McKesson (MCK) Lifted to Buy at Jefferies Group

Deerfield Management Company acquired 413,583 shares as Mckesson Corp (MCK)'s stock rose 1.84%. The Whittier Trust Co Of Nevada Inc holds 30,806 shares with $4.73 million value, down from 34,681 last quarter. The company has market cap of $36.84 billion. Ledyard National Bank now owns 1,890 shares of the company's stock valued at $311,000 after buying an additional 690 shares in the last quarter. About 733,195 shares traded. McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) has declined 15.45% since January 27, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 32.15% the S&P500.

Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn Llc decreased Ametek Inc (AME) stake by 7.38% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. The fund purchased 4,908 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $754,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,540,305 shares of the company's stock worth $390,217,000 after acquiring an additional 154,967 shares during the period. The company's stock had a trading volume of 521,283 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,582,524. About 3.79M shares traded. NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) has risen 1.42% since January 27, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 13.79% the S&P500. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. Therefore 52% are positive. McKesson Co. has a 52-week low of $133.82 and a 52-week high of $178.00. The stock's average target of $167.25 is -5.36% below today's ($176.72) share price. Abbvie Inc had 71 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel.

In related news, Chairman John H. Hammergren sold 65,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 14th. The firm has "Buy" rating by Mizuho given on Friday, January 15. The rating was maintained by Mizuho with "Hold" on Tuesday, May 30.

McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) tinted gains of +0.36% (+0.62 points) to US$175.2. The firm earned "Buy" rating on Friday, January 15 by Mizuho. The company was downgraded on Thursday, January 5 by JP Morgan. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $170.00 price target on shares of McKesson in a report on Friday, October 27th. The firm earned "Hold" rating on Tuesday, October 3 by Craig Hallum.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.88 in Q3 2017. Its down 0.15, from 1 in 2017Q2. It dived, as 65 investors sold MCK shares while 296 reduced holdings. 132 funds opened positions while 462 raised stakes. 180.04 million shares or 2.23% more from 176.11 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 2,744 shares of the company's stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Tru Holding has invested 0.13% in McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK). The stock has "Buy" rating by Needham on Tuesday, October 24. (NYSE:ABBV). Qs Lc invested in 318,889 shares or 0.23% of the stock. 25 were accumulated by Qci Asset Management Ny. Recently, analysts have updated the overall rating to 2.44. Driehaus Mngmt Limited Liability stated it has 0.01% in AMETEK, Inc. Qs Ltd Liability Com holds 0.02% or 13,397 shares in its portfolio. Jane Street Gru Limited Com reported 0.02% in AbbVie Inc. 4 analysts recommended Overweight these shares while 1 recommended Underweight, according to FactSet data. Shikiar Asset Mgmt Inc has 6,025 shares for 0.4% of their portfolio. Department Mb Bankshares N A invested in 0.64% or 29,902 shares. The Maryland-based Price T Rowe Assocs Inc Md has invested 0.02% in McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK).

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A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MCK.

Since August 21, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 6 sales for $121.83 million activity. The insider Lampert Erin M sold 900 shares worth $140,089.

Among 22 analysts covering McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), 12 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 9 Hold.

Global Endowment Management Lp decreased Vanguard Bd Index Fd Inc (BND) stake by 30,000 shares to 130,000 valued at $10.66 million in 2017Q3. Nuveen Quality Muncp Income (NAD) was reduced too. (NYSE:AME) to report earnings on February, 6. During the same quarter previous year, the firm posted $3.50 earnings per share. The company reported $3.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.50.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.74 in Q3 2017. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.88%. 56 funds opened positions while 151 raised stakes. (NYSE:POST) for 2,325 shares. Nikko Asset Management Americas reported 700 shares. Atwood And Palmer reported 0.01% of its portfolio in Post Holdings, Inc. State Of Wisconsin Investment Board has 0.41% invested in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM). Wright Invsts Ser invested in 7,628 shares. Manchester Mgmt Limited Liability Com has invested 0.02% in McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK). (NYSE:ABBV) for 42,084 shares. Texas Permanent School Fund has 48,298 shares. (NYSE:AME). Fmr Ltd Liability Company holds 0.11% of its portfolio in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) on Monday, June 6 to "Market Perform" rating. Nadler Fin Gp holds 2,161 shares. Advantus Mngmt stated it has 0.03% in Domino's Pizza, Inc. McKesson Corporation's payout ratio is 5.00%. Therefore 39% are positive. McKesson now has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $178.68. (NYSE:ARW) earned "Buy" rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Monday, July 17. (NYSE:AME) rating on Wednesday, October 28. The stock has "Buy" rating by Goldman Sachs on Wednesday, September 9. The rating was maintained by Mizuho with "Neutral" on Thursday, August 11. The firm has "Equal-Weight" rating given on Thursday, September 14 by Morgan Stanley. BMO Capital Markets reinitiated the stock with "Outperform" rating in Monday, August 24 report. Cowen & Co maintained AbbVie Inc. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Wednesday, January 24 by Jefferies. (NYSE:ABBV) rating on Tuesday, September 5. FBR Capital has "Outperform" rating and $253 target. As per Wednesday, October 28, the company rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets. As per Tuesday, October 3, the company rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus.

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