BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) Shorts Rose By 50.52% As Of Mar 13, 2019

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Big Money Sentiment decreased to 1.02 in 2018 Q4. It has change of 0.03, from 2018Q3’s 1.05. The ratio worsened due to BB&T Corporation positioning: 50 sold and 297 reduced. 101 funds acquired holdings and 254 increased holdings. Investors holded 477.03 million in 2018Q3 but now own 479.70 million shares or 0.56% more.
Btim owns 823,975 shs. Bridgewater Assocs Ltd Partnership holds 0.02% or 38,086 shs in its capital. Cypress Cap Limited Liability holds 200,416 shs. Prudential has invested 0.12% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd invested 0.03% of its capital in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). 1St Source Financial Bank holds 5,327 shs. Parallax Volatility Advisers Limited Partnership stated it has 181,440 shs. Fil Limited reported 7 shs. Sector Pension Inv Board invested in 0.01% or 39,969 shs. Palladium Partners Limited Liability accumulated 0.5% or 143,209 shs. Cypress Capital Limited Liability Co (Wy) holds 300 shs or 0.02% of its capital. Willis Invest Counsel owns 441,232 shs for 1.42% of their capital. Arbor Advsrs Ltd Com holds 77,677 shs. Huntington State Bank owns 154,133 shs. Bartlett And Company Ltd Liability has invested 0.02% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT).

BB&T Corporation registered $196,013 net activity with 2 insider purchases and 3 selling transactions since October 31, 2018. Shares for $141,790 were sold by QUBEIN NIDO R on Wednesday, November 7. On Wednesday, October 31 a trade for 611 shs valued at $30,245 was made by HENRY I. PATRICIA.

It was noted an increase on BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT)’s shares shorted with 50.52%. In March was issued BBT’s total 13.94 million shares shorted by FINRA. Previously was reported up change of 50.52% from 9.26 million shares. BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) has 7.83 million shares average volume. It’ll cost 2 days for BBT to recover its former position. 1.83% is BB&T Corporation float short.

Ticker’s shares touched $50 during the last trading session after 0.85% change.Currently BB&T Corporation is downtrending after 3.74% change in last March 13, 2018. BBT has 4.86M shares volume. The stock underperformed the S&P500 by 8.11%.

BB&T Corporation operates as a financial holding firm that provides various banking and trust services for small and mid-size businesses, public agencies, local governments, and individuals.The company has $38.18 billion market cap. It operates in six divisions: Community Banking, Residential Mortgage Banking, Dealer Financial Services, Specialized Lending, Insurance Services, and Financial Services.The P/E ratio is 12.79. The companyÂ’s deposit products include noninterest-bearing checking, interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts.

BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) Ratings Coverage

In total 5 analysts cover BB\u0026T (NYSE:BBT). “Buy” rating has 2, “Sell” are 0, while 3 are “Hold”. (NYSE:BBT) has 40% bullish analysts. 12 are the (NYSE:BBT)’s ratings reports on Mar 13, 2019 according to StockzIntelligence Inc. On Friday, February 8 Bank of America upgraded BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) to “Buy” rating. On Monday, February 11 the stock of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) earned “Outperform” rating by BMO Capital Markets. On Thursday, January 10 Bank of America downgraded the shares of BBT in report to “Underperform” rating. On Monday, March 11 the firm earned “Hold” rating by Morgan Stanley. On Monday, March 4 the stock of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) earned “Hold” rating by UBS. On Friday, January 25 the firm earned “Hold” rating by Deutsche Bank. The stock rating was maintained by BMO Capital Markets with “Outperform” on Friday, October 19.

For more BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) news released briefly go to: Bizjournals.com, Fool.com, Bizjournals.com, Benzinga.com or Benzinga.com. The titles are as follows: “Mapping which BB&T, SunTrust branches in Greater Baltimore might close – Baltimore Business Journal” released on February 20, 2019, “This Regional Bank Could Win From BB&T and SunTrust’s Merger – The Motley Fool” on February 17, 2019, “(SLIDESHOW) Timeline of BB&T/SunTrust deal: It all started back in August – Triad Business Journal” with a publish date: March 11, 2019, “Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI), BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) – Shutdown Avoided? Stocks Get Early Boost With Activision Blizzard Earnings Later – Benzinga” and the last “Albany International Corporation (NYSE:AIN), BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) – Quantamize’s Top February Long And Short Ideas For Small And Mid Caps – Benzinga” with publication date: February 19, 2019.

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