Usca Ria LLC Buys 3,328 Shares of Comcast (CMCSA)

Usca Ria LLC raised its stake in Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) by 40.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 11,644 shares of the cable giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,328 shares during the quarter. Usca Ria LLC’s holdings in Comcast were worth $398,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CMCSA. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Comcast by 6.3% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 135,451,128 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $4,628,365,000 after acquiring an additional 8,022,739 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Comcast by 0.8% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 53,054,928 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $2,041,312,000 after acquiring an additional 432,491 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Comcast by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 49,255,602 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $1,968,535,000 after acquiring an additional 567,282 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in shares of Comcast by 23.3% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 34,256,110 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $1,318,175,000 after acquiring an additional 6,467,802 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Comcast by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC now owns 33,885,075 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $1,357,097,000 after acquiring an additional 892,457 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.08% of the company’s stock.

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In other news, EVP Arthur R. Block sold 6,358 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.69, for a total value of $214,201.02. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 72,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,451,217.02. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Daniel C. Murdock sold 916 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.20, for a total value of $30,411.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 2,120 shares in the company, valued at $70,384. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,210,111 shares of company stock worth $44,299,007. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Comcast in a report on Wednesday, May 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $38.00 target price for the company. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Macquarie restated a “hold” rating and set a $38.00 target price on shares of Comcast in a report on Sunday, April 29th. Atlantic Securities downgraded Comcast from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 8th. ValuEngine downgraded Comcast from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Finally, TD Securities decreased their target price on Comcast from $51.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and twenty have issued a buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $46.23.

Shares of CMCSA stock opened at $31.88 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $150.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.48, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.19. Comcast has a twelve month low of $30.43 and a twelve month high of $44.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 25th. The cable giant reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.03. Comcast had a return on equity of 16.14% and a net margin of 26.79%. The firm had revenue of $22.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.53 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. equities analysts anticipate that Comcast will post 2.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 3rd will be paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.38%. Comcast’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.89%.

Comcast Company Profile

Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Cable Communications, Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment, and Theme Parks segments. The Cable Communications segment offers video, high-speed Internet, and voice, as well as security and automation services to residential and business customers under the XFINITY brand.

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The Canadian province of Alberta may be willing to buy the Trans Mountain Pipeline system from Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) in order to ensure a pathway to the Pacific Ocean for the province’s vast deposits of oil sands.

On Sunday, Kinder Morgan announced that its Canadian subsidiary, Kinder Morgan Canada, would suspend “non-essential” spending on its planned expansion of the 300,000-barrel-a-day pipeline system to an enlarged capacity of 890,000 barrels a day. The total project cost was recently estimated at C$7.3 billion, and Kinder Morgan said it has already spent about $1.1 billion of that total.

In a comment on the decision, Kinder Morgan Canada CEO and Chair Steve Kean said:

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Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-four brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $25.94.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. US Capital Advisors lowered shares of Plains All American Pipeline from an “overweight” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 9th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $24.00 price objective (up previously from $22.00) on shares of Plains All American Pipeline in a report on Thursday, February 8th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Plains All American Pipeline from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 24th. Seaport Global Securities raised shares of Plains All American Pipeline from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $23.00 to $25.00 in a report on Thursday, February 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $22.00 price objective on shares of Plains All American Pipeline and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th.

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Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PAA. Brookfield Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Plains All American Pipeline by 236.3% in the first quarter. Brookfield Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,103,919 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $200,560,000 after acquiring an additional 6,397,059 shares during the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Plains All American Pipeline by 2,527.0% in the first quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 4,061,452 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $4,061,000 after acquiring an additional 3,906,847 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in Plains All American Pipeline by 71.3% in the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 4,251,747 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $93,666,000 after acquiring an additional 1,769,523 shares during the last quarter. Natixis boosted its stake in Plains All American Pipeline by 539.8% in the first quarter. Natixis now owns 1,722,671 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $37,479,000 after acquiring an additional 1,453,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC bought a new position in Plains All American Pipeline in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,561,000. 46.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shares of Plains All American Pipeline traded down $0.23, hitting $24.62, during mid-day trading on Thursday, according to Marketbeat Ratings. 133,086 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,499,173. The firm has a market cap of $17.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.29, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. Plains All American Pipeline has a twelve month low of $18.38 and a twelve month high of $28.42.

Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 8th. The pipeline company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.38 billion. Plains All American Pipeline had a net margin of 2.50% and a return on equity of 11.09%. The company’s revenue was up 26.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.27 earnings per share. analysts forecast that Plains All American Pipeline will post 1.37 earnings per share for the current year.

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 1st were issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 30th. Plains All American Pipeline’s dividend payout ratio is currently 127.66%.

About Plains All American Pipeline

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation, storage, terminalling, and marketing of crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and natural gas in the United States and Canada. The company operates in three segments: Transportation, Facilities, and Supply and Logistics.

Navios Maritime Acquisition (NNA) Rating Lowered to Sell at ValuEngine

ValuEngine downgraded shares of Navios Maritime Acquisition (NYSE:NNA) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report released on Wednesday.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Navios Maritime Acquisition from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 28th. JPMorgan Chase reaffirmed a neutral rating on shares of Navios Maritime Acquisition in a research note on Friday, January 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $1.63.

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Navios Maritime Acquisition opened at $0.76 on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.22, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.60. Navios Maritime Acquisition has a 12 month low of $0.67 and a 12 month high of $1.65.

Navios Maritime Acquisition (NYSE:NNA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 10th. The shipping company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $40.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $38.68 million. Navios Maritime Acquisition had a negative net margin of 52.11% and a negative return on equity of 8.87%. research analysts anticipate that Navios Maritime Acquisition will post -0.24 EPS for the current year.

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 21st will be paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 20th. Navios Maritime Acquisition’s dividend payout ratio is currently -66.67%.

Navios Maritime Acquisition announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 7th that authorizes the company to repurchase $25.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the shipping company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in Navios Maritime Acquisition by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 369,556 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 82,702 shares in the last quarter. Silver Rock Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Navios Maritime Acquisition by 22.1% during the fourth quarter. Silver Rock Financial LP now owns 750,000 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $833,000 after acquiring an additional 135,737 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in shares of Navios Maritime Acquisition by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 3,985,852 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $4,424,000 after acquiring an additional 90,608 shares in the last quarter. Hosking Partners LLP raised its stake in shares of Navios Maritime Acquisition by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Hosking Partners LLP now owns 1,350,945 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $1,500,000 after acquiring an additional 96,166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Navios Maritime Acquisition during the fourth quarter worth approximately $171,000. 20.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Navios Maritime Acquisition Company Profile

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation provides marine transportation services worldwide. The company owns a fleet of crude oil, refined petroleum product, and chemical tankers. It charters its vessels to oil companies, refiners, and large vessel operators under long, medium, and short term charters.

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