Seaward Management Limited Partnership decreased its stake in Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) by 3.88% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Seaward Management Limited Partnership sold 2,078 shares as the company’s stock declined 7.13% with the market. The institutional investor held 51,415 shares of the health care company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $13.42M, down from 53,493 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Seaward Management Limited Partnership who had been investing in Becton Dickinson & Co for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $65.48B market cap company. The stock decreased 1.68% or $4.16 during the last trading session, reaching $243. About 972,664 shares traded. Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) has risen 8.55% since February 5, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 8.55% the S&P500. Some Historical BDX News: 27/04/2018 – Becton Dickinson Names Patrick Kaltenbach President of Life Sciences Segment; 22/03/2018 – FDA: Becton Dickinson & Company- BD Vacutainer® EDTA Pink Top Tube; Catalog Numbers: 1. 367842 (UDI: 50382903678421); 2. 36789; 26/04/2018 – FDA: Becton Dickinson & Company- BD Vacutainer® Ultra TouchTM Push Button Blood Collection Set 0.6 x 19 mm x 305 mm 23G x ® x; 22/03/2018 – BD Updates Instructions for Use for Certain BD Vacutainer® Blood Collection Tubes; 19/03/2018 – BECTON DICKINSON AND CO – BD INTENDS TO USE PROCEEDS FROM DEAL IN LINE WITH ITS “BROADER CAPITAL ALLOCATION STRATEGY”; 28/04/2018 – FDA: Becton Dickinson & Co.- BD MAX DNA MMK (SPC) For Laboratory Use, catalog no. 442829; 22/03/2018 – BD AWARE OF CONCERNS ABOUT INACCURATE LEAD TEST; 26/04/2018 – FDA: Becton Dickinson & Company- BD Vacutainer® Push Button Blood Collection Set 0.6 x 19 mm x 305 mm 23G x ® x 12 (Catalog n; 19/03/2018 – BECTON DICKINSON AND CO – BD WILL RECEIVE $435 MLN IN CASH; 19/04/2018 – BD Unveils Suite of Diagnostic Informatics and Automation Innovations

Maplelane Capital Llc decreased its stake in Yandex N V (Call) (YNDX) by 41.67% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Maplelane Capital Llc sold 500,000 shares as the company’s stock declined 7.95% with the market. The hedge fund held 700,000 shares of the programming company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $23.02M, down from 1.20 million at the end of the previous reported quarter. Maplelane Capital Llc who had been investing in Yandex N V (Call) for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $11.09B market cap company. The stock decreased 0.20% or $0.07 during the last trading session, reaching $34.19. About 803,921 shares traded. Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) has declined 15.48% since February 5, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 15.48% the S&P500. Some Historical YNDX News: 29/05/2018 – Yandex to Offer Smart Speaker to Compete With Amazon, Google; 29/05/2018 – Yandex Announces Expansion of Alice Intelligent Assistant Ecosystem with new Smart Speaker and Skills Platform; 25/04/2018 – YANDEX 1Q ADJ. EBITDA MARGIN +29%; 25/04/2018 – YANDEX SEES MINOR BOOST TO TAXI BUSINESS FROM 2018 WORLD CUP; 25/04/2018 – Yandex 1Q Rev $464M; 08/05/2018 – Yandex Conference Call Set By Loop Capital Markets for May. 16; 29/05/2018 – Russian tech giant Yandex has unveiled a new smart speaker; 27/04/2018 – Sberbank and Yandex Complete Deal for Yandex.Market Joint Venture; 27/04/2018 – SBERBANK, YANDEX COMPLETED DEAL FOR YANDEX.MARKET JV; 26/04/2018 – YANDEX YNDX.O : JP MORGAN RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $44 FROM $41

Among 21 analysts covering Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX), 14 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Becton Dickinson had 64 analyst reports since August 7, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was maintained by Cowen & Co with “Buy” on Wednesday, September 27. Argus Research maintained the shares of BDX in report on Wednesday, August 19 with “Buy” rating. Jefferies maintained the shares of BDX in report on Thursday, November 9 with “Buy” rating. The rating was maintained by Piper Jaffray with “Buy” on Tuesday, July 18. Morgan Stanley maintained Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) rating on Thursday, October 4. Morgan Stanley has “Equal-Weight” rating and $280 target. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, October 24 by Wells Fargo. On Wednesday, January 2 the stock rating was maintained by Morgan Stanley with “Equal-Weight”. J.P. Morgan upgraded it to “Buy” rating and $27500 target in Thursday, June 21 report. The firm earned “Sector Perform” rating on Friday, August 7 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock has “Equal-Weight” rating by Morgan Stanley on Wednesday, February 7.

More notable recent Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) news were published by: which released: “A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Surge Ahead Of Earnings – Benzinga” on February 05, 2019, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “Becton, Dickinson beats by $0.08, beats on revenue – Seeking Alpha” published on February 05, 2019, published: “12 Stocks To Watch For February 5, 2019 – Benzinga” on February 05, 2019. More interesting news about Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) were released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: “Becton, Dickinson sees FQ1 revenues as high as $4.2B – Seeking Alpha” published on January 17, 2019 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Short list of expected dividend hikes next week – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: November 16, 2018.

Since November 7, 2018, it had 0 buys, and 7 sales for $18.75 million activity. 5,887 Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) shares with value of $1.49M were sold by Borzi James W. On Thursday, November 8 Lim James C sold $1.26 million worth of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) or 5,189 shares. Polen Thomas E Jr sold 5,243 shares worth $1.28M. Shares for $511,328 were sold by Bodner Charles R. On Wednesday, November 14 the insider Mas Ribo Alberto sold $1.07M. $9.96M worth of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) was sold by RING TIMOTHY M on Wednesday, November 7.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.9 in 2018 Q3. Its up 0.02, from 0.88 in 2018Q2. It improved, as 31 investors sold BDX shares while 399 reduced holdings. 111 funds opened positions while 278 raised stakes. 217.26 million shares or 2.22% less from 222.19 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Vontobel Asset Management invested 2.09% in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). Gam Ag has 0.38% invested in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). Aureus Asset Mngmt Limited Liability invested in 3,395 shares. Aqr Cap Limited Liability holds 0.03% of its portfolio in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) for 105,003 shares. Newman Dignan Sheerar reported 1,215 shares stake. One Capital Ltd Llc owns 1,550 shares. Benedict Financial holds 2.33% or 19,941 shares in its portfolio. Hyman Charles D reported 2,970 shares stake. Community Natl Bank Na, New York-based fund reported 4,555 shares. Puzo Michael J invested in 975 shares or 0.1% of the stock. Amalgamated Bank & Trust owns 33,951 shares. Bessemer Gru owns 1.04 million shares or 1.01% of their US portfolio. Princeton Portfolio Strategies Grp Ltd Liability has 3,096 shares. Horizon Invs Limited holds 0.05% of its portfolio in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) for 5,648 shares. First Financial Bank Of Omaha invested 0.33% of its portfolio in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX).

Seaward Management Limited Partnership, which manages about $2.62B and $2.20 billion US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Pnc Finl Svcs Group In Com (NYSE:PNC) by 8,087 shares to 76,559 shares, valued at $10.43 million in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Disney Walt Co Del (NYSE:DIS) by 4,721 shares in the quarter, for a total of 294,438 shares, and has risen its stake in Ebay Inc Com (NASDAQ:EBAY).

More notable recent Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) news were published by: Nasdaq.com which released: “Yandex Demonstrates Self-Driving Car Technologies on the streets of Las Vegas During CES 2019 – Nasdaq” on January 07, 2019, also Nasdaq.com with their article: “Technology Sector Update for 10/29/2018: YNDX, NXPI, TSEM – Nasdaq” published on October 29, 2018, Nasdaq.com published: “Yandex (YNDX) Misses Earnings & Revenue Estimates in Q2 – Nasdaq” on July 31, 2018. More interesting news about Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) were released by: Nasdaq.com and their article: “Technology Sector Update for 10/22/2018: YNDX, EBIX, MSFT, AAPL, IBM, CSCO, GOOG – Nasdaq” published on October 22, 2018 as well as Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “Interesting YNDX Put And Call Options For March 15th – Nasdaq” with publication date: February 04, 2019.

Maplelane Capital Llc, which manages about $1.68B and $3.01 billion US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Alphabet Inc (Call) by 20,000 shares to 140,000 shares, valued at $167.09 million in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Pagseguro Digital Ltd by 89,001 shares in the quarter, for a total of 739,001 shares, and has risen its stake in Intelsat S A (Call) (NYSE:I).

Analysts await Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) to report earnings on February, 21. They expect $0.34 earnings per share, up 25.93% or $0.07 from last year’s $0.27 per share. YNDX’s profit will be $110.29 million for 25.14 P/E if the $0.34 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.28 actual earnings per share reported by Yandex N.V. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 21.43% EPS growth.