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Alpha Windward LLC now owns 4,974 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. The average EPS estimate of 18 Wall Street analysts is $0.96 per share, compared to the company's reported EPS of $0.94 per share in the year-ago quarter. 40 North Management Llc who had been investing in Ptc Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $6.45 billion market cap company. It closed at $16.98 lastly. It is down 0.67% since May 24, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 40.53% the S&P500. Past 5 years growth of Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) observed at 12.36%, looking forward for the next 5 years it has a strong prediction of 2.46% over growth. Financial Advisory Service Inc sold 6,976 shares as Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)'s stock declined 7.66%. The Wall Street forecast had projected $0.89 per share, and the company reported EPS of $0.86 - also a 3.82% positive surprise. Verizon Communications has a 12 month low of $46.01 and a 12 month high of $56.95. It closed at $45.48 lastly. It is down 8.48% since May 24, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 25.18% the S&P500. (NYSE:VZ) were released by: Investorplace.com and their article: "Is Verizon Communications Inc". Pacific Crest restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of Verizon Communications in a research report on Tuesday, January 24th. Verizon Communications's dividend payout ratio is now 71.74%. (VZ) Stock Through the Fear Fog" published on May 18, 2017, Investorplace.com published: "Is Verizon Communications Inc. SunTrust Banks also issued estimates for Verizon Communications' Q3 2017 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2017 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2017 earnings at $3.75 EPS, Q1 2018 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q2 2018 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q3 2018 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2018 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2018 earnings at $3.91 EPS. Its up 0.01, from 1.1 in 2016Q3. Gurnani Roger also sold $543,385 worth of Verizon Communications Inc. Klingman & Associates LLC raised its stake in Verizon Communications by 4.8% in the third quarter. Creative Planning holds 0.15% of its portfolio in Verizon Communications Inc. Ct Mason owns 82,721 shares.
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. Moreover, Mirador Cap Prtn Ltd Partnership has 0.8% invested in Verizon Communications Inc. Bank of America Corp restated a "buy" rating and set a $59.00 target price on shares of Verizon Communications in a research report on Friday, April 28th. Charter Trust Co. increased its position in Verizon Communications by 1.4% in the third quarter. Alpha Windward LLC boosted its stake in shares of Verizon Communications by 0.4% in the third quarter. (NYSE:VZ). Arrow Corporation stated it has 0.47% in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) remained flat at $45.48 on Tuesday. (NYSE:VZ). Smith Chas P Pa Cpas owns 342,977 shares for 2.91% of their portfolio. Bancorp Of Montreal Can reported 10.15M shares or 0.53% of all its holdings. The institutional investor owned 652,104 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after selling 8,407 shares during the period.
The company's consensus rating is now Hold, with 4 analysts rating it a Strong Buy, and 17 analysts rating it with a Hold. Therefore 23% are positive. Analysts are forecasting Verizon Communications Inc.to report revenue of about $29.94B, versus the $30.53B posted past year. As per Wednesday, October 21, the company rating was maintained by Argus Research. Furthermore on 1/25/17 Raymond James "Downgrades" the stock to Market Perform at $0. The firm has "Market Perform" rating by Bernstein given on Thursday, April 7. More interesting news about Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has "Neutral" rating given on Monday, March 14 by Citigroup. The stock of Black Stone Minerals LP (NYSE:BSM) has "Overweight" rating given on Wednesday, September 30 by Barclays Capital. Vetr raised Verizon Communications from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $47.62 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Hilliard Lyons downgraded the stock to "Neutral" rating in Wednesday, July 27 report. The rating was initiated by HSBC with "Buy" on Thursday, January 19. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Wednesday, June 15 by Dougherty & Company. Henderson Gp Public Llc holds 0.56% in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) on Monday, February 27. Skiadas Anthony T sold $603,134 worth of Verizon Communications Inc. Shares for $753,961 were sold by WALDEN MARNI M on Monday, May 1.
Numeric Investors Llc, which manages about $14.26B and $9.53 billion US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Tjx Cos Inc New (NYSE:TJX) by 145,600 shares to 149,900 shares, valued at $11.26 million in 2016Q4, according to the filing.
Great Point Partners Llc increased Neurocrine Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:NBIX) stake by 355,920 shares to 750,000 valued at $29.03 million in 2016Q4.
Among 6 analysts covering Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. Gogo had 8 analyst reports since October 7, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was upgraded by Zacks on Friday, August 14 to "Hold". The rating was initiated by Goldman Sachs with "Buy" on Friday, November 4. Moffet Nathanson has "Neutral" rating and $55 target. The company was maintained on Monday, January 25 by Dougherty & Company. The company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $53.70.
Investors sentiment decreased to 0.67 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.10, from 1.07 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 60 investors sold VZ shares while 658 reduced holdings. 12 funds opened positions while 13 raised stakes. Armistice Capital Lc holds 0.82% of its portfolio in Alimera Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:ALIM) for 3.20M shares. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock. Northern Tru invested in 39,387 shares. 23,134 are owned by Yhb Advsrs Incorporated. Jacobs Levy Equity Management holds 20,273 shares. Clinton Gru Incorporated holds 0.06% or 21,054 shares. Inv Centers Of America has invested 0% of its portfolio in Alimera Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:ALIM). Ameritas Inv Prtn, Nebraska-based fund reported 54,773 shares. Ruggie Capital Group boosted its stake in shares of Verizon Communications by 0.3% in the third quarter. Lapides Asset Mngmt Limited Liability Corp invested 3.49% in PTC Inc (NASDAQ:PTC). Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Mgmt Co Limited has 22,885 shares. Welch & Forbes Lc accumulated 5,000 shares. Wells Fargo And Mn reported 0% stake.