Archive for Doug Wharley

Huntington National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) by 41.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 633 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the quarter. Huntington […]

State of Michigan Retirement System grew its position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:CHRW) by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,358 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,329 shares during the period. State […]

Main Street Research LLC grew its position in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) by 42.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,012 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,475 shares during the period. Main Street Research LLC’s holdings […]

Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in shares of Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) by 132.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 79,036 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,102 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank’s holdings in Pinterest were worth […]

M&T Bank Corp cut its stake in Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (NYSE:FBHS) by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 26,359 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,091 shares during the period. M&T Bank […]

Owens-Illinois Inc (NYSE:OI) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,660,000 shares, a decline of 10.4% from the June 30th total of 9,660,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,270,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.8 days. Currently, […]

Huntington National Bank decreased its position in ABB Ltd (NYSE:ABB) by 55.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,092 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 2,638 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank’s holdings in ABB […]

South State Corp (NASDAQ:SSB) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 3rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of 0.47 per share by the bank on Friday, August 21st. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date of this […]

Huntington National Bank cut its stake in First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FR) by 69.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 972 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 2,159 shares during the quarter. Huntington National Bank’s holdings […]

Brinker Capital Inc. boosted its stake in PJT Partners Inc (NYSE:PJT) by 43.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 40,445 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,289 shares during the period. Brinker Capital Inc. owned 0.17% of […]

Trade Desk Inc (NASDAQ:TTD) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $476.71 and last traded at $476.30, with a volume of 31313 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $451.32. A number of research firms have recently commented on TTD. BidaskClub raised Trade […]

GWM Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Home Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBCP) by 40.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,597 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 11,498 shares during the quarter. GWM Advisors LLC […]

GWM Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Alleghany Co. (NYSE:Y) by 33.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 983 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 247 shares during the quarter. GWM Advisors LLC’s […]

State of Michigan Retirement System raised its position in Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (NYSE:CDAY) by 31.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,923 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,923 shares during the period. State […]

Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank purchased a new position in shares of Avalara Inc (NYSE:AVLR) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 10,964 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,459,000. Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the […]

Vident Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE:RHI) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,515 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $714,000. A number of other institutional investors […]

Brinker Capital Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Moelis & Co (NYSE:MC) by 2.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 67,486 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 1,610 shares during the quarter. Brinker Capital […]

Huntington National Bank lessened its position in New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (NYSE:EDU) by 38.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 217 shares of the company’s stock after selling 138 shares during the quarter. Huntington National Bank’s holdings […]

Nanometrics Incorporated (NYSE:ONTO) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,620,000 shares, a drop of 7.7% from the June 30th total of 2,840,000 shares. Currently, 5.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume […]

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $0.10, MarketWatch Earnings reports. US Foods had a return on equity of 12.72% and a net margin of 0.69%. The firm had revenue of $4.60 billion during the quarter, […]

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the twenty-three research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 […]

State Auto Financial Corp (NASDAQ:STFC) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the seven brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month […]

Scor Se (OTCMKTS:SCRYY) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. Several research analysts […]

FirstCash Inc (NYSE:FCFS) reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock traded as low as $56.81 and last traded at $57.22, with a volume of 2234 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $57.64. Several research firms have recently weighed in on FCFS. Zacks Investment Research lowered FirstCash from a “hold” […]

Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the […]