Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: Week of September 16, 2019

Acquisitions:

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) CEO Matthew Farrell bought 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $71.32 per share, for a total transaction of $499,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 111,362 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,942,337.84. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

NYSE:CHD opened at $72.75 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 0.14. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $54.46 and a one year high of $80.99. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $76.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.78. Read more …

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) Director Jorge P. Lemann purchased 3,496,503 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $28.60 per share, for a total transaction of $99,999,985.80. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 3,516,449 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $100,570,441.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Read more …

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) Director Damme Alexandre Van purchased 250,000 shares of Kraft Heinz stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 18th. The shares were bought at an average price of $28.45 per share, with a total value of $7,112,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 8,168 shares in the company, valued at approximately $232,379.60. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

KHC stock opened at $28.14 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.09, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.18. Kraft Heinz Co has a one year low of $24.86 and a one year high of $58.08. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $27.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.54. Readmore …

Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D) Director Michael E. Szymanczyk purchased 21,400 shares of Dominion Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $78.85 per share, for a total transaction of $1,687,390.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 19,541 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,540,807.85. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Shares of Dominion Energy stock opened at $80.92 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.60. Dominion Energy Inc has a 52-week low of $67.41 and a 52-week high of $81.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.98, a P/E/G ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.22. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $76.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $76.46. Read more …

AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) Vice Chairman Laura J. Schumacher purchased 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $70.42 per share, with a total value of $1,760,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 164,838 shares in the company, valued at $11,607,891.96. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Shares of NYSE:ABBV opened at $72.39 on Friday. AbbVie Inc has a fifty-two week low of $62.66 and a fifty-two week high of $96.60. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.47. The firm has a market cap of $107.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.95. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of September 16, 2019

Upgrades:

UBS Group upgraded shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning, BenzingaRatingsTable reports.

COP has been the subject of a number of other reports. ValuEngine raised shares of ConocoPhillips from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, June 27th. Mizuho raised shares of ConocoPhillips from a neutral rating to a buy rating and increased their target price for the company from $74.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 26th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $84.00 to $81.00 and set an overweight rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of ConocoPhillips from a strong sell rating to a hold rating and set a $52.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 11th. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Monday, August 19th. They set an overweight rating and a $79.00 target price for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. ConocoPhillips has an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $76.85. Read more …

Wedbush upgraded shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. They currently have $135.00 target price on the home improvement retailer’s stock, up from their prior target price of $115.00.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on LOW. ValuEngine raised Lowe’s Companies from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. UBS Group boosted their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Barclays boosted their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a research note on Monday, June 24th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group boosted their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $116.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target price of $118.00. Read more …

JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a report released on Monday morning, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. The brokerage currently has $230.00 price objective on the aerospace company’s stock, up from their previous price objective of $225.00.

RTN has been the subject of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Raytheon from $205.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Monday, June 10th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Raytheon from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a report on Friday. Bank of America reaffirmed a buy rating and issued a $265.00 price objective (up previously from $224.00) on shares of Raytheon in a report on Friday, July 26th. Vertical Research downgraded shares of Raytheon from a buy rating to a hold rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $216.00 to $203.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 11th. Finally, ValuEngine downgraded shares of Raytheon from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Friday, June 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $212.00. Read more …

Barclays upgraded shares of Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. Barclays currently has $50.00 price objective on the oil and gas company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $45.00.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Co cut their price objective on shares of Schlumberger from $48.00 to $44.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of Schlumberger from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, June 7th. Piper Jaffray Companies set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Schlumberger and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Monday, July 1st. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Schlumberger from $51.00 to $45.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Raymond James reissued a hold rating on shares of Schlumberger in a report on Friday, June 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $51.11. Read more …

Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: Week of July 22, 2019

Acquisitions:

Bank of New York Mellon Corp (NYSE:BK) Vice Chairman William M. Daley bought 11,350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 18th. The shares were bought at an average price of $44.93 per share, for a total transaction of $509,955.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 5,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $256,101. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

BK stock traded up $0.55 during trading on Monday, hitting $45.82. The company had a trading volume of 4,900,280 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,011,035. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.71. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.86. Bank of New York Mellon Corp has a 12 month low of $42.13 and a 12 month high of $54.47. The company has a market cap of $43.35 billion, a PE ratio of 10.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.04. Read more …

CROWN CASTLE IN/SH SH (NYSE:CCI) Director J Landis Martin purchased 16,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 23rd. The stock was bought at an average price of $127.33 per share, with a total value of $2,075,479.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 130,617 shares in the company, valued at $16,631,462.61. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Shares of CCI opened at $130.58 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $132.66. CROWN CASTLE IN/SH SH has a 52-week low of $103.21 and a 52-week high of $137.85. The firm has a market cap of $53.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.76. Read more …

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) CEO Seifi Ghasemi acquired 20,000 shares of Air Products & Chemicals stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $227.16 per share, with a total value of $4,543,200.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 453,783 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $103,081,346.28. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Shares of APD stock opened at $230.55 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.28, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a market capitalization of $50.11 billion, a PE ratio of 30.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a 50 day moving average of $224.80. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a 1 year low of $148.44 and a 1 year high of $231.45. Read more …

Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: Week of August 27, 2018

Disposals:

Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) insider Ioannis Skoufalos sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.17, for a total value of $499,020.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 14,543 shares in the company, valued at $1,209,541.31. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. PG stock opened at $83.49 on Thursday. Procter & Gamble Co has a fifty-two week low of $70.73 and a fifty-two week high of $94.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $210.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.77, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.58. Read more …

Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) insider Deborah P. Majoras sold 11,097 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.53, for a total transaction of $926,932.41. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 46,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,850,398.88. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Read more …

  

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) insider Timothy S. Nicholls sold 17,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.53, for a total value of $893,010.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 108,538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,701,501.14. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. International Paper stock opened at $51.73 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The stock has a market cap of $21.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.65, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.50. International Paper Co has a fifty-two week low of $50.00 and a fifty-two week high of $66.94. Read more …

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) Director Eric L. Mattson sold 5,284 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.06, for a total value of $238,097.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 66,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,012,801.72. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Read more …

Director Eric L. Mattson also sold 11,112 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.34, for a total transaction of $503,818.08. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 66,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,031,523.08. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

National-Oilwell Varco stock traded up $0.47 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $46.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,809,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,079,906. The company has a market cap of $17.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -110.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 43.90 and a beta of 0.87. National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.93 and a 12 month high of $49.08. The company has a current ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Read more …

Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) Director A. Larry Chapman sold 9,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.56, for a total transaction of $527,040.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 18,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,098,409.92. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Shares of Realty Income stock opened at $59.07 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $17.00 billion, a PE ratio of 19.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.16 and a beta of 0.16. Realty Income Corp has a 1-year low of $47.25 and a 1-year high of $60.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28. Read more …

Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: April 30 - May 4, 2018

Disposals:

Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) Director Candy M. Obourn sold 1,825 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.93, for a total value of $300,997.25. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Shares of PH stock traded up $0.65 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $165.03. 1,738,235 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,220,677. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.59. Parker Hannifin has a 52 week low of $151.17 and a 52 week high of $212.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $21,870.51, a PE ratio of 20.41, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.42. Read more …

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) Director Jody Freeman sold 3,716 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.55, for a total value of $243,583.80. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. NYSE:COP opened at $65.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 1.86. ConocoPhillips has a 52 week low of $42.26 and a 52 week high of $67.30. The firm has a market cap of $76,580.83, a price-to-earnings ratio of 109.98, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 1.22. Read more …

Costco (NASDAQ:COST) Director John W. Meisenbach sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.49, for a total transaction of $589,470.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 8,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,700,424.46. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Shares of Costco stock traded down $2.55 on Wednesday, hitting $194.00. The company had a trading volume of 2,324,250 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,452,869. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $86,517.80, a PE ratio of 33.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.95. Costco has a 52 week low of $150.00 and a 52 week high of $199.88. Read more …

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) EVP Joseph T. Liotine sold 1,950 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.85, for a total transaction of $303,907.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 15,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,486,430.90. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Shares of WHR stock opened at $151.74 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11,038.29, a PE ratio of 11.04, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. Whirlpool Co. has a twelve month low of $145.59 and a twelve month high of $202.99. Read more …

Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: March 26 - 30, 2018

Disposals:

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) insider Lisa R. Panattoni sold 31,824 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.75, for a total value of $2,410,668.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 114,433 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,668,299.75. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Read more …

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) insider Bernard G. Brautigan sold 18,171 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.71, for a total transaction of $1,375,726.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 170,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,925,059.78. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Shares of ROST stock opened at $77.32 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $28,599.80, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Ross Stores, Inc. has a 12-month low of $52.85 and a 12-month high of $85.66. Read more …

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) CEO Pierre Nanterme sold 36,858 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.80, for a total transaction of $5,558,186.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 357,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,896,674. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Read more …

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) COO Johan Deblaere sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.72, for a total value of $753,600.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 73,638 shares in the company, valued at $11,098,719.36. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Read more …

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) insider Jean-Marc Ollagnier sold 1,637 shares of Accenture stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.87, for a total value of $246,974.19. Following the sale, the insider now owns 186,112 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,078,717.44. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Shares of ACN stock traded down $3.99 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $148.86. The company had a trading volume of 3,211,619 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,471,500. Accenture Plc has a 1-year low of $114.82 and a 1-year high of $165.58. The company has a market cap of $93,608.22, a P/E ratio of 26.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.01. Read more …

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) insider Janet Hayes sold 9,034 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.66, for a total transaction of $466,696.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 38,563 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,992,164.58. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Shares of NYSE:WSM opened at $52.76 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The stock has a market cap of $4,441.08, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.82. Williams-Sonoma has a twelve month low of $42.68 and a twelve month high of $56.38. Read more …

   

Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) Chairman Thomas A. Kennedy sold 6,076 shares of Raytheon stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.32, for a total transaction of $1,302,208.32. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 53,458 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,457,118.56. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Shares of Raytheon stock traded up $4.76 during trading on Friday, hitting $215.82. 2,154,356 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,812,646. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.46. Raytheon has a 52-week low of $149.70 and a 52-week high of $222.82. The stock has a market cap of $62,265.36, a PE ratio of 28.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.71. Read more …

Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: Jan 29 - Feb 2, 2018

Disposals:

Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) insider Deborah P. Majoras sold 4,591 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.48, for a total transaction of $401,620.68. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Read more …

Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) insider Kathleen B. Fish sold 10,192 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.97, for a total transaction of $886,398.24. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 

Procter & Gamble Co (PG) opened at $85.52 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $217,663.39 and a PE ratio of 22.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Procter & Gamble Co has a fifty-two week low of $85.42 and a fifty-two week high of $94.67. Read more …

American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) VP Derek J. Kerr sold 39,662 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.77, for a total transaction of $2,092,963.74. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 429,046 shares in the company, valued at $22,640,757.42. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) opened at $53.88 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $25,780.00, a PE ratio of 13.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.73. American Airlines Group Inc has a 1-year low of $39.21 and a 1-year high of $59.08. Read more …

Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) VP Frank R. Jimenez sold 3,405 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.93, for a total value of $718,216.65. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 25,342 shares in the company, valued at $5,345,388.06. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Read more …

Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) VP Michael J. Wood sold 1,974 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.07, for a total transaction of $410,730.18. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 17,467 shares in the company, valued at $3,634,358.69. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 

Shares of Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) opened at $208.94 on Thursday. Raytheon has a 52-week low of $143.23 and a 52-week high of $212.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.54. The company has a market cap of $60,400.00, a P/E ratio of 30.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.58. Read more …

PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) insider Vincent Sorgi sold 10,274 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.54, for a total value of $324,041.96. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 3,406 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $107,425.24. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. PPL Corp (PPL) traded up $0.45 on Wednesday, hitting $31.87. The stock had a trading volume of 6,988,243 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,220,000. PPL Corp has a 1 year low of $30.44 and a 1 year high of $40.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market cap of $21,940.00, a PE ratio of 14.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.48. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of December 11, 2017

Upgrades:

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) was upgraded by research analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Monday. The firm presently has a $135.00 price target on the business services provider’s stock, up from their prior price target of $116.02. Goldman Sachs Group’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 15.34% from the company’s previous close. Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. BidaskClub raised shares of Automatic Data Processing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 9th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Automatic Data Processing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $128.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 16th. Bank of America raised shares of Automatic Data Processing from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Automatic Data Processing from an “underweight” rating to an “equal” rating and set a $114.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 14th. Read more …

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) was upgraded by stock analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday. A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ABT. ValuEngine cut Abbott Laboratories from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 1st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Abbott Laboratories from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 19th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Abbott Laboratories from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $61.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 31st. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Abbott Laboratories in a research report on Thursday, August 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Abbott Laboratories in a research report on Tuesday, October 3rd. Read more …

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Nomura from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday. The brokerage presently has a $61.00 price target on the cell phone carrier’s stock, up from their prior price target of $47.00. Nomura’s price target points to a potential upside of 15.33% from the stock’s previous close. Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. ValuEngine raised Verizon Communications from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 1st. Wells Fargo & Company raised Verizon Communications from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 20th. Macquarie reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $52.00 price objective on shares of Verizon Communications in a research note on Sunday, October 22nd. Read more …

Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a research report released on Wednesday. The brokerage currently has $83.00 price objective on the utilities provider’s stock. Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Bank of America started coverage on shares of American Electric Power in a research note on Tuesday, October 24th. They issued a buy rating and a $79.00 price objective on the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of American Electric Power from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 14th. KeyCorp reiterated a buy rating and issued a $73.00 target price on shares of American Electric Power in a report on Friday, September 1st. BidaskClub upgraded shares of American Electric Power from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Tuesday, August 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a hold rating and issued a $71.00 target price on shares of American Electric Power in a report on Monday, September 4th. Read more …

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was upgraded by investment analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a $60.00 price target on the energy producer’s stock. Goldman Sachs Group’s price target indicates a potential upside of 14.70% from the company’s previous close. COP has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada set a $54.00 price target on shares of ConocoPhillips and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 27th. Piper Jaffray Companies restated a “buy” rating and set a $53.00 price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note on Friday, November 3rd. Scotiabank restated a “buy” rating and set a $53.00 price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note on Wednesday, November 1st. Read more …

BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) was upgraded by J P Morgan Chase & Co from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. BHP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Zacks Investment Research lowered BHP Billiton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. ValuEngine lowered BHP Billiton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 22nd. Exane BNP Paribas lowered BHP Billiton from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 7th. BNP Paribas lowered BHP Billiton from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered BHP Billiton from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 1st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.52. Read more …

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) was upgraded by equities research analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a $82.00 price target on the utilities provider’s stock. J P Morgan Chase & Co’s price objective suggests a potential downside of 2.82% from the stock’s previous close. Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Zacks Investment Research raised Dominion Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $86.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 3rd. Bank of America raised Dominion Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 22nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Dominion Energy from $85.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. KeyCorp reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Dominion Energy in a research report on Friday, October 20th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “hold” rating and set a $77.00 price objective on shares of Dominion Energy in a research report on Monday, August 21st. Read more …

Nike (NYSE:NKE) was upgraded by analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. NKE has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $64.00 price objective (down from $68.00) on shares of Nike in a report on Tuesday, August 29th. Vetr raised shares of Nike from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $59.09 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 6th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price objective on shares of Nike from $63.00 to $61.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 30th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $55.00 price target (down from $56.00) on shares of Nike in a research note on Tuesday, September 19th. Read more …

AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on ABC. Cowen set a $107.00 target price on AmerisourceBergen and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird set a $99.00 target price on AmerisourceBergen and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 1st. Deutsche Bank began coverage on AmerisourceBergen in a report on Monday, December 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $97.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded AmerisourceBergen from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 14th. Read more …

CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL) was upgraded by stock analysts at Barclays from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage presently has a $16.00 price objective on the technology company’s stock. Barclays’ target price indicates a potential downside of 5.83% from the stock’s previous close. A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on CTL. ValuEngine upgraded CenturyLink from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 1st. Zacks Investment Research downgraded CenturyLink from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, November 13th. Bank of America decreased their price target on CenturyLink from $42.00 to $27.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 10th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on CenturyLink from $28.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 10th. Read more …

HCP (NYSE:HCP) was upgraded by research analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report issued on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a $29.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust’s stock. J P Morgan Chase & Co’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 8.09% from the stock’s current price. A number of other research firms have also weighed in on HCP. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “hold” rating and set a $32.00 target price on shares of HCP in a report on Wednesday, September 6th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of HCP in a research note on Sunday, September 17th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of HCP in a research note on Tuesday, August 22nd. Bank of America lowered shares of HCP from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $31.00 in a research note on Friday, September 22nd. Read more …

Stag Industrial (NYSE:STAG) was upgraded by analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a $30.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. J P Morgan Chase & Co’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 7.18% from the stock’s previous close. Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $32.00 price target (up from $31.00) on shares of Stag Industrial in a report on Tuesday, August 22nd. TheStreet raised shares of Stag Industrial from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 14th. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Stag Industrial in a report on Friday, November 3rd. Read more …

Downgrades:

Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released on Monday. They presently have a $113.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup’s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 2.92% from the company’s previous close. Several other research firms also recently weighed in on KMB. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Kimberly Clark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 24th. Macquarie assumed coverage on shares of Kimberly Clark in a report on Friday, September 15th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $121.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $119.00 price objective on shares of Kimberly Clark in a report on Thursday, September 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $121.00 price objective on shares of Kimberly Clark in a report on Friday, September 8th. Finally, J P Morgan Chase & Co downgraded shares of Kimberly Clark from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $115.55 to $100.00 in a report on Friday, October 20th. Read more …

J P Morgan Chase & Co cut shares of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning. The firm currently has $215.00 target price on the aerospace company’s stock, down from their prior target price of $225.00. Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Credit Suisse Group reissued an outperform rating and issued a $238.00 price target (up previously from $216.00) on shares of General Dynamics in a report on Thursday, October 26th. ValuEngine raised shares of General Dynamics from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Friday, September 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a report on Thursday, October 26th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of General Dynamics from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Monday, October 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada set a $239.00 price target on shares of General Dynamics and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, November 15th. Read more …

Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) was downgraded by J P Morgan Chase & Co from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday. They currently have a $210.00 price objective on the aerospace company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $190.00. J P Morgan Chase & Co’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 11.32% from the stock’s previous close. RTN has been the subject of a number of other reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Raytheon from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $204.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $199.00 price target (up from $188.00) on shares of Raytheon in a research note on Monday, October 30th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Vetr cut Raytheon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $187.08 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, August 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Raytheon from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 27th. Read more …

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) was downgraded by stock analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Thursday. RIO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. ValuEngine lowered shares of Rio Tinto from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 1st. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Rio Tinto in a research report on Tuesday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of Rio Tinto from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $47.87 to $48.37 in a report on Monday, October 23rd. Cowen set a $47.00 price target on shares of Rio Tinto and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 16th. Read more …

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) was downgraded by equities researchers at Goldman Sachs Group from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Oppenheimer restated a “buy” rating and set a $203.00 price target on shares of Amgen in a research note on Friday, October 6th. Mizuho restated a “buy” rating and set a $198.00 price target on shares of Amgen in a research note on Friday, October 6th. Cann reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amgen in a research note on Monday, August 28th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Amgen to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 5th. Finally, Jefferies Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Amgen in a research note on Monday, September 25th. Read more …

Noble Energy (NYSE:NBL) was downgraded by analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They presently have a $30.00 price objective on the oil and gas development company’s stock. J P Morgan Chase & Co’s price target suggests a potential upside of 16.91% from the company’s previous close. NBL has been the subject of several other research reports. Barclays lowered their price target on Noble Energy from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 16th. Jefferies Group cut Noble Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $29.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, October 9th. BMO Capital Markets set a $33.00 price target on Noble Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 10th. Read more …

Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) was downgraded by analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report released on Friday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have a $20.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. J P Morgan Chase & Co’s target price indicates a potential upside of 8.93% from the company’s previous close. Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on KIM. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Kimco Realty in a research note on Monday, September 11th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $21.00 target price on the stock. Argus downgraded Kimco Realty from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 28th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Read more …

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