Weybosset Research & Management Has Lowered Stonemor Partners LP (STON) Position by $1.75 Million as Share Value Declined; Carlyle Group (CG) Share Price Rose While Sol Capital Management Co Has Cut Position by $1.65 Million

August 31, 2017 – By Nellie Frank

Weybosset Research & Management Llc decreased its stake in Stonemor Partners Lp (STON) by 95.51% based on its latest 2016Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Weybosset Research & Management Llc sold 219,151 shares as the company’s stock declined 14.59% while stock markets rallied. The institutional investor held 10,301 shares of the other consumer services company at the end of 2016Q4, valued at $92,000, down from 229,452 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Weybosset Research & Management Llc who had been investing in Stonemor Partners Lp for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $237.85M market cap company. The stock increased 2.92% or $0.19 on August 31, reaching $6.7. About 236,516 shares traded. StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON) has declined 60.92% since August 31, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 77.62% the S&P500.

Christopher Pucillo decreased its stake in Carlyle Group (CG) by 45.37% based on its latest 2016Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Sol Capital Management Co sold 110,000 shares as the company’s stock rose 9.66% with the market. The hedge fund run by Christopher Pucillo held 132,450 shares of the investment managers company at the end of 2016Q4, valued at $2.02M, down from 242,450 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Sol Capital Management Co who had been investing in Carlyle Group for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $6.91B market cap company. The stock decreased 0.24% or $0.05 on August 31, reaching $20.75. About 573,160 shares traded. The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) has risen 10.76% since August 31, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 5.94% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.63 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.50, from 1.13 in 2016Q3. It dived, as 25 investors sold STON shares while 18 reduced holdings. 11 funds opened positions while 16 raised stakes. 5.32 million shares or 23.28% more from 4.32 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Janney Montgomery Scott Ltd Limited Liability Company accumulated 47,957 shares. Cetera Advisor Net Limited Liability Company invested in 0.02% or 35,349 shares. Grp One Trading LP holds 35,777 shares. 18 are held by Barclays Public Limited. Fernwood Mngmt has 0.95% invested in StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON) for 111,145 shares. Us Comml Bank De stated it has 0% in StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON). 64,480 were reported by Salient Capital Advsrs Llc. Cambridge Research Advsr, a Iowa-based fund reported 43,357 shares. Raymond James & Associates accumulated 0.01% or 246,390 shares. Financial Bank Of America De has 0% invested in StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON). 34,701 were reported by Royal Bank Of Canada. 880 were accumulated by Winslow Evans And Crocker Incorporated. First Advsrs Limited Partnership holds 0% of its portfolio in StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON) for 20,073 shares. Vantage Investment Ltd holds 0% or 75 shares. Raymond James Service Advsr Incorporated has 114,707 shares.

Among 2 analysts covering StoneMor Partners L.P (NYSE:STON), 1 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. StoneMor Partners L.P had 6 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was upgraded on Tuesday, August 25 by Raymond James. Wunderlich downgraded the stock to “Hold” rating in Friday, October 28 report. Raymond James upgraded the shares of STON in report on Thursday, November 10 to “Outperform” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, July 21 by Wunderlich. The rating was downgraded by Raymond James to “Mkt Perform” on Friday, October 28. The rating was maintained by Wunderlich on Wednesday, November 9 with “Hold”.

Since March 1, 2017, it had 8 buys, and 0 sales for $54,446 activity. 1,066 shares were bought by HELLMAN ROBERT B JR, worth $9,914 on Thursday, June 1. 486 shares were bought by SHANE WILLIAM ROBERT, worth $4,901 on Wednesday, March 1.

More notable recent StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON) news were published by: Globenewswire.com which released: “StoneMor Partners LP Provides Update on Accounting Review” on July 17, 2017, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “StoneMor Partners: Another Lesson On Dividend Safety” published on November 02, 2016, Globenewswire.com published: “StoneMor Partners LP Announces Quarterly Cash Distribution” on April 28, 2017. More interesting news about StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON) were released by: Globenewswire.com and their article: “StoneMor Partners LP Names Leo Pound Acting Chief Operating Officer” published on April 17, 2017 as well as Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “StoneMor Partners LP Secures Amendment and Waiver to Extend Date of Filing …” with publication date: August 17, 2017.

Weybosset Research & Management Llc, which manages about $189.62M and $142.47M US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Csra Inc by 76,690 shares to 218,580 shares, valued at $6.96 million in 2016Q4, according to the filing.

Among 12 analysts covering Carlyle (NASDAQ:CG), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. Carlyle had 50 analyst reports since July 30, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Credit Suisse maintained The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) rating on Wednesday, June 14. Credit Suisse has “Buy” rating and $2300 target. The stock of The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) earned “Market Perform” rating by Keefe Bruyette & Woods on Thursday, April 28. The rating was downgraded by Credit Suisse on Monday, January 4 to “Neutral”. The stock of The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) has “Equal Weight” rating given on Tuesday, August 11 by Barclays Capital. Citigroup maintained the stock with “Neutral” rating in Tuesday, August 15 report. The rating was maintained by Barclays Capital with “Equal Weight” on Thursday, July 30. The stock of The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, December 20 by Citigroup. Deutsche Bank maintained it with “Hold” rating and $15.0 target in Friday, January 8 report. Keefe Bruyette & Woods maintained The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) on Thursday, June 22 with “Buy” rating. Wood downgraded the stock to “Market Perform” rating in Thursday, April 28 report.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.25 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.20, from 1.05 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 16 investors sold CG shares while 28 reduced holdings. 18 funds opened positions while 37 raised stakes. 31.78 million shares or 10.10% more from 28.87 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Clinton Inc has 0.14% invested in The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) for 159,454 shares. Walleye Trading Limited Liability Company has invested 0.02% in The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG). Peak6 Invs Limited Partnership accumulated 0.01% or 103,454 shares. Susquehanna Limited Liability Partnership accumulated 60,067 shares or 0% of the stock. Fincl Architects holds 0% or 9 shares in its portfolio. Moreover, Bessemer Group Inc Inc has 0% invested in The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG). M&T Bancshares has 23,275 shares. Artemis Investment Mgmt Llp has 1.88 million shares for 0.77% of their portfolio. Focused Wealth Management owns 17,008 shares or 0.11% of their US portfolio. Jpmorgan Chase Co has invested 0% in The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG). Groesbeck Invest Management Nj accumulated 168,555 shares. Bancorporation Of Montreal Can owns 24,051 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Da Davidson And invested 0% of its portfolio in The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG). Bnp Paribas Arbitrage Sa invested in 314 shares or 0% of the stock. Brown Advisory reported 19,650 shares stake.

More recent The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “The Carlyle Group (CG) Q2 2017 Results – Earnings Call Transcript” on August 02, 2017. Also Law360.com published the news titled: “Carlyle Group Scores $84.8M Loan For Calif. Campus” on August 31, 2017. Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “The Carlyle Group LP (CG) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for August 10, 2017” with publication date: August 09, 2017 was also an interesting one.

Since May 3, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 1 sale for $172,747 activity.

Sol Capital Management Co, which manages about $1.79 billion and $332.67 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Vanguard Total International S (VXUS) by 10,150 shares to 23,245 shares, valued at $1.07 million in 2016Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Vanguard Total Stock Mkt (VTI) by 2,700 shares in the quarter, for a total of 20,390 shares, and has risen its stake in Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C).