Parsons Capital Management Inc increased its stake in Unilever Plc (UL) by 654.82% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Parsons Capital Management Inc bought 30,698 shares as the company’s stock declined 3.56% with the market. The institutional investor held 35,386 shares of the package goods and cosmetics company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $1.95 million, up from 4,688 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc who had been investing in Unilever Plc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $139.77B market cap company. The stock increased 1.12% or $0.59 during the last trading session, reaching $53.19. About 838,363 shares traded. Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) has declined 4.24% since February 2, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 4.24% the S&P500. Some Historical UL News: 07/03/2018 – UNILEVER PLC ULVR.L – PROPOSED ANDREA JUNG JOIN BOARDS AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; 19/04/2018 – UNILEVER CFO SAYS “WOULD BE DELIGHTED” TO BE INCLUDED IN ALL INDECES, BUT NOT THE COMPANY’S DECISION; 15/03/2018 – Unilever’s move is not all about Brexit, but; 15/03/2018 – Unilever says moving HQ from UK `nothing to do with Brexit’; 19/04/2018 – INTERVIEW – UNILEVER CFO SAYS BALANCE OF VOLUME AND PRICE TO IMPROVE IN BACK HALF OF YEAR; 15/03/2018 – UNILEVER PLC ULVR.L – THIS SECURES NEARLY £1 BLN PER YEAR OF CONTINUED SPEND IN UK, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO R&D; 07/05/2018 – Mawer Adds JD.com, Exits Cenovus Energy, Cuts Unilever: 13F; 14/05/2018 – Hindustan Unilever January-March Net Profit INR13.51 Billion; 19/04/2018 – Unilever 1Q Turnover EUR12.6B; 29/03/2018 – Buyout financings skirt ECB’s lending rules

Hellman Jordan Management Company Inc increased its stake in United Rentals Inc (URI) by 48.64% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Hellman Jordan Management Company Inc bought 2,000 shares as the company’s stock declined 36.33% with the market. The institutional investor held 6,112 shares of the technology company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $1.00 million, up from 4,112 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Hellman Jordan Management Company Inc who had been investing in United Rentals Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $10.06B market cap company. The stock increased 0.86% or $1.08 during the last trading session, reaching $126.34. About 1.75M shares traded. United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) has declined 37.27% since February 2, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 37.27% the S&P500. Some Historical URI News: 18/04/2018 – United Rentals 1Q Net $183M; 18/04/2018 – United Rentals: 1Q Rental Revenue Up 25.1% Vs. Year Ago; 09/03/2018 – United Rentals and streaming giant Netflix are the second and third best-performing S&P 500 components since the end of the financial crisis, surging more than 5,500 percent each; 04/04/2018 – NOAA Fisheries: URI Students, Public Join NEFSC Researchers To Study Whales Off the MA/RI Coast; 19/04/2018 – S&P REVISES UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA) INC. TO RATING ‘BB’ FROM ‘BB-‘; 18/04/2018 – UNITED RENTALS INC URI.N FY2018 REV VIEW $7.58 BLN — THOMSON REUTERS l/B/E/S; 18/04/2018 – United Rentals 1Q Rev $1.73B; 14/05/2018 – LANSDOWNE EXITED DATA, URI, CAFD, UPS, AAPL IN 1Q: 13F; 09/03/2018 – New Research Coverage Highlights Great Western, Acadia Realty Trust, lnterpace Diagnostics Group, Abercrombie & Fitch, United Rentals, and ZIOPHARM Oncology — Consolidated Revenues, Company Growth, and Expectations for 2018; 18/04/2018 – UNITED RENTALS INC – QTRLY TIME UTILIZATION DECREASED 80 BASIS POINTS YEAR-OVER-YEAR TO 65.2%

More notable recent United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “United Rentals: What Is Going On? – Seeking Alpha” on October 22, 2018, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “United Rentals rides higher after earnings – Seeking Alpha” published on January 23, 2019, Seekingalpha.com published: “What’s Going On With United Rentals? – Seeking Alpha” on October 29, 2018. More interesting news about United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) were released by: and their article: “Earnings Scheduled For January 23, 2019 – Benzinga” published on January 23, 2019 as well as Globenewswire.com‘s news article titled: “New Research: Key Drivers of Growth for Lincoln National, United Rentals, FTI Consulting, American Woodmark, Schnitzer Steel Industries, and Kirkland’s — Factors of Influence, Major Initiatives and Sustained Production – GlobeNewswire” with publication date: January 29, 2019.

Hellman Jordan Management Company Inc, which manages about $886.87M and $138.97M US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in United Continental Holdings (NYSE:UAL) by 5,000 shares to 5,874 shares, valued at $523,000 in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D) by 8,491 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 3,069 shares, and cut its stake in Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC).

Among 24 analysts covering United Rentals Inc. (NYSE:URI), 11 have Buy rating, 3 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 46% are positive. United Rentals Inc. had 89 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Thursday, September 13, the company rating was maintained by Bank of America. The company was downgraded on Friday, April 1 by Oppenheimer. The company was downgraded on Monday, October 24 by Morgan Stanley. The rating was maintained by Oppenheimer with “Hold” on Wednesday, July 19. The stock of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) earned “Buy” rating by Argus Research on Tuesday, October 4. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, October 20 by RBC Capital Markets. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Tuesday, January 16 by Jefferies. On Tuesday, July 21 the stock rating was initiated by Wolfe Research with “Underperform”. The rating was maintained by KeyBanc Capital Markets on Tuesday, September 12 with “Hold”. The stock of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) has “Neutral” rating given on Thursday, August 18 by Bank of America.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.1 in 2018 Q3. Its up 0.08, from 1.02 in 2018Q2. It improved, as 49 investors sold URI shares while 193 reduced holdings. 93 funds opened positions while 172 raised stakes. 67.28 million shares or 2.31% less from 68.87 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Fisher Asset Mgmt Lc reported 0.01% of its portfolio in United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI). Lmr Prtnrs Limited Liability Partnership has 0.02% invested in United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI). Panagora Asset Management holds 0.01% of its portfolio in United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) for 10,571 shares. Loomis Sayles And Commerce Ltd Partnership has 0.02% invested in United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) for 70,845 shares. Numerixs Invest Techs Inc owns 14,220 shares or 0.45% of their US portfolio. Ent Fincl Serv holds 0.01% or 101 shares. Great Lakes Llc owns 2,946 shares for 0.01% of their portfolio. Commonwealth Bankshares Of, a Australia-based fund reported 11,990 shares. Cwm Limited Company reported 0% of its portfolio in United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI). Benjamin F Edwards owns 350 shares for 0.01% of their portfolio. Altfest L J And Inc reported 0.18% of its portfolio in United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI). First Manhattan Company accumulated 0.04% or 43,320 shares. 7 were reported by Carroll. Assetmark Inc owns 2,609 shares. Sandy Spring Retail Bank reported 200 shares.

Parsons Capital Management Inc, which manages about $157.98 million and $948.78M US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) by 3,216 shares to 348,545 shares, valued at $73.44 million in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Amazon Com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 253 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 12,416 shares, and cut its stake in Progressive Corp Ohio (NYSE:PGR).

More notable recent Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Oakmark Fund: Fourth Quarter 2018 – UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) – Seeking Alpha” on January 13, 2019, also Bizjournals.com with their article: “Unilever launches sustainable cleaning products line at Target – Bizwomen – The Business Journals” published on January 08, 2019, published: “Stock Market Power Rankings: Facebook Cashes In – The Motley Fool” on January 27, 2019. More interesting news about Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) were released by: Fool.com and their article: “Stock Market Power Rankings: Microsoft Throws in the Mobile Towel – The Motley Fool” published on January 20, 2019 as well as Fool.com‘s news article titled: “Stock Market Power Rankings: Amazon Back on Top – The Motley Fool” with publication date: January 13, 2019.