Lodestar Investment Counsel Has Cut Procter & Gamble (PG) Holding By $2.71 Million; Ultra Petroleum (UPL) Shorts Decreased By 0.43%

Lodestar Investment Counsel Llc decreased Procter & Gamble (PG) stake by 28.88% reported in 2018Q1 SEC filing. Lodestar Investment Counsel Llc sold 34,307 shares as Procter & Gamble (PG)’s stock declined 8.97%. The Lodestar Investment Counsel Llc holds 84,502 shares with $6.70M value, down from 118,809 last quarter. Procter & Gamble now has $196.27B valuation. The stock increased 0.46% or $0.36 during the last trading session, reaching $78.05. About 5.71M 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 CFO SAYS OTC BUSINESS CARRIES HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE MARGINS; 19/04/2018 – P&G Slogs Through ‘Difficult’ Markets for Sales Growth –Update; 03/04/2018 – Pfizer in talks with P&G on sale of its consumer business, though they are far apart on price; 19/04/2018 – P&G QTRLY BEAUTY SEGMENT ORGANIC SALES INCREASED FIVE PERCENT; 19/04/2018 – P&G, Nestle, Unilever forgo price increases to move product; 19/04/2018 – CORRECT: P&G SEES FY CORE EPS GROWTH +6% TO +8%; 18/05/2018 – SIAM CITY CEMENT TO BUY PART OF P.G. SERVICE CO. FOR 195M BAHT; 06/03/2018 – ShieldX Builds Recognition for Its Unmatched Multi-Cloud Security Solution in the 14th Annual Info Security PG’s 2018 Global; 22/03/2018 – Gillette Launches Latest Innovations and Upgrades with a Strong Declaration That “One Size” Does Not, in Fact, Fit All Men; 18/04/2018 – P&G Nears Deal to Acquire Merck KGaA’s Consumer Health Unit

Ultra Petroleum Corp (NASDAQ:UPL) had a decrease of 0.43% in short interest. UPL’s SI was 22.05 million shares in June as released by FINRA. Its down 0.43% from 22.15 million shares previously. With 3.30M avg volume, 7 days are for Ultra Petroleum Corp (NASDAQ:UPL)’s short sellers to cover UPL’s short positions. The SI to Ultra Petroleum Corp’s float is 16.16%. The stock decreased 3.51% or $0.08 during the last trading session, reaching $2.2. About 2.30M shares traded. Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NASDAQ:UPL) has declined 85.26% since June 29, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 97.83% the S&P500. Some Historical UPL News: 22/05/2018 – Ultra Petroleum at J.P. Morgan Energy Equity Conference Jun 20; 19/04/2018 – ULTRA PETROLEUM: 1Q AVERAGE PRODUCTION OF 803 MMCFE/D; 10/05/2018 – ULTRA PETROLEUM – INCREASING 2018 ANNUAL PRODUCTION GUIDANCE TO 285 BCFE -295 BCFE; 19/04/2018 – ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP – ULTRA’S BORROWING BASE OF $1.4 BLN WAS REAFFIRMED BY BANK GROUP FOR ITS REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT; 10/05/2018 – Ultra Petroleum 1Q Net $47.5M; 23/05/2018 – EnerCom Adds Presenting Companies to its 23rd Annual – The Oil & Gas Conference® Roster; 19/04/2018 – ULTRA PETROLEUM – BANK GROUP APPROVED AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR STEP UP IN MAXIMUM NET LEVERAGE COVENANT TO 4.50 TIMES FROM JUNE 30; 19/04/2018 – Ultra Petroleum Announces First Quarter Production Above Mid-Point of Guidance, Borrowing Base Reaffirmed at $1.4 Billion and C; 27/03/2018 – Ultra Petroleum Presenting at Conference Tomorrow; 19/04/2018 – ULTRA PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER PRODUCTION ABOVE MID-POINT OF GUIDANCE, BORROWING BASE REAFFIRMED AT $1.4 BILLION AND CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT STEPPING UP LEVERAGE RATIO COVENANT TO…

Another recent and important Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NASDAQ:UPL) news was published by Globenewswire.com which published an article titled: “Ultra Petroleum Names Jay Stratton Chief Operating Officer” on May 31, 2018.

Ultra Petroleum Corp., an independent gas and oil company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, operation, and production of oil and natural gas properties. The company has market cap of $433.51 million. The Company’s principal business activities are developing its natural gas reserves in the Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming—the Pinedale and Jonah fields; its oil reserves in the Uinta Basin in northeast Utah; and its natural gas reserves in the north-central Pennsylvania area of the Appalachian Basin. It has a 1.35 P/E ratio. As of December 31, 2016, the firm owned interests in approximately 105,000 gross acres in Wyoming; and 144,000 gross acres in Pennsylvania.

Among 12 analysts covering Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), 2 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 9 Hold. Therefore 17% are positive. Procter & Gamble had 18 analyst reports since January 4, 2018 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) has “Equal-Weight” rating given on Thursday, April 5 by Morgan Stanley. The rating was downgraded by Argus Research to “Hold” on Friday, April 20. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Monday, April 23 with “Hold”. The firm has “Hold” rating by SunTrust given on Tuesday, January 23. On Wednesday, January 24 the stock rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus with “Hold”. As per Thursday, April 19, the company rating was maintained by SunTrust. The rating was maintained by Bank of America on Thursday, April 19 with “Buy”. Stifel Nicolaus maintained it with “Hold” rating and $83 target in Friday, April 20 report. The stock has “Hold” rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Tuesday, April 17. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Tuesday, January 16 by Goldman Sachs.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.78 in Q1 2018. Its down 0.11, from 0.89 in 2017Q4. It dived, 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. Park National Oh reported 417,213 shares. Bb&T stated it has 340,722 shares or 0.52% of all its holdings. Rhode Island-based Compton Cap Mgmt Incorporated Ri has invested 1.49% in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG). Allsquare Wealth Mgmt Ltd invested in 0.07% or 1,080 shares. Crow Point Ptnrs Limited Liability holds 0.17% or 12,000 shares in its portfolio. Mariner Wealth Advsr holds 1.69% of its portfolio in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) for 347,513 shares. Camarda Fincl Advsr Limited Liability Company has invested 0.01% in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG). Fin Consulate holds 6,790 shares. Estabrook holds 70,244 shares. Regal Investment Lc reported 61,711 shares. Lakeview Cap Partners Ltd Llc holds 8,968 shares. 5.79 million were accumulated by Cap Invsts. Advsr Asset has 0.3% invested in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG). Van Cleef Asset Managementinc invested 0.58% of its portfolio in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG). Todd Asset Mgmt Limited Company stated it has 0.02% in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG).

Since February 15, 2018, it had 0 buys, and 10 insider sales for $8.44 million activity. Another trade for 23,500 shares valued at $1.93 million was sold by Fish Kathleen B. Giovanni Ciserani had sold 12,034 shares worth $931,536. 8,502 shares were sold by Pritchard Marc S., worth $668,179. Shares for $410,266 were sold by Moeller Jon R. Bishop Steven D sold 2,075 shares worth $149,130. Coombe Gary A also sold $113,533 worth of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) shares. Skoufalos Ioannis sold $317,221 worth of stock or 4,098 shares.

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

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