Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (SYKE) Shares Reduced by Bowling Portfolio Management LLC

Sykes Enterprises (NASDAQ:SYKE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 26th. If $0.28 is reported, SYKE's profit will hit $11.91 million for 26.28 P/E. Sykes Enterprises had a return on equity of 10.80% and a net margin of 2.03%. The stock decreased 0.78% or $0.0351 during the last trading session, reaching $4.4645. It has underperformed by 12.48% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.88 in Q4 2017. Its up 0.22, from 1.39 in 2017Q3. 39 funds opened positions while 72 raised stakes. Kennedy Incorporated holds 0.11% or 196,112 shs in its capital. Manufacturers Life Ins The reported 1,037 shares. 42,900 are held by Intl Sarl. Riverhead Cap Management Ltd Liability invested in 5,406 shares or 0.01% of the stock. Pub Employees Retirement Association Of Colorado stated it has 0.72% in Pfizer Inc. Cornerstone Holdings Limited Liability has invested 0.01% in Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE). Sigma Planning Corp reported 5,500 shares or 0.02% of all its holdings. On Thursday, March 1 Hedley Mary Lynne sold $211,485 worth of Tesaro, Inc. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.05, for a total transaction of $487,342.80. (NYSE:PFE) on Saturday, February 24. 145,532 shares were bought by Viswanathan Ravi, worth $8.35 million on Friday, March 2. Los Angeles Mngmt & Equity Research Inc stated it has 31,516 shares or 0.01% of all its holdings. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 137,628 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $4,328,000 after purchasing an additional 115,928 shares during the last quarter. 6,750 shares valued at $249,750 were sold by MACKENZIE ALEXANDER R on Friday, December 15. Therefore 60% are positive. The company was upgraded on Friday, June 17 by KeyBanc Capital Markets. The stock has "Buy" rating by Jefferies on Thursday, August 3. The firm earned "Buy" rating on Monday, October 9 by SunTrust. The stock has "Buy" rating by Argus Research on Tuesday, November 3. (NASDAQ:SUPN) rating on Wednesday, October 18. As per Wednesday, January 31, the company rating was maintained by Leerink Swann. Suntrust Robinson has "Neutral" rating and $37 target. On Thursday, September 14 the stock rating was maintained by Piper Jaffray with "Buy".

Linscomb & Williams Inc decreased Vanguard Index Fds Extend Mkt Etf (VXF) stake by 4,760 shares to 111,635 valued at $12.47M in 2017Q4.

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides business process outsourcing solutions.The firm is valued at $1.25 billion. The company has market cap of $1.28 billion. Its customer care services include handling billing inquiries and claims, activating customer accounts, resolving complaints, cross-selling/up-selling, and prequalifying and warranty management, as well as providing health information and dispatching roadside assistance. It has a 45.35 P/E ratio. The company's technical support services comprise handling inquiries regarding hardware, software, communications services, communications equipment, Internet access technology, and Internet portal usage; and customer acquisition services focuses around digital marketing, demand generation, and in-bound sales conversion, as well as inbound and outbound up-selling its clients' services and products. Its down 0.10, from 1.27 in 2017Q3. Macquarie Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Sykes Enterprises in the third quarter worth about $124,000. 43 funds opened positions while 83 raised stakes. The firm offers self-invested personal and small self-administered pension schemes, and trustee services; ISA investment and portfolio management services, and structured products; and financial planning services, such as wealth building, trust planning, inheritance tax and estate planning, exit planning, and executive financial planning.

Martingale Asset Management LP increased Sykes Enterprises (SYKE) stake by 30.71% reported in 2017Q4 SEC filing. 78,236 are owned by Millennium Mgmt Limited Liability Company. Federated Investors Pa accumulated 54,035 shares or 0% of the stock. Eqis Management owns 6,851 shares for 0.01% of their portfolio.

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The Washington-based Parametric Port Assocs Lc has invested 0.01% in Urban Outfitters, Inc . ( NASDAQ : URBN ) or 20,000 shares. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of Urban Outfitters during the 4th quarter worth about $110,000.

Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in Sykes Enterprises (NASDAQ:SYKE) by 129.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. $53.40's average target is -28.19% below currents $74.36 stock price. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Tuesday, January 23 by Credit Suisse. Globeflex Cap Limited Partnership holds 0.13% or 15,010 shs in its capital. Ahl Prns Llp accumulated 20,054 shares or 0.01% of the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Therefore 69% are positive. Sykes Enterprises Inc had 2 analyst reports since October 20, 2017 according to SRatingsIntel. Sykes Enterprises now has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $32.00. The company was initiated on Wednesday, January 20 by Barrington Research. Robert W. Baird has "Hold" rating and $29.0 target. The firm has "Sector Perform" rating given on Wednesday, August 26 by RBC Capital Markets.

In taking a look at some additional key numbers, Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NasdaqGS:SYKE) has a current ERP5 Rank of 1667.

Wall Street brokerages predict that Sykes Enterprises (NASDAQ:SYKE) will report earnings per share (EPS) of $0.28 for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports.

Since March 16, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 3 insider sales for $830,399 activity. The insider Pearson David sold $156,250. Also, CFO John Chapman sold 6,000 shares of Sykes Enterprises stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 19th.

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