Analysts Rating Stocks Watch: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) & Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT)

Halliburton Company has a consensus outperform rating from 40 Wall Street analysts, and the number of shares now sold short amount to at least 2.28% of shares outstanding. 23,162 shares were sold by Rainey Joe D, worth $1.16M on Monday, November 21. Netflix Inc now has $70.22 billion valuation. Ing Groep Nv stated it has 32,674 shares or 0.03% of all its holdings. It has outperformed by 41.59% the S&P500.

Confluence Wealth Management Llc decreased Equifax Inc (EFX) stake by 58.18% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Equifax Inc now has $16.38B valuation. Waratah Advsrs accumulated 1.07% or 133,128 shares. About 20,341 shares traded. The stock of Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) earned "Buy" rating by Argus Research on Thursday, October 22. It has outperformed by 2.33% the S&P500. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, twenty-eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Therefore 91% are positive. Halliburton Company had 97 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Furthermore on 10/20/16 Nomura "Maintained" the stock to Buy. BMO Capital Markets set a $67.00 price target on shares of Halliburton Company and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 24th. The firm earned "Buy" rating on Wednesday, February 10 by Numis Securities. As per Monday, May 2, the company rating was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus. Citigroup Inc cut their target price on Halliburton Company from $65.00 to $63.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 25th. If we look back year-to-date, the stock has performed 1.54%.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.12 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.24, from 0.88 in 2016Q3. The correct version of this report can be read at https://www.thecerbatgem.com/2017/05/24/halliburton-company-hal-position-raised-by-moody-national-bank-trust-division-updated.html. HSBC Holdings plc began coverage on shares of Halliburton Company in a research note on Wednesday, April 19th.

This stock (HAL) is ahead of its 52-week low with 18.92%. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 8,000 shares in the company, valued at $370,640. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.51%. Stifel Financial Corporation holds 437,335 shares. Dodge Cox accumulated 0% or 9,200 shares. Motco owns 0.02% invested in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) for 2,547 shares. The stock increased 0.23% or $0.11 during the last trading session, reaching $47.71. Hartford Investment Mngmt reported 222,286 shares. The United Kingdom-based Barclays Public Limited Company has invested 0.04% in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL). 44 are held by Ancora Advisors Ltd Liability Co. Quantitative Systematic Strategies Limited Liability Company invested in 8,050 shares. Wisconsin-based Johnson Grp has invested 0% in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL). Another trade for 11,633 shares valued at $632,603 was made by Miller Jeffrey Allen on Monday, December 5.

27 number of analysts have estimated the sales of the company for the quarter ending Jul 24, 2017, analysts estimated mean sale target of 5317.32 million while high and low sale targets are estimated at 5582 million and 5095.89 million respectively. Shares for $386,120 were sold by Carre Eric on Monday, December 12. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in Halliburton Company by 4.6% in the third quarter. LESAR DAVID J sold $2.11 million worth of stock.

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) last posted its earnings results on Monday, April 24th. HAL's profit will be $147.88M for 68.04 P/E if the $0.17 EPS becomes a reality. The oilfield services company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. Enbridge Inc. (ENB) shares have moved 3.02% in the week and -5.92% in the month. Talara Mngmt Ltd invested in 11.44% or 593,052 shares. 120 funds opened positions while 190 raised stakes. Kynikos Associates LP holds 0.36% or 27,833 shares. Crestpoint Cap Management Ltd Liability Com, Missouri-based fund reported 4,600 shares. Cim Investment Mangement owns 14,369 shares. Sei Investments reported 220,529 shares.

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Investors who are keeping close eye on Dynegy Inc. Nadler Fin Group Inc reported 0.09% in Netflix, Inc. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board invested in 0.02% or 26,877 shares. Fayez Sarofim Company holds 28,104 shares or 0.01% of its portfolio. The company was upgraded on Friday, February 12 by Deutsche Bank. The current consensus recommendation provided by covering analysts is 2.80. Therefore 50% are positive. Netflix had 124 analyst reports since August 4, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Mizuho maintained Netflix, Inc. Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT) has risen 1.69% since May 24, 2016 and is uptrending. FinnCap maintained the stock with "Corporate" rating in Friday, July 1 report. UBS maintained the shares of NFLX in report on Tuesday, October 18 with "Neutral" rating. On Friday, February 19 the stock rating was initiated by DA Davidson with "Buy". The firm has "Corporate" rating by FinnCap given on Wednesday, April 27. The rating was initiated by Jefferies with "Hold" on Monday, May 9. The company's market capitalization is $40.53 billion.

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