Private Advisor Group LLC Increases Position in AstraZeneca plc (AZN)

Atria Investments Llc acquired 11,437 shares as Astrazeneca Plc (AZN)'s stock rose 16.26%. Franklin Resources Inc who had been investing in Glaxosmithkline Plc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $108.42B market cap company.

On Thursday, March 2nd, Edward Bonham Carter sold 46,909 shares of Jupiter Fund Management PLC stock. GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK) has risen 4.26% since June 1, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 2.75% the S&P500.

Atria Investments Llc decreased Lowes Cos Inc (NYSE:LOW) stake by 4,589 shares to 9,569 valued at $681,000 in 2016Q4. Also, insider Roberto Quarta purchased 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 17th. Finally, Jefferies Group LLC raised Bovis Homes Group plc from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from GBX 771 ($9.90) to GBX 1,041 ($13.37) in a research note on Tuesday, April 18th. About 909 shares traded.

Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF) opened at 329.3576 on Thursday. It has outperformed by 38.10% the S&P500. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Therefore 89% are positive. The stock of AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) earned "Top Pick" rating by Oddo & Cie on Tuesday, January 26.

Bovis Homes Group plc (LON:BVS) had its price target hoisted by equities researchers at Deutsche Bank AG from GBX 969 ($12.45) to GBX 980 ($12.59) in a research report issued on Wednesday. The stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 455.43 ($5.85). BMO Capital Markets maintained FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) rating on Friday, March 24.

Among 27 analysts covering FedEx (NYSE:FDX), 16 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 10 Hold. The rating was upgraded by Morgan Stanley on Tuesday, December 1 to "Overweight". As per Friday, May 12, the company rating was upgraded by Credit Suisse. The firm earned "Buy" rating on Wednesday, April 6 by Deutsche Bank. UBS downgraded AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) on Wednesday, April 5 to "Neutral" rating. During the same quarter past year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. GSK's profit will be $1.76 billion for 15.62 P/E if the $0.71 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.99 actual earnings per share reported by AstraZeneca plc (ADR) for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -55.56% negative EPS growth. It also increased its holding in Banco Macro Sa (NYSE:BMA) by 197,249 shares in the quarter, for a total of 350,168 shares, and has risen its stake in Netscout Sys Inc (NASDAQ:NTCT). The rating was upgraded by Liberum Capital on Friday, November 25 to "Buy". Therefore 58% are positive. FedEx had 57 analyst reports since August 14, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. They now have a GBX 325 ($4.23) price target on the home improvement retailer's stock.

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Wedbush Securities Inc, which manages about $679.05M US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Abbvie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) by 11,756 shares to 76,386 shares, valued at $4.78M in 2016Q4, according to the filing. DA Davidson has "Neutral" rating and $95 target. Suntrust Robinson initiated Wayfair Inc (NYSE:W) on Tuesday, December 22 with "Neutral" rating. Peel Hunt restated an "add" rating on shares of Jupiter Fund Management PLC in a report on Friday, February 24th.