Here’s Why These Five Stocks Are Trending Today

Crude futures are 1.5% in the red today as the traders factor in future Federal Reserve interest rate hikes into the commodity’s price. The three main indexes, meanwhile, are modestly higher as investors remain optimistic about the U.S. economy.

In this article, we find out why five stocks, T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS), Square Inc (NYSE:SQ), KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY), Statoil ASA (ADR) (NYSE:STO), and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), are trending today. Moreover, we are going to assess the hedge fund sentiment towards these stocks based on the data from the latest 13F filings.

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T-Mobile Gets the Thumbs Up 

Analysts at Wells Fargo Securities upgraded uncarrier T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) to ‘Outperform’ from ‘Market Perform’, citing T-Mobile’s substantial rise in anticipated free cash flow in late 2016 and 2017. The analysts have a $54 price target, giving the telecom an additional 17% upside from current levels. Due to its give-the-consumers-more strategy, T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) has rapidly grown its subscriber base and stock price. Shares are up 17% year-to-date. Among the investors in our database holding shares of T-Mobile was Andreas Halvorsen‘s Viking Global, which more than quadrupled its position to almost 14 million shares during the second quarter.

Analyst: Square Upside Limited  

BTIG analysts don’t see much upside left in Jack Dorsey’s other company, Square Inc (NYSE:SQ). After its near 40% surge since late June, BTIG analysts downgraded Square to ‘Neutral’ from ‘Buy’ and said that the stock is more ‘fairly valued’ at current levels. Smart money activity in Square Inc (NYSE:SQ) has been relatively stable, as 16 funds tracked by us owned shares of Square Inc (NYSE:SQ) at the end of the second quarter, compared to 14 funds a quarter earlier.

On the next page, we find out why traders are talking about KeyCorp, Statoil ASA (ADR), and General Electric Company.