As Kinder Morgan Del (KMI) Shares Declined, Valley National Advisers Cut Holding; As Qualys (QLYS) Market Value Declined, Shareholder Stanley-Laman Group LTD Trimmed Position by $812,304

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Stanley-Laman Group Ltd decreased its stake in Qualys Inc (QLYS) by 7.59% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Stanley-Laman Group Ltd sold 11,282 shares as the company’s stock declined 2.16% with the market. The institutional investor held 137,267 shares of the technology company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $9.99M, down from 148,549 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Stanley-Laman Group Ltd who had been investing in Qualys Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $3.31B market cap company. The stock increased 1.86% or $1.55 during the last trading session, reaching $85. About 272,110 shares traded. Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) has risen 74.91% since June 29, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 62.34% the S&P500. Some Historical QLYS News: 01/05/2018 – Qualys 1Q Rev $64.9M; 01/05/2018 – QUALYS 1Q ADJ EPS 36C, EST. 33C; 21/03/2018 – Tenable hires Morgan Stanley to prepare for IPO; 16/04/2018 – QUALYS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW FREE GROUNDBREAKING SERVICES TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS GAIN VISIBILITY OF THEIR DIGITAL CERTIFICATES AND C; 21/03/2018 Qualys Integrates with Security Command Center for Google Cloud Platform; 16/04/2018 – QUALYS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW FREE GROUNDBREAKING SERVICES TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS GAIN VISIBILITY OF THEIR DIGITAL CERTIFICATES AND CLOUD ASSETS; 24/05/2018 – FTC: 20181172: Philippe F Courtot; Qualys, Inc; 03/05/2018 – Qualys Presenting at JPMorgan Conference May 16; 12/04/2018 – Illumio and Qualys Integrate Their Solutions to Deliver the Industry’s First Vulnerability-Based Micro-Segmentation; 26/03/2018 – Nicolas Chaillan Joins Qualys as Federal Chief Technology Officer

Valley National Advisers Inc decreased its stake in Kinder Morgan Inc Del (KMI) by 81.23% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Valley National Advisers Inc sold 24,463 shares as the company’s stock declined 6.09% with the market. The institutional investor held 5,654 shares of the public utilities company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $85,000, down from 30,117 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc who had been investing in Kinder Morgan Inc Del for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $38.56 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 0.91% or $0.16 during the last trading session, reaching $17.48. About 11.87M shares traded. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) has declined 18.18% since June 29, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 30.75% the S&P500. Some Historical KMI News: 14/05/2018 – KINDER MORGAN INC – CO’S STOCKHOLDERS DID NOT APPROVE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL RELATING TO A REPORT ON METHANE EMISSIONS; 29/05/2018 – CANADA FINANCE MINISTER SAYS UNLIKELY THERE WILL BE NO PRIVATE SECTOR INTEREST; 29/05/2018 – Kinder Morgan Canada to Sell Trans Mountain Pipeline System and Expansion Project to Canada Govt for C$4.5 Billion; 10/04/2018 – BRITISH COLUMBIA PREMIER JOHN HORGAN COMMENTS ON KINDER MORGAN; 12/04/2018 – The Vancouver Sun: BREAKING: PM Justin Trudeau to meet with B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley Sunday; 18/04/2018 – Kinder Morgan: 2018 Budget Is Set to Achieve DCF of Approximately $2.05 Per Common Share; 16/05/2018 – Globalnews.ca: #BREAKING: Finance Minister Bill Morneau says if Kinder Morgan wants to abandon plans to build the Trans; 15/05/2018 – CANADA’S TRUDEAU SAYS LOTS OF FACTORS WILL AFFECT GOVERNMENT’S DECISION ON POSSIBLE AID TO KINDER MORGAN; “EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE”; 29/05/2018 – Canada to Buy Kinder Morgan Pipeline for $3.5 Billion; 22/05/2018 – B.C. CONTINUES TO PRESS CANADA TO JOIN CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENCE CASE, SAYS THAT WOULD FAST TRACK PROCESS – B.C. ATTORNEY GENERAL

More notable recent Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) news were published by: Fool.com which released: “Kinder Morgan Inc. Wants to Take Another Ride on the Permian Basin Growth Highway” on June 26, 2018, also Finance.Yahoo.com with their article: “Why This Time It May Be Different for Kinder Morgan Stock” published on June 22, 2018, Nasdaq.com published: “3 Risks Big Oil Stocks Face Amid Trade War Worries” on June 28, 2018. More interesting news about Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) were released by: Benzinga.com and their article: “Kinder Morgan Is A Buy After Pipeline Sale To Canadian Government, Wells Fargo Says In Upgrade” published on June 18, 2018 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Kinder Morgan’s Smart Move” with publication date: June 29, 2018.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.99 in Q1 2018. Its up 0.29, from 0.7 in 2017Q4. It increased, as 74 investors sold KMI shares while 305 reduced holdings. 108 funds opened positions while 266 raised stakes. 1.31 billion shares or 0.24% less from 1.31 billion shares in 2017Q4 were reported. 54,465 were reported by Menta Capital Ltd Liability. Nuveen Asset Mgmt Ltd Limited Liability Company holds 1.59M shares or 0.16% of its portfolio. First Manhattan owns 130,194 shares. Meridian Counsel reported 26,382 shares. Ashford Capital Management holds 0.05% of its portfolio in Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) for 23,928 shares. Everence Cap Mngmt holds 53,251 shares. Bnp Paribas Arbitrage Sa invested 0% in Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI). Ubs Asset Mngmt Americas Inc stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI). Nj State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, a New Jersey-based fund reported 17,265 shares. 161 are owned by West Oak Capital Ltd Com. Tortoise Invest Management Ltd Co holds 0.13% of its portfolio in Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) for 31,564 shares. Oxbow Advsr Limited Liability holds 0.88% or 285,834 shares. Court Place Advsrs Limited Liability owns 36,966 shares. Utd Asset Strategies holds 0.08% or 18,543 shares. Fiduciary Of The Southwest Tx holds 0.28% or 59,954 shares in its portfolio.

Analysts await Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) to report earnings on July, 18. They expect $0.19 earnings per share, up 35.71% or $0.05 from last year’s $0.14 per share. KMI’s profit will be $419.15M for 23.00 P/E if the $0.19 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.22 actual earnings per share reported by Kinder Morgan, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -13.64% negative EPS growth.

Among 25 analysts covering Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI), 19 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 76% are positive. Kinder Morgan had 88 analyst reports since July 30, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Monday, April 30, the company rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus. The stock has “Strong Buy” rating by Raymond James on Monday, October 24. UBS maintained the shares of KMI in report on Friday, March 2 with “Buy” rating. The stock has “Buy” rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Thursday, October 20. Morgan Stanley upgraded the shares of KMI in report on Thursday, August 18 to “Overweight” rating. The company was downgraded on Thursday, December 3 by Argus Research. The stock has “Overweight” rating by Barclays Capital on Tuesday, April 17. The stock of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) earned “Overweight” rating by JP Morgan on Monday, February 12. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Hold” on Monday, April 9. The stock of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) earned “Neutral” rating by Citigroup on Tuesday, July 19.

Valley National Advisers Inc, which manages about $555.94M and $268.95 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) by 17,472 shares to 75,970 shares, valued at $2.70 million in 2018Q1, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Claymore Exchange Trd Fd Tr (BSCN) by 127,251 shares in the quarter, for a total of 348,676 shares, and has risen its stake in Schwab Strategic Tr (SCHF).

Since January 2, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 18 insider sales for $8.85 million activity. Thakar Sumedh S had sold 2,000 shares worth $169,357 on Monday, June 11. 2,000 shares valued at $149,169 were sold by Deeba Amer on Thursday, March 1. On Tuesday, May 15 the insider PACE PETER sold $2.27 million. 4,982 shares were sold by Headley Todd P, worth $402,297. Another trade for 28,000 shares valued at $1.89M was made by POSEY BRUCE K on Wednesday, February 14.

Analysts await Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) to report earnings on August, 1. They expect $0.21 EPS, up 16.67% or $0.03 from last year’s $0.18 per share. QLYS’s profit will be $8.19 million for 101.19 P/E if the $0.21 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.22 actual EPS reported by Qualys, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -4.55% negative EPS growth.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.4 in Q1 2018. Its down 0.46, from 1.86 in 2017Q4. It worsened, as 12 investors sold QLYS shares while 72 reduced holdings. 46 funds opened positions while 72 raised stakes. 29.28 million shares or 2.82% more from 28.48 million shares in 2017Q4 were reported. 83,519 are owned by Aqr Cap Management Limited Liability Corporation. Ls Investment Advsr Limited Liability Corp has 4,584 shares for 0.02% of their portfolio. Parallax Volatility Advisers Ltd Partnership owns 0% invested in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) for 17 shares. Zacks Inv Management invested in 0.02% or 14,573 shares. State Street Corporation holds 0.01% or 814,483 shares. Regions holds 0% of its portfolio in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) for 239 shares. Usa Finance Portformulas accumulated 13,038 shares. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System accumulated 0.05% or 14,400 shares. Piedmont Invest Advisors Limited Company owns 6,935 shares. State Teachers Retirement Sys holds 24,839 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Price T Rowe Assoc Md accumulated 510,654 shares. Prudential Fincl has 251,591 shares. Hanseatic Mgmt reported 6,436 shares. De Burlo Grp holds 1.59% or 100,300 shares in its portfolio. Renaissance Ltd reported 0.12% of its portfolio in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS).

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