Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMB – Get Rating) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,970,000 shares, a growth of 24.7% from the April 30th total of 1,580,000 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,240,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO – Get Rating) was downgraded by research analysts at Redburn Partners from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, Briefing.com reports.

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB – Get Rating) Director Theodore Shasta sold 812 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.18, for a total transaction of $169,854.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 15,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,239,779.84. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

HP (NYSE:HPQ – Get Rating) had its target price raised by equities researchers at Citigroup from $38.00 to $40.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Citigroup’s target price indicates a potential upside of 2.99% from the company’s previous close.

PDC Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCE – Get Rating) CEO Barton R. Brookman, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.02, for a total value of $720,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 392,201 shares in the company, valued at $28,246,316.02. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Nikola Co. (NASDAQ:NKLA – Get Rating) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 90,130,000 shares, a growth of 28.9% from the April 30th total of 69,900,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,450,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.7 days. Approximately 36.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Gear Energy Ltd. (TSE:GXE – Get Rating) Director William Henry English sold 7,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$1.62, for a total transaction of C$12,798.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 43,334 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$70,201.08.

Enel (OTCMKTS:ENLAY – Get Rating) had its target price cut by equities research analysts at Barclays from €9.60 ($10.32) to €9.20 ($9.89) in a research report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports.

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV – Get Rating) was downgraded by StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Monday.

Vodafone Group Public (NASDAQ:VOD – Get Rating) was upgraded by StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday.