Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) 2016 Q4 Sentiment

August 16, 2017 – By Adrian Erickson

Sentiment for Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS)

Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) institutional sentiment increased to 0.93 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.07, from 0.86 in 2016Q3. The ratio improved, as 66 investment professionals started new or increased positions, while 71 reduced and sold their positions in Bristow Group Inc. The investment professionals in our partner’s database now possess: 37.53 million shares, down from 41.62 million shares in 2016Q3. Also, the number of investment professionals holding Bristow Group Inc in their top 10 positions was flat from 2 to 2 for the same number . Sold All: 28 Reduced: 43 Increased: 39 New Position: 27.

Bristow Group Inc. is an industrial aviation services well-known provider and helicopter service well-known provider to the offshore energy industry. The company has market cap of $263.55 million. The Industrial Aviation Services segment’s activities are conducted primarily through four regions: Europe Caspian, Africa, Americas and Asia Pacific. It currently has negative earnings. The Europe Caspian region consists of all its activities and affiliates in Europe and Central Asia, including Norway, the United Kingdom and Turkmenistan.

About 243,580 shares traded. Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) has risen 0.93% since August 16, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 15.77% the S&P500.

Caledonia Investments Plc holds 17.86% of its portfolio in Bristow Group Inc for 2.82 million shares. Ariel Investments Llc owns 9.79 million shares or 2.37% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Energy Opportunities Capital Management Llc has 0.52% invested in the company for 96,525 shares. The Massachusetts-based Covalent Partners Llc has invested 0.32% in the stock. D.A. Davidson & Co., a Montana-based fund reported 243,452 shares.#img1#

Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) Ratings Coverage

Ratings analysis reveals 13% of Bristow Group’s analysts are positive. Out of 8 Wall Street analysts rating Bristow Group, 1 give it “Buy”, 0 “Sell” rating, while 7 recommend “Hold”. The lowest target is $700 while the high is $52. The stock’s average target of $23.88 is 220.11% above today’s ($7.46) share price. BRS was included in 26 notes of analysts from August 7, 2015. The firm earned “Market Perform” rating on Friday, December 18 by William Blair. The company was initiated on Monday, December 7 by Suntrust Robinson. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Cowen & Co given on Tuesday, February 16. Cowen & Co maintained the stock with “Outperform” rating in Thursday, September 1 report. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Oppenheimer given on Monday, November 9. The company was downgraded on Tuesday, August 16 by Capital One. As per Friday, May 26, the company rating was downgraded by Cowen & Co. Credit Suisse maintained it with “Neutral” rating and $50 target in Friday, August 7 report. Credit Suisse maintained Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) on Tuesday, February 9 with “Neutral” rating. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, September 15 by Oppenheimer.

More recent Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) news were published by: Prnewswire.com which released: “Bristow Group Announces Suspension Of Quarterly Dividend” on August 03, 2017. Also Prnewswire.com published the news titled: “Bristow Group Announces Fiscal Year 2018 First Quarter Earnings Release and …” on July 14, 2017. Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “Bristow Group Inc (BRS) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for June 05, 2017” with publication date: June 02, 2017 was also an interesting one.