Bingham Osborn & Scarborough Has Cut Procter And Gamble Co (PG) Holding by $333,301 as Stock Price Declined; As United Parcel Service (UPS) Stock Price Rose, Lynch & Associates Has Cut Stake by $413,088

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Bingham Osborn & Scarborough Llc decreased its stake in Procter And Gamble Co (PG) by 3.3% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Bingham Osborn & Scarborough Llc sold 4,219 shares as the company’s stock declined 8.97% with the market. The institutional investor held 123,559 shares of the package goods and cosmetics company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $9.80M, down from 127,778 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Bingham Osborn & Scarborough Llc who had been investing in Procter And Gamble Co for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $196.27B market cap company. The stock increased 0.46% or $0.36 during the last trading session, reaching $78.05. About 5.71 million shares traded. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) has declined 14.45% since June 29, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 27.02% the S&P500. Some Historical PG News: 19/04/2018 – P&G – 2018 GAAP EARNINGS PER SHARE ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE 31% TO 33% VERSUS FISCAL YEAR 2017 GAAP EPS OF $5.59; 19/04/2018 – Jeanne Whalen: SCOOP: P&G to spend $4.2 bn to buy German Merck’s consumer-health unit, which sells vitamins & other OTC items; 19/04/2018 – P&G INVESTOR CALL BEGINS; 09/05/2018 – PROCTER & GAMBLE REPORTS $1.25B DEBT TENDER OFFER; 24/05/2018 – INTERVIEW-PROCTER & GAMBLE TO INVEST AROUND $50 MLN IN ITS PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN RUSSIA IN 2018 – EXEC; 08/03/2018 – Attivo Networks® Wins Two Awards in the 14th Annual Info Security PG’s 2018 Global Excellence Awards®; 19/04/2018 – TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD – SEPARATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT (IMPACT) ON TEVA’S 2018 FINANCIAL OUTLOOK; 24/05/2018 – PROCTER & GAMBLE SAYS ACCIDENT AT ALEXANDRIA PLANT OVERNIGHT; 09/05/2018 – Procter & Gamble Offers to Buy Back Up to $1.25B Debt Securities; 19/04/2018 – Procter & Gamble 3Q EPS 95c

Lynch & Associates decreased its stake in United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) by 7.32% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Lynch & Associates sold 3,972 shares as the company’s stock rose 6.87% while stock markets declined. The institutional investor held 50,303 shares of the transportation company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $5.27M, down from 54,275 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Lynch & Associates who had been investing in United Parcel Service Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $91.24B market cap company. The stock decreased 2.31% or $2.5 during the last trading session, reaching $105.88. About 6.17M shares traded or 89.26% up from the average. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) has risen 9.01% since June 29, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 3.56% the S&P500. Some Historical UPS News: 21/03/2018 – Schneider Electric Announces Availability of APC Smart-UPS with Li-Ion Technology for the UK & Ireland; 12/04/2018 – S&PGR Ups International Investment Bank To ‘BBB+’; Otlk Stable; 19/03/2018 – UPS London Switches On Smart Grid To Super-Charge Electric Delivery Fleet; 30/05/2018 – FOX Baltimore: BREAKING: About a dozen people received medical attention after an explosion damaged a UPS freight hub in; 03/05/2018 – SCA UPS PRICES ON PUBLICATION PAPER; 23/05/2018 – RBA Gov: History Shows China-Style Debt Build-Ups End Badly; 26/04/2018 – UPS CEO: MOVING INTO NEW PHASE OF COMPANY TRANSFORMATION; 30/05/2018 – New Sign From Above As UPS Unveils New Look For 747 Jet Ahead Of Expo 2020 Dubai; 26/04/2018 – United Parcel Service 1Q Average Daily Package Volume Up 4.6%; 13/03/2018 – OECD Ups 2019 Eurozone Growth Forecast to 2.1% from 1.9%

More notable recent United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) news were published by: Bizjournals.com which released: “‘Major expansion’ for UPS ocean freight service” on June 07, 2018, also Globenewswire.com with their article: “UPS Adds More Than 700 Vehicles To Its Natural Gas Fleet” published on June 19, 2018, Bizjournals.com published: “Teamsters vote to authorize UPS strike” on June 06, 2018. More interesting news about United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) were released by: Bizjournals.com and their article: “Home Depot, growth equity company invest $11M in Tampa tech firm” published on June 26, 2018 as well as Bizjournals.com‘s news article titled: “UPS calls new $100M tech hub in Paris its ‘largest-ever’ investment in France” with publication date: June 26, 2018.

Among 24 analysts covering United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS), 12 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 11 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. United Parcel Service had 75 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Underweight” rating given on Tuesday, February 23 by Morgan Stanley. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Thursday, July 27 by Stifel Nicolaus. JP Morgan initiated United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) on Tuesday, December 13 with “Neutral” rating. The stock of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) earned “Neutral” rating by JP Morgan on Thursday, October 12. The rating was upgraded by Edward Jones on Tuesday, February 20 to “Buy”. The stock of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) has “Hold” rating given on Tuesday, December 20 by Loop Capital. Citigroup upgraded the stock to “Buy” rating in Tuesday, August 8 report. On Wednesday, January 17 the stock rating was maintained by Susquehanna with “Hold”. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Thursday, November 30 by BMO Capital Markets. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) rating on Tuesday, March 6. Stifel Nicolaus has “Buy” rating and $121 target.

Analysts await United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) to report earnings on July, 26. They expect $1.91 earnings per share, up 20.89% or $0.33 from last year’s $1.58 per share. UPS’s profit will be $1.65 billion for 13.86 P/E if the $1.91 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.55 actual earnings per share reported by United Parcel Service, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 23.23% EPS growth.

Since February 26, 2018, it had 0 buys, and 2 sales for $650,730 activity. Shares for $170,130 were sold by Brothers Norman M. Jr on Tuesday, May 1.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.12 in Q1 2018. Its down 0.11, from 1.23 in 2017Q4. It is negative, as 81 investors sold UPS shares while 390 reduced holdings. 111 funds opened positions while 418 raised stakes. 446.74 million shares or 0.46% less from 448.80 million shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Strs Ohio stated it has 0.2% of its portfolio in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). Carlson Ltd Partnership has 96,673 shares. Aviva Public Ltd Liability Co holds 366,873 shares. Gofen And Glossberg Lc Il accumulated 19,777 shares. Sequoia Financial Advsr Limited Com owns 7,766 shares for 0.09% of their portfolio. Moreover, National Bank & Trust Hapoalim Bm has 0.53% invested in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). Webster Bancorporation N A accumulated 0.03% or 1,820 shares. Shufro Rose Company Ltd Liability Corporation invested in 4,159 shares. Td Asset has 1.30M shares. The Quebec – Canada-based Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec has invested 0.03% in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of The Province Of Alberta As Represented By Alberta Investment Management holds 167,400 shares. Wilbanks Smith And Thomas Asset Management Lc holds 0.07% or 7,891 shares in its portfolio. Motco holds 0.3% or 27,649 shares. Middleton Ma has 9,478 shares. Twin Tree Mgmt Ltd Partnership reported 24,133 shares stake.

More notable recent The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) news were published by: Bizjournals.com which released: “P&G ending operations in Iran because of Trump decision” on June 04, 2018, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “It Is No Longer A Gamble Investing In Procter & Gamble: Part 5” published on June 14, 2018, Nasdaq.com published: “3 Big Stock Charts for Wednesday: Procter & Gamble, Tyson Foods and BlackRock” on June 27, 2018. More interesting news about The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) were released by: Finance.Yahoo.com and their article: “4 Consumer Goods Stocks to Add to Your Cart” published on June 28, 2018 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Procter & Gamble: Raising The Bar” with publication date: June 28, 2018.

Since February 15, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 10 sales for $8.44 million activity. 23,500 The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) shares with value of $1.93 million were sold by Fish Kathleen B. $410,266 worth of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was sold by Moeller Jon R. The insider Bishop Steven D sold $149,130. 8,502 The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) shares with value of $668,179 were sold by Pritchard Marc S.. Schomburger Jeffrey K sold $3.07 million worth of stock. Giovanni Ciserani sold $931,536 worth of stock.

Bingham Osborn & Scarborough Llc, which manages about $2.87B and $1.06 billion US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 10,324 shares to 30,529 shares, valued at $2.79 million in 2018Q1, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 12,372 shares in the quarter, for a total of 60,577 shares, and has risen its stake in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA).

Analysts await The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) to report earnings on July, 26. They expect $0.91 earnings per share, up 7.06% or $0.06 from last year’s $0.85 per share. PG’s profit will be $2.29B for 21.44 P/E if the $0.91 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.00 actual earnings per share reported by The Procter & Gamble Company for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -9.00% negative EPS growth.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.78 in Q1 2018. Its down 0.11, from 0.89 in 2017Q4. It worsened, as 71 investors sold PG shares while 786 reduced holdings. 112 funds opened positions while 556 raised stakes. 1.51 billion shares or 2.21% more from 1.47 billion shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Fukoku Mutual Life Insur, Japan-based fund reported 8,948 shares. Navellier & Assoc has invested 0.19% of its portfolio in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG). 173,434 are held by Parthenon Ltd Company. Hirtle Callaghan & Co Ltd Liability Company holds 0.07% or 9,000 shares. Mraz Amerine Associate holds 0.12% or 4,625 shares in its portfolio. 57,714 are held by Kentucky Retirement Sys Fund. Amarillo National Bank & Trust owns 0.29% invested in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) for 6,903 shares. White Pine Ltd Llc holds 0.4% or 13,551 shares in its portfolio. Zevin Asset Management Ltd Liability Co holds 0.35% or 17,055 shares. The Texas-based Adell Harriman Carpenter has invested 0% in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG). 293,286 were accumulated by Hengehold Ltd Llc. 1.50 million were accumulated by Tcw. Burt Wealth Advsr accumulated 8,307 shares. Signalpoint Asset Mngmt Ltd Co holds 0.5% or 13,100 shares in its portfolio. Korea Investment Corporation reported 1.89M shares.

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