BB&T Corp’s Sentiment

In Q4 2018 BB&T Corp (NYSE:BBT) big money sentiment decreased to 1.02, according to SEC filings. That’s down -0.03, from 2018Q3’s 1.05. 355 active investment managers increased and started new holdings, while 347 reduced and sold their stock positions in BB&T Corp so the sentiment fall. Funds own 479.70 million shares, up from 477.03 million shares in 2018Q3. Funds holding BB&T Corp in top 10 changed to 12 from 11 for an increase of 1. In total 50 funds closed positions, 297 reduced and 254 increased. Also 101 funds bought new BB&T Corp stakes.

Most BB&T Corp Shareholders

As of Q4 2018 Montgomery Investment Management Inc has 11.98% invested in BB&T Corp. As of Q4 2018, 92,658 shares of BB&T Corp are owned by Cordasco Financial Network. Also, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. reported 8.49 million shares in BB&T Corp equivalent to 3.93% of its portfolio. Mcrae Capital Management Inc revealed 170,554 shares position in BB&T Corp. The Pennsylvania-based fund Wheatland Advisors Inc holds 90,836 shares or 3.44% of their portfolio.

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 firm is valued at $37.11 billion. It operates in six divisions: Community Banking, Residential Mortgage Banking, Dealer Financial Services, Specialized Lending, Insurance Services, and Financial Services.12.43 is the P/E ratio. 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.

Ticker’s shares touched $48.59 during the last trading session after 1.36% change.BB&T Corporation has volume of 3.64M shares. Since April 16, 2018 BBT has declined 3.74% and is downtrending. BBT underperformed by 8.11% the S&P500.

On April, 18 before the open. Investors expect BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) to reveal its quarterly earnings, Zacks reports. The EPS diference is $0.06 or 6.19 % up from last years number. Previous year: $0.97; Analysts forcast: $1.03. BBT’s profit could hit $786.73 million if the current EPS of $1.03 is accurate. After $1.05 EPS was reported previous quarter, analysts now see negative EPS growth of -1.90 % for BB&T Corporation.

Calamos Advisors Ltd Company owns 143,387 shs for 0.04% of their capital. Bragg Fincl has 51,830 shs. Ibm Retirement Fund reported 11,707 shs. Bb&T Ltd Liability Corporation has invested 0.19% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). 7,078 are owned by Wealthtrust Axiom Ltd Liability Corporation. 5,327 are held by 1St Source Bancshares. California State Teachers Retirement Systems has 1.31M shs. Bbva Compass Bancshares Inc invested 0.03% of its capital in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). Amica Pension Fund Board Of Trustees, a Rhode Island-based fund reported 23,600 shs. Sumitomo Life Insur Com reported 62,056 shs. Westpac Corp invested in 52,771 shs or 0% of the stock. Cordasco Finance Networks reported 4.57% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). Hartford Mgmt holds 0.09% of its capital in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) for 5,673 shs. North Point Portfolio Managers Oh holds 2.43% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) or 253,841 shs. Burke And Herbert National Bank And holds 0.29% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) or 6,746 shs.

BB&T Corporation had 3 sales and 2 insider purchases since October 31, 2018. This’s net activity of $196,013. Shares for $199,747 were bought by Graney Patrick C III on Thursday, December 6. 2,825 shs were sold by QUBEIN NIDO R, worth $141,790 on Wednesday, November 7.

BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) Ratings Coverage

Total analysts of 4 have positions in BB\u0026T (NYSE:BBT) as follows: 2 rated it a “Buy”, 0 with “Sell” and 2 with “Hold”. The positive are 50%. Since October 19, 2018 according to StockzIntelligence Inc BB\u0026T has 14 analyst reports. On Monday, March 4 the stock has “Hold” rating by UBS. On Friday, February 8 Bank of America upgraded the shares of BBT in report to “Buy” rating. On Thursday, January 10 the stock has “Underperform” rating by Bank of America. On Friday, January 25 Deutsche Bank downgraded the shares of BBT in report to “Hold” rating. On Monday, February 11 BMO Capital Markets maintained BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) with “Outperform” rating. On Monday, March 11 Morgan Stanley maintained the shares of BBT in report with “Hold” rating. On Friday, October 19 the firm earned “Outperform” rating by BMO Capital Markets.

For more BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) news published briefly go to: 247Wallst.com, Gurufocus.com, Seekingalpha.com, Bizjournals.com or 247Wallst.com. The titles are as follows: “5 Merrill Lynch US 1 List Stocks That Pay the Highest Dividends – 24/7 Wall St.” published on March 28, 2019, “BB&T Announces Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes – GuruFocus.com” on March 21, 2019, “SunTrust stockholder sues to stop merger – Seeking Alpha” with a publish date: April 12, 2019, “Charlotte’s affordable-housing campaign gets $30M boost from BB&T, SunTrust – Charlotte Business Journal” and the last “Big Banks in the Spotlight as Earnings Season Rolls Out – 24/7 Wall St.” with publication date: April 14, 2019.