Benin Management Raised By $983,475 Its Bb&T (BBT) Position; Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR) (RYAAY) Covered By 6 Bulls

August 17, 2017 - By Darrin Black

Benin Management Corp increased Bb&T Corp (BBT) stake by 55.53% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Benin Management Corp acquired 20,925 shares as Bb&T Corp (BBT)’s stock declined 11.91%. The Benin Management Corp holds 58,605 shares with $2.76 million value, up from 37,680 last quarter. Bb&T Corp now has $37.83B valuation. The stock decreased 0.36% or $0.17 during the last trading session, reaching $46.82. About shares traded. BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) has risen 20.68% since August 17, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 3.98% the S&P500.

Among 9 analysts covering Ryanair Hldgs (NASDAQ:RYAAY), 6 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Ryanair Hldgs had 11 analyst reports since August 10, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Underperform” rating given on Tuesday, January 3 by Bank of America. As per Monday, August 10, the company rating was downgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald. The rating was initiated by Canaccord Genuity on Thursday, January 26 with “Buy”. The stock of Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:RYAAY) earned “Outperform” rating by Raymond James on Tuesday, November 3. The rating was downgraded by Kepler Cheuvreux to “Hold” on Friday, February 10. The rating was downgraded by HSBC to “Hold” on Friday, October 2. The company was upgraded on Tuesday, July 25 by HSBC. On Monday, September 28 the stock rating was initiated by Evercore with “Buy”. The firm has “Buy” rating by Berenberg given on Friday, November 11. The company was upgraded on Wednesday, November 2 by HSBC. See Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:RYAAY) latest ratings:

25/07/2017 Broker: HSBC Rating: Buy Upgrade

Since March 1, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 5 insider sales for $2.07 million activity. The insider Boyer K. David Jr. sold $124,426. 10,000 shares were sold by PATTON CHARLES A, worth $481,508. On Thursday, March 2 the insider Powell Cynthia B sold $187,483. $1.00M worth of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) was sold by Thompson Thomas Nichols. HENRY I. PATRICIA sold 5,471 shares worth $269,714.

Benin Management Corp decreased State Str Corp (NYSE:STT) stake by 11,650 shares to 34,730 valued at $2.70M in 2016Q4. It also reduced Spdr S&P 500 Etf Tr (SPY) stake by 25,045 shares and now owns 145,975 shares. Prudential Finl Inc (NYSE:PRU) was reduced too.

Among 26 analysts covering BB&T Corp (NYSE:BBT), 8 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 17 Hold. Therefore 31% are positive. BB&T Corp had 57 analyst reports since July 17, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Barclays Capital maintained BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) on Friday, January 22 with “Equal-Weight” rating. The rating was maintained by FBR Capital on Thursday, July 20 with “Hold”. The rating was downgraded by Morgan Stanley on Monday, November 14 to “Underweight”. The stock of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) has “Hold” rating given on Friday, August 11 by Jefferies. The stock of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) has “Hold” rating given on Wednesday, June 28 by BMO Capital Markets. Wells Fargo maintained the shares of BBT in report on Thursday, August 10 with “Market Perform” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by RBC Capital Markets given on Thursday, July 27. The stock of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) earned “Market Perform” rating by Wood on Wednesday, October 19. The rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank on Tuesday, April 5 with “Hold”. The company was maintained on Tuesday, June 27 by Keefe Bruyette & Woods.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.17 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.18, from 1.35 in 2016Q3. It is negative, as 47 investors sold BBT shares while 271 reduced holdings. 109 funds opened positions while 262 raised stakes. 518.52 million shares or 2.79% more from 504.45 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. White Pine Cap Ltd Liability Co accumulated 6,550 shares. Bnp Paribas Investment Ptnrs Sa reported 41,923 shares. Apriem Advsrs reported 0.03% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). Finemark National Bank & Trust And Trust invested 0.02% of its portfolio in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). Cullen Frost Bankers, Texas-based fund reported 118,917 shares. Putnam Investments Ltd Llc holds 0% of its portfolio in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) for 17,155 shares. Orleans Capital Mgmt La invested in 7,803 shares. Oregon Employees Retirement Fund reported 84,965 shares or 0.08% of all its holdings. Arizona-based Papp L Roy Assocs has invested 0.06% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). Wills Finance Group Incorporated has invested 0.63% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). Riverpoint Mngmt Limited Liability has 162,244 shares. Parkside Comml Bank Tru holds 263 shares or 0.01% of its portfolio. First Financial Corporation In invested in 1,166 shares or 0.03% of the stock. Veritable Ltd Partnership stated it has 0.03% of its portfolio in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). State Common Retirement Fund stated it has 0.14% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT).

Ryanair Holdings plc is a holding firm for Ryanair Limited (Ryanair). The company has market cap of $27.09 billion. Ryanair operates an ultra-low fare, scheduled-passenger airline serving short-haul, point-to-point routes between Ireland, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Morocco and Israel. It has a 17.56 P/E ratio. Ryanair provides various ancillary services and engages in other activities connected with its core air passenger service, including non-flight scheduled services, Internet-related services, and the in-flight sale of beverages, food and merchandise.

The stock increased 0.39% or $0.47 during the last trading session, reaching $120.16. About shares traded. Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:RYAAY) has risen 26.79% since August 17, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 10.09% the S&P500.