker: Sandler O’Neill Rating: Hold New Target: $113.0 Maintain

More news for Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) were recently published by: Bizjournals.com, which released: “Developer ProsPac hires veteran A&B exec to oversee Hawaii project” on May 30, 2018. Seekingalpha.com‘s article titled: “Alexander & Baldwin’s (ALEX) CEO Chris Benjamin on Q1 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript” and published on May 09, 2018 is yet another important article.

Investors sentiment increased to 6.28 in Q1 2018. Its up 5.35, from 0.93 in 2017Q4. It is positive, as 9 investors sold ALEX shares while 16 reduced holdings. 37 funds opened positions while 120 raised stakes. 101.73 million shares or 165.64% more from 38.29 million shares in 2017Q4 were reported. First Manhattan Company, New York-based fund reported 59,620 shares. Qs Investors Lc reported 4,970 shares stake. Bamco Ny has invested 0.02% of its portfolio in Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX). Schneider Cap Mgmt has 2.97% invested in Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX). 20,753 were reported by Hsbc Public Ltd. Jacobs Levy Equity Mgmt Inc holds 76,990 shares or 0.03% of its portfolio. Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) holds 0% or 4,253 shares in its portfolio. 33,651 are owned by Alpine Woods Cap Lc. Td Asset Mgmt Incorporated stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX). Rmb Capital Mngmt Limited Liability accumulated 237,406 shares. Pacific Heights Asset Management Lc has invested 0.25% in Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX). Renaissance Technologies Limited Liability Co accumulated 78,731 shares. Swiss Bank holds 0% of its portfolio in Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) for 118,620 shares. Millennium Ltd holds 0% or 87,293 shares in its portfolio. Whittier Trust has invested 0% of its portfolio in Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX).

Since December 13, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 7 insider sales for $1.26 million activity. On Wednesday, March 14 KURIYAMA STANLEY M sold $153,090 worth of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) or 6,300 shares. On Friday, May 11 Hulihee David C sold $238,518 worth of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) or 10,603 shares. 10,000 Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) shares with value of $288,500 were sold by BENJAMIN CHRISTOPHER J.

Among 3 analysts covering Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE:ALEX), 2 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 0 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Alexander & Baldwin had 5 analyst reports since September 2, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was downgraded on Friday, August 26 by JMP Securities. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Friday, March 31 by Evercore. The rating was downgraded by Zacks to “Sell” on Wednesday, September 2. JMP Securities upgraded Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) on Tuesday, February 20 to “Market Outperform” rating.

Since January 26, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 19 sales for $24.19 million activity. $1.06 million worth of Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) was sold by Potter Stephen N on Friday, January 26. Bowman Biff also sold $1.50 million worth of Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) on Tuesday, February 27. Leech Wilson sold 8,958 shares worth $951,063. 10,118 Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) shares with value of $1.07 million were sold by Parker Teresa. Cohodes Jeffrey D. sold $726,152 worth of stock or 6,898 shares. Schreuder Jana R sold $312,798 worth of stock or 2,913 shares. BROWNE ROBERT P sold 6,000 shares worth $640,740.

Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company, provides asset servicing, fund administration, asset management, fiduciary, and banking solutions for firms, institutions, families, and individuals worldwide. The company has market cap of $23.34 billion. It operates through two divisions, Corporate & Institutional Services and Wealth Management. It has a 21.08 P/E ratio. The C&IS segment offers asset servicing and related services, including global custody, fund administration, investment activities outsourcing, investment management, investment risk and analytical services, employee benefit services, securities lending, foreign exchange, treasury management, brokerage services, transition management services, banking, and cash management services.

More recent Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) news were published by: Businesswire.com which released: “Northern Trust Names New Head of Sales for Asia-Pacific” on May 23, 2018. Also Businesswire.com published the news titled: “Northern Trust Bolsters Institutional Brokerage With Experienced Hire” on May 17, 2018. Businesswire.com‘s news article titled: “Northern Trust Universe Data: Flat Returns for Institutional Plan Sponsors in First Quarter of 2018” with publication date: May 15, 2018 was also an interesting one.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.82 in Q1 2018. Its down 0.21, from 1.03 in 2017Q4. It worsened, as 26 investors sold Northern Trust Corporation shares while 219 reduced holdings. 56 funds opened positions while 146 raised stakes. 172.98 million shares or 1.48% less from 175.58 million shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Speece Thorson Cap Group Incorporated stated it has 156,020 shares. Aperio Grp Ltd Liability reported 0.06% stake. State Teachers Retirement Sys owns 0.09% invested in Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) for 340,358 shares. Moreover, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board has 0.08% invested in Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) for 20,511 shares. Geode Cap Mgmt Limited Liability Com reported 2.53 million shares. Monarch Cap Mngmt holds 17,277 shares. Moreover, Papp L Roy And has 0.2% invested in Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS). Point72 Asia (Hong Kong) reported 396 shares. 17,664 are held by Pdts Partners Ltd Co. Tru Department Mb Bankshares N A holds 1,172 shares. King Luther Mgmt Corporation has 97,378 shares for 0.08% of their portfolio. Frontier Capital Management Lc owns 198 shares or 0% of their US portfolio. Field & Main Fincl Bank owns 1,000 shares or 0.1% of their US portfolio. The Georgia-based Crawford Inv Counsel has invested 1.71% in Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS). Sg Americas Secs Ltd Liability Company reported 26,697 shares.

The stock increased 1.39% or $1.42 during the last trading session, reaching $103.72. About 1.04 million shares traded. Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) has risen 20.76% since May 30, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 8.19% the S&P500.

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