Cue Financial Group Trimmed Its Holding in Church & Dwight (CHD) as Market Valuation Rose; Syntal Capital Partners Upped Position in Microsoft (MSFT) by $2.42 Million

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Cue Financial Group Inc decreased its stake in Church & Dwight Inc (CHD) by 15.64% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Cue Financial Group Inc sold 5,549 shares as the company’s stock rose 13.85% while stock markets declined. The institutional investor held 29,939 shares of the basic industries company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $1.78 million, down from 35,488 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Cue Financial Group Inc who had been investing in Church & Dwight Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $15.92B market cap company. The stock increased 0.09% or $0.06 during the last trading session, reaching $64.67. About 2.01M shares traded. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has risen 38.33% since February 4, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 38.33% the S&P500. Some Historical CHD News: 03/05/2018 – CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC – REPORTED SALES GROWTH OUTLOOK RAISED TO 9% FOR FY 2018; 23/05/2018 – CHURCH & DWIGHT RECOMMENDS HOLDERS REJECT BELOW-MARKET; 30/03/2018 – Church & Dwight: Has Ability to Increase Facility Size By Up to Added $600M, Subject to Certain Conditions; 03/05/2018 – CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC SEES 2018 EPS OUTLOOK $2.24 TO $2.28; 03/05/2018 – CHURCH & DWIGHT STILL SEES YR ADJ EPS GROWTH OF 16% TO 18%; 03/05/2018 – CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC CHD.N FY2018 SHR VIEW $2.27, REV VIEW $4.08 BLN — THOMSON REUTERS l/B/E/S; 03/05/2018 – Church & Dwight 1Q EPS 63c; 19/03/2018 – church & dwight co., inc | trojan chain reaction natural rubber lat | K180104 | 03/14/2018 |; 23/05/2018 – CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC – RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS REJECT TRC CAPITAL’S UNSOLICITED OFFER; 03/05/2018 – Church & Dwight Backs 2Q EPS 46c

Syntal Capital Partners Llc increased its stake in Microsoft Corp (MSFT) by 227.55% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Syntal Capital Partners Llc bought 21,203 shares as the company’s stock declined 1.64% with the market. The institutional investor held 30,521 shares of the prepackaged software company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $3.49 million, up from 9,318 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Syntal Capital Partners Llc who had been investing in Microsoft Corp for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $789.09 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 1.58% or $1.65 during the last trading session, reaching $102.78. About 1,914 shares traded. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 30.43% since February 4, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 30.43% the S&P500. Some Historical MSFT News: 04/04/2018 – Technology CEOs including Apple’s Tim Cook and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella sent out messages of support; 02/04/2018 – Unbound Technology’s Unbound Key Control Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace; 06/03/2018 – Trifacta Available for Deployment Through Microsoft Azure to Provide Faster Data Wrangling & Analytics in the Cloud; 14/03/2018 – Monaco Joins the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance; 09/04/2018 – MICROSOFT BLOG: ISSUE IN AZURE PORTAL ALL RESOLVED; 05/04/2018 – Determine, Inc. President, CEO and Director Patrick Stakenas Featured in Nationwide Media Distribution by Business Rockstars; 29/03/2018 – MICROSOFT MSFT.O SAYS TO INVEST $30 MLN IN FRANCE OVER 3 YEARS TO HELP DEVELOP ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Al) SECTOR IN FRANCE; 16/05/2018 – National Post: Microsoft planning low-cost Surface tablet line to take on iPad; 25/04/2018 – Kraken Aligned With Canada’s Key Industrial Capabilities; 29/05/2018 – Ziften Enters Netherlands with Microsoft Azure-Powered Endpoint Security Solution; Partners with Microsoft Windows Defender ATP Reseller lnSpark

Cue Financial Group Inc, which manages about $333.03 million and $166.55M US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Jpmorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) by 4,226 shares to 12,806 shares, valued at $1.45M in 2018Q3, according to the filing.

More notable recent Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) news were published by: which released: “Macquarie Upgrades Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) After Beat-and-Raise Quarter – Benzinga” on May 07, 2018, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “Church & Dwight (CHD) Presents At Deutsche Bank dbAccess 2018 Annual Global Consumer Conference – Slideshow – Seeking Alpha” published on June 12, 2018, Investorplace.com published: “7 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy – Investorplace.com” on October 10, 2018. More interesting news about Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) were released by: Fool.com and their article: “Why Church & Dwight Stock Rose 11% Last Month – The Motley Fool” published on December 05, 2018 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Earnings shakeup in household products sector – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: January 23, 2019.

Among 21 analysts covering Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD), 5 have Buy rating, 5 Sell and 11 Hold. Therefore 24% are positive. Church & Dwight has $116 highest and $43 lowest target. $59.94’s average target is -7.31% below currents $64.67 stock price. Church & Dwight had 78 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Market Perform” rating on Friday, November 2 by BMO Capital Markets. Stifel Nicolaus maintained Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) on Friday, September 16 with “Hold” rating. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Monday, July 17 by Oppenheimer. Morgan Stanley maintained the stock with “Underweight” rating in Friday, November 3 report. The stock of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has “Hold” rating given on Friday, October 27 by Oppenheimer. The firm has “Hold” rating by Stifel Nicolaus given on Monday, September 18. The rating was maintained by Oppenheimer with “Hold” on Thursday, August 3. The company was maintained on Friday, October 27 by Jefferies. Bank of America maintained it with “Underperform” rating and $58 target in Thursday, October 4 report. The stock of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has “Neutral” rating given on Friday, November 2 by Citigroup.

Since August 14, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 12 insider sales for $60.66 million activity. Dierker Richard A also sold $5.18M worth of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) on Tuesday, January 8. Vergis Janet S. had sold 15,762 shares worth $1.05 million. The insider Tursi Louis sold $18.03 million. On Monday, August 20 the insider SHEARER ROBERT K sold $966,650. 16,780 shares were sold by KATZ STEVEN J, worth $1.09M. Saligram Ravichandra Krishnamurty had sold 16,000 shares worth $1.07 million on Tuesday, December 11.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.95 in 2018 Q3. Its down 0.03, from 0.98 in 2018Q2. It turned negative, as 34 investors sold CHD shares while 224 reduced holdings. 72 funds opened positions while 173 raised stakes. 197.15 million shares or 3.70% less from 204.72 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Fil Ltd holds 0% or 35 shares in its portfolio. 9,901 are owned by Eagleclaw Cap Managment Lc. Wendell David Inc reported 216,608 shares. Teacher Retirement Systems Of Texas holds 0.31% of its portfolio in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) for 745,632 shares. Gotham Asset Mgmt Ltd Liability Company invested in 0.18% or 215,618 shares. Segall Bryant Hamill Lc holds 88,759 shares. Pnc Fin Serv Gru reported 1.10M shares. California State Teachers Retirement Sys has 401,503 shares. Allsquare Wealth Mngmt Ltd accumulated 100 shares. 3,550 were accumulated by Boys Arnold & Inc. Da Davidson holds 0.1% of its portfolio in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) for 93,780 shares. 8,319 were accumulated by Atria Invs Limited. Barclays Public Ltd Co invested in 251,360 shares or 0.01% of the stock. State Treasurer State Of Michigan owns 73,124 shares. Huntington Natl Bank, a Ohio-based fund reported 291,793 shares.

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Since August 31, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 10 sales for $54.07 million activity. Hood Amy sold $13.09M worth of stock. $4.45 million worth of stock was sold by Hogan Kathleen T on Friday, August 31. Nadella Satya sold $21.70 million worth of stock. 2,000 shares were sold by BROD FRANK H, worth $214,363.

Syntal Capital Partners Llc, which manages about $422.80M and $286.12M US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in World Wrestling Ent (NYSE:WWE) by 7,114 shares to 25,496 shares, valued at $2.47M in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Wisdom Tr China Ex St Owned Ent Fd (CHXF) by 10,009 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 4,377 shares, and cut its stake in Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN).

Among 38 analysts covering Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), 34 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 89% are positive. Microsoft Corporation had 217 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was upgraded on Wednesday, September 2 by Vetr. Canaccord Genuity maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Friday, October 27 report. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Friday, April 27 by Oppenheimer. The stock of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) earned “Buy” rating by Evercore on Friday, December 8. The stock of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, January 25 by Canaccord Genuity. As per Friday, January 26, the company rating was maintained by Cowen & Co. As per Friday, October 21, the company rating was maintained by Nomura. Wedbush maintained the shares of MSFT in report on Thursday, November 29 with “Buy” rating. The stock of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, February 1 by Cowen & Co. On Tuesday, August 22 the stock rating was maintained by Credit Suisse with “Buy”.

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