Hill-Rom (NYSE:HRC) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research

Creative Planning now owns 20,174 shares of the medical technology company's stock valued at $1,700,000 after purchasing an additional 1,287 shares during the last quarter. On Monday, August 21 the insider Wehner David M. sold $2.59 million. Earnings per share (EPS) shows a trader what portion of a company's profit is allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. After having $1.32 EPS previously, Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.'s analysts see -40.91% EPS growth. It has outperformed by 40.77% the S&P500.

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Investors sentiment is 1.16 in Q3 2017. Its the same as in 2017Q2. The institutional investor held 88,780 shares of the medical and dental instruments company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $6.57 million, up from 72,240 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Metropolitan Life Insur Communication Ny owns 308,037 shares for 0.4% of their portfolio.

On 5/6/2016 Hill-Rom announced a Quarterly dividend of $0.17 with an ex dividend date of 6/8/2016 which will be payable on 6/24/2016. (NYSE:HRC) earned "Buy" rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Monday, November 6. Nordea Inv Ab has 0% invested in Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRC) for 3,500 shares. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund holds 24,563 shares or 0.03% of its portfolio. Gateway Advisers Limited Liability reported 28,881 shares or 0.02% of all its holdings. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on shares of Hill-Rom from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 6th. The stock has "Outperform" rating by Raymond James on Wednesday, January 3. With an institutional ownership near 56.54%, it carries an earnings per share ratio of -7.34. Ing Groep Nv holds 1.08% or 327,680 shares in its portfolio. Kennedy Capital Mngmt, a Missouri-based fund reported 169,576 shares. (NASDAQ:FB). Baring Asset Mgmt Ltd, United Kingdom-based fund reported 19,392 shares. Pacad Investment Limited holds 0.02% or 1,300 shares. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Hill-Rom by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Aqr Cap Mngmt Lc has 0.01% invested in Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

Since September 13, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 4 sales for $19.24 million activity. Johnson Paul Sherwood sold 1,000 shares worth $82,990.

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In other news, CEO John J. Greisch sold 100,000 shares of Hill-Rom stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 12th. 6,870 shares valued at $532,301 were sold by FRANK ANDREAS G on Wednesday, September 13.

Analysts await Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRC) earned "Buy" rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Tuesday, January 24. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.18 earnings per share. sell-side analysts expect that Hill-Rom will post 4.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. The outstanding shares for Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.is 65.7, along with a floating outstanding shares of 65.14.

Today, KeyCorp reiterated its Buy rating on Hill-Rom (NYSE:HRC) with a price target of $97.00. Therefore 67% are positive. Morgan Stanley upgraded the shares of HRC in report on Thursday, June 16 to "Overweight" rating. On Tuesday, November 29 the stock rating was upgraded by Robert W. Baird to "Outperform". As per Tuesday, January 16, the company rating was maintained by Needham. Hill-Rom has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $95.38. On Friday, July 22 the stock rating was downgraded by JP Morgan to "Neutral". Robert W. Baird maintained it with "Buy" rating and $20.0 target in Friday, October 27 report. The rating was maintained by KeyBanc Capital Markets with "Overweight" on Monday, November 6. The stock has "Overweight" rating by Barclays Capital on Friday, June 9. Northcoast upgraded Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. The firm has "Hold" rating by Goldman Sachs given on Wednesday, October 25. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Hill-Rom Holdings by 416.9% in the fourth quarter. (NASDAQ:FB) shares were sold by Cox Christopher K. $125,138 worth of Facebook, Inc.

Among 52 analysts covering Apple Inc. Therefore 47% are positive. Apple Inc. had 347 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Friday, September 15 with "Buy". Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) rating on Friday, August 28. Deutsche Bank maintained the shares of SVT in report on Monday, February 1 with "Buy" rating. KeyBanc Capital Markets has "Buy" rating and $97.0 target. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Friday, July 28 by Stifel Nicolaus. Stifel Nicolaus has "Buy" rating and $70 target. The company is focusing on product innovation through research and development. As per Friday, November 3, the company rating was maintained by Citigroup.

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