As Disney Walt Co (DIS) Market Valuation Rose, Alethea Capital Management Has Increased Its Position; Pinnacle Holdings Has Boosted Its Position in Williams Companies (WMB) as Stock Price Declined

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Alethea Capital Management Llc increased its stake in Disney Walt Co (DIS) by 450.1% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Alethea Capital Management Llc bought 4,501 shares as the company’s stock rose 1.07% while stock markets declined. The institutional investor held 5,501 shares of the television services company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $643,000, up from 1,000 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Alethea Capital Management Llc who had been investing in Disney Walt Co for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $166.23 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.50% or $0.56 during the last trading session, reaching $111.51. About 6.40 million shares traded. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has risen 6.27% since February 9, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 6.27% the S&P500. Some Historical DIS News: 06/03/2018 – Magical and Not-so-Magical Moments in Disney’s Adults-Mostly, Artificial Paradise; 07/05/2018 – Bigger Than Disney: Universal Beijing Park’s Construction Budget Doubles; 08/05/2018 – Report on Business: Comcast prepares all-cash bid to gate-crash Disney-Fox deal; 30/05/2018 – Michael Jackson’s estate sues ABC for copyright infringement; 09/05/2018 – “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer pushes back on the market’s reaction to Disney expanding its ESPN offerings and Walmart taking a majority stake in Flipkart; 01/05/2018 – Disney says the food channel will uphold the same health standards that the company previously imposed on advertisers; 14/03/2018 – Disney reorganizes businesses, creates direct-to-consumer unit; 14/03/2018 – THE WALT DISNEY CO REORGANIZES BUSINESSES INTO FOUR SEGMENTS; 08/05/2018 – WALT DISNEY CO DIS.N – “; 15/03/2018 – Casio, Little Kids Rock And Disney/Own Star Roshon Fegan Deliver Musical Surprise To Hundreds Of Middle School Students

Pinnacle Holdings Llc increased its stake in Williams Companies (WMB) by 169.14% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Pinnacle Holdings Llc bought 138,883 shares as the company’s stock declined 15.57% with the market. The hedge fund held 220,995 shares of the public utilities company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $6.01B, up from 82,112 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Pinnacle Holdings Llc who had been investing in Williams Companies for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $32.54B market cap company. The stock increased 0.75% or $0.2 during the last trading session, reaching $26.88. About 7.76 million shares traded. The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) has declined 15.42% since February 9, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 15.42% the S&P500. Some Historical WMB News: 17/05/2018 – WeissLaw LLP Investigates Williams Partners L.P. Acquisition; 16/03/2018 – Williams and Williams Partners Statement on FERC Income Tax Policy Revision; 17/05/2018 – WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC – WILLIAMS WILL ACQUIRE ALL OF 256.0 MLN PUBLIC OUTSTANDING UNITS OF WILLIAMS PARTNERS; 17/05/2018 – WILLIAMS: PACT TO BUY ALL PUBLIC EQUITY OF WILLIAMS PARTNERS; 07/03/2018 CERAWEEK-Energy Transfer Partners exploring ‘partial’ shift to c-corp – CEO; 15/03/2018 – U.S. takes more time to decide on New York denial for Constitution natgas pipe; 12/04/2018 – Williams Partners Seeks FERC Approval for Southeastern Trail Expansion Project to Serve Growing Demand for Natural Gas in Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S; 03/05/2018 – WILLIAMS CEO: FERC TAX POLICY TO BE DISCUSSED AT ANALYST DAY; 17/05/2018 – WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC – TRANSACTION IS VALUED AT $10.5 BLN; 03/05/2018 – WILLIAMS SAYS FERC’S TAX CHANGE PLAN ‘NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR’

Since September 4, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 15 insider sales for $11.24 million activity. The insider BRAVERMAN ALAN N sold $124,178. The insider IGER ROBERT A sold $5.73 million. Parker Mary Jayne sold $3.44M worth of stock.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.27 in 2018 Q3. Its up 0.04, from 1.23 in 2018Q2. It is positive, as 61 investors sold DIS shares while 549 reduced holdings. 149 funds opened positions while 628 raised stakes. 890.89 million shares or 8.78% less from 976.63 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Coho Partners Limited has 3,029 shares. Chem Commercial Bank accumulated 71,372 shares or 0.86% of the stock. Taurus Asset Limited holds 4.93% in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) or 312,196 shares. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc holds 2,015 shares. Myriad Asset holds 200,000 shares. Johnson Invest Counsel stated it has 0.47% in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). Peregrine Asset Advisers owns 0.15% invested in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) for 2,784 shares. Lipe Dalton owns 2,400 shares. Oregon Employees Retirement Fund holds 357,546 shares or 0.58% of its portfolio. Carderock Mgmt Inc reported 1,796 shares. Prudential Public holds 1.05 million shares. Flossbach Von Storch Ag reported 51,000 shares. Lynch Associates In reported 1.55% of its portfolio in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). Middleton And Incorporated Ma invested in 0.45% or 24,690 shares. Riverpark Advsrs Ltd Liability Co has invested 0.62% in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS).

More notable recent The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) news were published by: Bizjournals.com which released: “This Disney patent aims to wow you with more daring animatronic acrobatics – Orlando Business Journal” on January 29, 2019, also Fool.com with their article: “Is Disney World Raising Ticket Prices Tomorrow? – Motley Fool” published on February 09, 2019, Bizjournals.com published: “Disney (NYSE: DIS) crews move dirt in Magic Kingdom for future Tron coaster – Orlando Business Journal – Orlando Business Journal” on January 11, 2019. More interesting news about The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) were released by: and their article: “Imperial Capital Upgrades Disney (NYSE:DIS) On ‘Distinct’ 2020 Catalysts – Benzinga” published on November 27, 2018 as well as ‘s news article titled: “Cramer Breaks Down Investing In Streaming Video: Content Is King (NYSE:DIS)(NASDAQ:ROKU)(NYSE:WWE) – Benzinga” with publication date: January 29, 2019.

Among 40 analysts covering The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), 25 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 13 Hold. Therefore 63% are positive. The Walt Disney Company had 167 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Macquarie Research downgraded the shares of DIS in report on Wednesday, May 17 to “Neutral” rating. The company was downgraded on Wednesday, July 20 by Stifel Nicolaus. BMO Capital Markets maintained it with “Sell” rating and $9500 target in Thursday, July 13 report. Macquarie Research upgraded the stock to “Outperform” rating in Tuesday, January 2 report. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Wednesday, August 5 by FBR Capital. BMO Capital Markets maintained The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) rating on Wednesday, August 8. BMO Capital Markets has “Market Perform” rating and $110 target. The rating was downgraded by Bernstein on Thursday, August 20 to “Market Perform”. BMO Capital Markets maintained the shares of DIS in report on Thursday, February 7 with “Market Perform” rating. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Wednesday, August 9 by Credit Suisse. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Thursday, January 14 by Drexel Hamilton.

Investors sentiment increased to 3.56 in Q3 2018. Its up 2.30, from 1.26 in 2018Q2. It is positive, as 27 investors sold WMB shares while 100 reduced holdings. 131 funds opened positions while 321 raised stakes. 2.12 billion shares or 205.40% more from 693.72 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Exane Derivatives holds 0% in The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) or 1,017 shares. Apg Asset Mgmt Nv reported 0.05% stake. Schroder Invest Group invested 0% of its portfolio in The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB). Oakbrook Lc holds 0.11% of its portfolio in The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) for 69,800 shares. Jpmorgan Chase invested in 22.96 million shares. Amg Trust State Bank, a Colorado-based fund reported 14,093 shares. Adage Cap Prtnrs Grp Ltd Liability holds 3.24M shares or 0.2% of its portfolio. Prudential Public Ltd Company holds 107,568 shares. Novare Cap Mngmt has 0.09% invested in The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) for 20,000 shares. Webster Bancorporation N A stated it has 600 shares. Robertson Opportunity Lc holds 5.11% in The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) or 320,680 shares. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo And Ltd holds 0.02% or 114,549 shares. 29,611 were accumulated by Perkins Coie. 1,000 were reported by Ima Wealth Inc. 301,107 are owned by Moors & Cabot.

Since November 2, 2018, it had 5 buys, and 1 sale for $807,659 activity. 2,500 shares were bought by Dunn Micheal G., worth $63,842 on Friday, November 2. 10,000 shares were bought by CHANDLER JOHN D, worth $259,422. 9,760 shares were sold by Cooper Kathleen B, worth $249,856. $64,218 worth of stock was bought by Zamarin Chad J. on Tuesday, November 6. Wilson Terrance Lane also bought $25,750 worth of The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) on Friday, November 2.

Among 24 analysts covering Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE:WMB), 19 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 79% are positive. Williams Companies Inc. had 70 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Wednesday, May 11 by Bernstein. The firm has “Buy” rating by UBS given on Tuesday, August 2. The stock of The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) has “Buy” rating given on Monday, June 5 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock of The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) earned “Neutral” rating by Citigroup on Friday, July 22. Wells Fargo maintained it with “Outperform” rating and $34 target in Thursday, September 13 report. Jefferies maintained the shares of WMB in report on Friday, January 12 with “Buy” rating. The company was maintained on Friday, August 10 by UBS. The firm has “Overweight” rating given on Friday, November 17 by Morgan Stanley. The firm has “Market Perform” rating given on Friday, May 6 by Raymond James. RBC Capital Markets maintained the shares of WMB in report on Wednesday, January 11 with “Outperform” rating.

Pinnacle Holdings Llc, which manages about $720.48M and $289.60B US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Macquarie Infrastructure (Prn) by 25,000 shares to 2.01 million shares, valued at $1.81B in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Oneok (NYSE:OKE) by 2,822 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 78,907 shares, and cut its stake in Andeavor Logistics.

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