Shares in Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU) Purchased by KCS Wealth Advisory

Nepsis Capital Management Inc who had been investing in Baidu Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $90.37B market cap company. Harris Associates L P now owns 9,015,196 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,612,458,000 after acquiring an additional 2,066,614 shares during the last quarter.

KCS Wealth Advisory purchased a new position in Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It has underperformed by 4.68% the S&P500. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Baidu by 53.7% in the second quarter. Callahan Advisors Llc bought 2,780 shares as the company's stock rose 5.26% with the market. The institutional investor purchased 3,145 shares of the information services provider's stock, valued at approximately $737,000. The stock decreased 1.48% or $3.82 during the last trading session, reaching $254.14. AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) has risen 18.80% since January 25, 2017 and is uptrending. Macquarie Research maintained Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) rating on Wednesday, May 11. Veritas Asset Management LLP now owns 3,415,287 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $845,932,000 after acquiring an additional 10,989 shares during the last quarter. BIDU's profit will be $576.39 million for 39.19 P/E if the $1.66 EPS becomes a reality. More interesting news about Baidu, Inc.

Among 24 analysts covering Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), 8 have Buy rating, 4 Sell and 12 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. As per Wednesday, September 9, the company rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank. The firm has "Outperform" rating given on Wednesday, June 22 by Cowen & Co. As per Friday, December 16, the company rating was downgraded by Piper Jaffray. Morgan Stanley has "Overweight" rating and $200 target. Instinet raised shares of Baidu from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $180.00 to $241.00 in a research report on Monday, July 31st. The rating was maintained by JP Morgan on Monday, October 30 with "Neutral". Jefferies Group lowered shares of Baidu from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. The rating was maintained by Jefferies on Friday, October 20 with "Buy". Therefore 46% are positive. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Monday, January 8 by Wells Fargo. The stock of New Jersey Resources Corporation (NYSE:NJR) has "Buy" rating given on Tuesday, August 18 by Zacks. The firm has "Neutral" rating by Janney Capital given on Thursday, March 31. The stock of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE:CP) earned "Hold" rating by Loop Capital on Friday, April 21. (NASDAQ:BIDU) on Tuesday, October 31 with "Outperform" rating. Leerink Swann upgraded the shares of ABC in report on Tuesday, January 17 to "Outperform" rating. As per Monday, November 2, the company rating was maintained by S&P Research. On Thursday, July 27 the stock rating was maintained by Jefferies with "Hold". The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a current ratio of 1.71.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nelson Roberts Inv Ltd stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ:QDEL).

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Turning to Atlassian Corporation Plc (NASDAQ:TEAM), its shares were trading at $52.77 a retreat of $-1.16, on the trading floor. Washington-based Washington Trust Bankshares has invested 0.28% in Citigroup Inc. Parametric Port Assocs Ltd Liability Corp holds 0% or 102,756 shares. Quantbot Tech Lp holds 0.35% or 49,733 shares in its portfolio. Credit Suisse Ag, Switzerland-based fund reported 35,015 shares. They expect $1.46 EPS, up 16.80% or $0.21 from last year's $1.25 per share. Quantitative Systematic Strategies Ltd Limited Liability Company holds 19,031 shares. (NYSE:C). 70,725 were accumulated by Skylands Capital Ltd Company. Veritas Asset Management LLP boosted its stake in Baidu by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. (NYSE:LOW) by 3,935 shares to 278,114 shares, valued at $22.39M in 2017Q3, according to the filing.

Since December 14, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 1 insider sale for $2.11 million activity.

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