Ascend Capital Has Upped Its Crown Holdings (CCK) Holding by $35.12 Million; Private Advisor Group Decreased Position in Autozone (AZO) by $2.79 Million as Share Price Rose

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Private Advisor Group Llc decreased its stake in Autozone Inc (AZO) by 81.81% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Private Advisor Group Llc sold 3,599 shares as the company’s stock rose 15.80% while stock markets declined. The institutional investor held 800 shares of the consumer services company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $621,000, down from 4,399 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Private Advisor Group Llc who had been investing in Autozone Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $22.99 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 2.47% or $23.07 during the last trading session, reaching $911.93. About 430,636 shares traded or 20.21% up from the average. AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) has risen 26.13% since February 28, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 26.13% the S&P500. Some Historical AZO News: 21/04/2018 – DJ AutoZone Inc, Inst Holders, 1Q 2018 (AZO); 22/05/2018 – AutoZone, Toll Brothers and Kohl’s are among the major companies expected to release their latest figures before the opening bell; 15/05/2018 – AUTOZONE INC – ANNOUNCED APPOINTMENT OF GALE V. KING AND JILL SOLTAU TO AUTOZONE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; 15/05/2018 – Alyeska Adds Philip Morris, Exits GE, Cuts AutoZone: 13F; 22/05/2018 – AUTOZONE INC – DOMESTIC SAME STORE SALES, OR SALES FOR STORES OPEN AT LEAST ONE YEAR, INCREASED 0.6% FOR QUARTER; 15/05/2018 – AutoZone Appoints New Bd Members; 31/03/2018 – Cal EMA Spills: SPILL Report – Auto Zone – 03/31/2018 10:54 AM; 22/05/2018 – AutoZone 3Q EPS $13.42; 19/03/2018 TVPage Launches lnfluencer Video Affiliate Marketing at Shoptalk 2018; 17/05/2018 – Consolidated Research: 2018 Summary Expectations for Virtusa, AutoZone, Healthcare Services Group, Vmware, Donnelley Financial

Ascend Capital Llc increased its stake in Crown Holdings Inc (CCK) by 107% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Ascend Capital Llc bought 747,197 shares as the company’s stock rose 6.81% while stock markets declined. The hedge fund held 1.45M shares of the consumer durables company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $69.39 million, up from 698,331 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Ascend Capital Llc who had been investing in Crown Holdings Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $7.37 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.04% or $0.02 during the last trading session, reaching $54.51. About 950,078 shares traded. Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) has declined 20.30% since February 28, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 20.30% the S&P500. Some Historical CCK News: 23/04/2018 – DJ Crown Holdings Inc, Inst Holders, 1Q 2018 (CCK); 18/04/2018 – CROWN HOLDINGS INC CCK.N SEES FY 2018 ADJUSTED SHR $5.35 TO $5.55; 25/05/2018 – Hartford MidCap Value Adds FMC Corp, Exits Crown Holdings; 18/04/2018 – CROWN HOLDINGS INC CCK.N FY2018 SHR VIEW $4.42 — THOMSON REUTERS l/B/E/S; 24/04/2018 – North America Aerosol Cans Market Forecast to 2023, With Ball Corporation, Crown Holdings, BWAY Corporation, Exal Corporation & CCL Container Leading The Market – ResearchAndMarkets.com; 11/05/2018 – Mondrian Adds Tetra Tech, Exits Crown Holdings: 13F; 18/04/2018 – CROWN HOLDINGS SEES 2Q ADJ EPS $1.55 TO $1.65, EST. $1.21; 18/04/2018 – Crown Holdings Sees FY18 Adj EPS $5.35-Adj EPS $5.55; 18/04/2018 – Crown Holdings Sees 2Q Adj EPS $1.55-Adj EPS $1.65; 23/04/2018 – Crown Holdings Closes Below 50-Day Moving Average: Technicals

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.83 in Q3 2018. Its down 0.14, from 0.97 in 2018Q2. It turned negative, as 46 investors sold AZO shares while 183 reduced holdings. 66 funds opened positions while 123 raised stakes. 22.60 million shares or 3.88% less from 23.51 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. 2,471 were reported by King Luther Capital. Highland Mngmt Limited Liability Com holds 434 shares or 0.02% of its portfolio. Trust Co Of Vermont holds 520 shares. Sumitomo Mitsui Tru Hldg holds 0.08% in AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) or 92,471 shares. 13,764 are held by Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale. Fifth Third Savings Bank accumulated 1,166 shares. Jpmorgan Chase And Com holds 2.03 million shares. Delta Asset Ltd Company Tn holds 0.07% in AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) or 664 shares. Oregon Pub Employees Retirement Fund owns 2,912 shares. Truepoint stated it has 0.02% in AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO). Carderock Mgmt Inc invested in 740 shares or 0.23% of the stock. Gulf Bank (Uk) Ltd holds 8,972 shares. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft Fi has invested 0% in AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO). 165 were accumulated by Amica Retiree Tru. 3,735 were reported by Cibc Ww Inc.

Private Advisor Group Llc, which manages about $5.58B and $4.88B US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Invesco Exch Trd Slf Idx Fd by 75,050 shares to 107,317 shares, valued at $2.26M in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Brookfield Infrast Partners (NYSE:BIP) by 10,450 shares in the quarter, for a total of 25,861 shares, and has risen its stake in Cvs Health Corp (NYSE:CVS).

Since September 20, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 13 sales for $97.15 million activity. The insider MCKENNA WILLIAM ANDREW sold $2.24 million. 21,000 shares valued at $17.74M were sold by GRIFFIN RONALD B on Monday, December 17. Graves William W also sold $14.67 million worth of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) on Thursday, September 27. PLEAS CHARLES III had sold 9,500 shares worth $7.22 million on Thursday, September 20. Smith Richard Craig sold $1.26 million worth of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) on Thursday, January 17. Halsell Rodney C. had sold 5,387 shares worth $4.05 million on Friday, November 2.

More notable recent AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Stocks To Watch: Food For Thought – Seeking Alpha” on February 23, 2019, also with their article: “Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: American Airlines, ADM, BB&T, Cimarex, CRISPR, Editas, Grubhub, Kroger, NXP, Twitter, Walmart and More – 24/7 Wall St.” published on February 08, 2019, Investorplace.com published: “10 Cold Weather Stocks to Heat Up Your Returns – Investorplace.com” on February 01, 2019. More interesting news about AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) were released by: Streetinsider.com and their article: “Pre-Open Stock Movers 02/26: (HTZ) (EVER) (MNK) Higher; (AMR) (CAT) (TSLA) Lower (more…) – StreetInsider.com” published on February 26, 2019 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “BAML dissects late start to tax filing season – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: February 26, 2019.

More recent Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) news were published by: which released: “Earnings Scheduled For February 6, 2019 – Benzinga” on February 06, 2019. Also Fool.com published the news titled: “Crown Holdings Inc (CCK) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript – Motley Fool” on February 07, 2019. Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “Report: Exploring Fundamental Drivers Behind Qorvo, Crown, Gogo, Baytex Energy, Expedia Group, and Silvercorp Metals — New Horizons, Emerging Trends, and Upcoming Developments – Nasdaq” with publication date: January 30, 2019 was also an interesting one.

Ascend Capital Llc, which manages about $4.98B and $1.99 billion US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Logmein Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM) by 51,797 shares to 70,130 shares, valued at $6.25M in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Imperva Inc (NYSE:IMPV) by 8,301 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 105,998 shares, and cut its stake in Godaddy Inc.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.28 in 2018 Q3. Its up 0.58, from 0.7 in 2018Q2. It is positive, as 27 investors sold CCK shares while 88 reduced holdings. 57 funds opened positions while 90 raised stakes. 143.19 million shares or 14.79% more from 124.75 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Comerica Natl Bank has invested 0.01% in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK). Prudential Financial Inc has 0% invested in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK). Piedmont Inv Advisors Inc holds 0.02% or 9,357 shares in its portfolio. Westpac Bk Corp holds 10,481 shares. Barnett & Commerce has invested 0.14% in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK). Asset Mgmt One invested in 213,880 shares. Goldentree Asset Mgmt LP reported 344,090 shares or 1.05% of all its holdings. Nomura Asset Ltd owns 21,492 shares. James Invest reported 19,810 shares. Moreover, Bb&T Corp has 0.01% invested in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK). Thrivent For Lutherans owns 0% invested in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) for 28,591 shares. Private Mngmt Gp Incorporated has 2.05% invested in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK). 428,733 are owned by Swiss Fincl Bank. Scotia Cap Inc holds 0.03% of its portfolio in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) for 52,857 shares. -based Avenir has invested 2.34% in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK).

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