As Unilever Nv Ny Shares (UN) Market Valuation Rose, Roundview Capital Trimmed by $514,920 Its Position; Willis Investment Counsel Has Decreased Its Holding in Genuine Parts Co (GPC) by $898,900

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Willis Investment Counsel decreased its stake in Genuine Parts Co (GPC) by 4.3% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Willis Investment Counsel sold 10,100 shares as the company’s stock declined 3.57% with the market. The institutional investor held 224,900 shares of the automotive aftermarket company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $20.21M, down from 235,000 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Willis Investment Counsel who had been investing in Genuine Parts Co for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $13.46 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 0.20% or $0.18 during the last trading session, reaching $91.73. About 1.11 million shares traded or 23.68% up from the average. Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) has risen 0.13% since June 29, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 12.44% the S&P500. Some Historical GPC News: 12/04/2018 – ESSENDANT INC – CHARLES K. CROVITZ, CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF ESSENDANT, WILL SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF COMBINED COMPANY; 12/04/2018 – ESSENDANT – COMBINED COMPANY WILL BE CALLED ESSENDANT, & BE LED BY ESSENDANT PRESIDENT AND CEO RIC PHILLIPS, AND JANET ZELENKA WILL SERVE AS CFO; 17/05/2018 – Essendant: Plan Is Structured Such That It Won’t Be Triggered by Merger Agreement With Genuine Parts; 12/04/2018 – ESSENDANT INC – SEES $75 MLN IN ANNUAL RUN-RATE COST SYNERGIES AND MORE THAN $100 MLN IN WORKING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FROM DEAL; 17/05/2018 – ESSENDANT INC – RIGHTS PLAN IS STRUCTURED SUCH THAT IT WILL NOT BE TRIGGERED BY DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT TO COMBINE CO AND S.P. RICHARDS; 12/04/2018 – ESSENDANT – COMBINED CO WILL HAVE 3 ESSENDANT-APPOINTED DIRECTORS, 4 GENUINE PARTS-APPOINTED DIRECTORS, AND 4 DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT; 12/04/2018 – Essendant to Merge With Genuine Parts’ S.P. Richards Unit; 19/04/2018 – GENUINE PARTS MAINTAINS 2018 REV. & EARNINGS OUTLOOK; 19/04/2018 – GENUINE PARTS CO – MAINTAINS 2018 REVENUE AND EARNINGS OUTLOOK; 16/04/2018 – Genuine Parts Co expected to post earnings of $1.32 a share – Earnings Preview

Roundview Capital Llc decreased its stake in Unilever Nv Ny Shares (UN) by 33.58% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Roundview Capital Llc sold 9,195 shares as the company’s stock rose 2.61% while stock markets declined. The institutional investor held 18,185 shares of the package goods and cosmetics company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $1.03 million, down from 27,380 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Roundview Capital Llc who had been investing in Unilever Nv Ny Shares for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $154.52 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.31% or $0.17 during the last trading session, reaching $54.94. About 1.20M shares traded. Unilever N.V. (NYSE:UN) has declined 1.00% since June 29, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 13.57% the S&P500. Some Historical UN News: 02/05/2018 – UNILEVER GHANA 1Q BASIC EPS 0.68 CEDIS; 06/04/2018 – Polman has enhanced Unilever but Dutch move is a serious misjudgment; 23/03/2018 – Unilever shareholder balks at London HQ move; 29/03/2018 – UNILEVER NIGERIA PLC UNILEVE.LG – RECOMMEND PAYMENT OF A DIVIDEND IN RESPECT OF THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2017, OF 50 KOBO GROSS PER SHARE; 12/04/2018 – Unilever Nigeria Debt Risk Falls 3 Levels in Bloomberg Model; 30/05/2018 – Fitch: No Rating Impact from Unilever’s Proposed Bond Terms Change; 20/03/2018 – Unilever Prices $2.1B Bond on the U.S. Market; 14/05/2018 – HINDUSTAN UNILEVER 4Q OTHER INCOME 1B RUPEES; 19/04/2018 – Market Talk Roundup: Unilever Earnings Solid, But Investors Focus on Pricing; 27/03/2018 – Consolidated Research: 2018 Summary Expectations for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Sanofi, Sogou Inc. Sponsored ADR, Unilever, Ja

Roundview Capital Llc, which manages about $323.08M and $355.25M US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) by 45,077 shares to 256,604 shares, valued at $3.27 million in 2018Q1, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Nestle Sa Spn Adr (NSRGY) by 4,800 shares in the quarter, for a total of 22,543 shares, and has risen its stake in Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL).

Among 11 analysts covering Unilever NV (NYSE:UN), 7 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 64% are positive. Unilever NV had 13 analyst reports since September 25, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Hold” rating by Liberum Capital on Monday, March 27. Argus Research upgraded the shares of UN in report on Friday, March 23 to “Buy” rating. The rating was initiated by Bernstein with “Outperform” on Monday, August 22. The firm has “Overweight” rating given on Tuesday, January 12 by JP Morgan. The stock of Unilever N.V. (NYSE:UN) has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, August 31 by Citigroup. The firm has “Buy” rating by Jefferies given on Tuesday, December 13. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, March 28 by UBS. Credit Suisse upgraded the shares of UN in report on Tuesday, December 8 to “Neutral” rating. The firm has “Underperform” rating by RBC Capital Markets given on Thursday, August 10. The firm has “Buy” rating by Berenberg given on Friday, September 25.

More notable recent Unilever N.V. (NYSE:UN) news were published by: Benzinga.com which released: “The Original Dow Jones Industrial Average: Where Are They Now?” on June 20, 2018, also Investorplace.com with their article: “10 Stocks That Every 30-Year-Old Should Buy” published on June 20, 2018, Seekingalpha.com published: “Wall Street Breakfast: ECB Nears End Of Easy Money Era” on June 14, 2018. More interesting news about Unilever N.V. (NYSE:UN) were released by: Finance.Yahoo.com and their article: “Deal or No Deal? For Kraft Heinz, It Doesn’t Really Matter” published on June 26, 2018 as well as Globenewswire.com‘s news article titled: “Market Trends Toward New Normal in TE Connectivity, Nutrien, Cheetah Mobile, Unilever NV, B2Gold, and Piedmont …” with publication date: June 08, 2018.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.95 in Q1 2018. Its up 0.01, from 0.94 in 2017Q4. It increased, as 33 investors sold GPC shares while 206 reduced holdings. 62 funds opened positions while 164 raised stakes. 104.87 million shares or 1.34% less from 106.29 million shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Amundi Pioneer Asset reported 286,907 shares. Nelson Van Denburg Campbell Wealth Management Grp Incorporated Limited has 0% invested in Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) for 199 shares. Manchester Mngmt Limited Liability Corporation reported 0% stake. Frontier Management reported 0% of its portfolio in Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC). Massmutual Trust Fsb Adv owns 35,835 shares. Sanders Ltd Company invested 0.29% of its portfolio in Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC). State Teachers Retirement Systems reported 215,278 shares stake. State Of Wisconsin Inv Board owns 134,182 shares. Assetmark holds 0% in Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) or 67 shares. Gulf Intll Bank & Trust (Uk) holds 44,945 shares or 0.05% of its portfolio. First City has 0.4% invested in Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC). First Natl Tru holds 26,057 shares. Moreover, Elm Advisors Limited Liability Com has 0.29% invested in Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) for 4,180 shares. Financial Counselors owns 27,426 shares for 0.12% of their portfolio. Pnc Finance Svcs Group Inc holds 98,991 shares or 0.01% of its portfolio.

Among 13 analysts covering Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC), 1 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 8% are positive. Genuine Parts Company had 34 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Bank of America maintained it with “Underperform” rating and $80 target in Wednesday, February 21 report. The stock has “Buy” rating by Jefferies on Tuesday, September 15. The stock of Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) has “Hold” rating given on Monday, June 26 by Jefferies. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Hold” on Friday, October 20. JP Morgan maintained it with “Neutral” rating and $107 target in Wednesday, February 21 report. RBC Capital Markets maintained Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) on Monday, February 12 with “Hold” rating. RBC Capital Markets maintained it with “Sector Perform” rating and $92.0 target in Tuesday, October 20 report. Guggenheim initiated Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) on Tuesday, April 17 with “Hold” rating. Susquehanna initiated Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) rating on Friday, August 26. Susquehanna has “Neutral” rating and $102 target. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Thursday, October 20 by Wedbush.

Willis Investment Counsel, which manages about $1.45 billion and $1.30 billion US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Ca Inc (NASDAQ:CA) by 187,000 shares to 678,100 shares, valued at $22.99 million in 2018Q1, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) by 372,000 shares in the quarter, for a total of 397,300 shares, and has risen its stake in Natl Research Corp A (NASDAQ:NRCIA).

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