NYSE:BBT - BB&T Stock Price, Forecast & News

BB&T trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BBT."

BB&T declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share on Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.32%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. View BB&T's Dividend History.

BB&T Co. (NYSE:BBT) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 17th. The insurance provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.04. The insurance provider earned $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. BB&T had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 23.17%. The company's revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.01 EPS. View BB&T's Earnings History.

BB&T is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 16th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for BB&T.

15 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for BB&T's shares. Their forecasts range from $48.49 to $60.00. On average, they expect BB&T's share price to reach $55.36 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for BB&T.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BB&T in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for BB&T.

Media stories about BBT stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. BB&T earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for BB&T.

BB&T saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 48,220,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the October 31st total of 45,510,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,660,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 10.3 days. Approximately 6.3% of the company's shares are short sold. View BB&T's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to BB&T include PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), SunTrust Banks (STI), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), First Republic Bank (FRC), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), BOK Financial (BOKF) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BB&T investors own include Bank of America (BAC), AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AbbVie (ABBV), Verizon Communications (VZ), General Electric (GE), Home Depot (HD), Intel (INTC) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

BB&T's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.44%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.89%), Boston Partners (0.88%), BB&T Corp (0.39%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.38%) and River Road Asset Management LLC (0.30%). Company insiders that own BB&T stock include Barbara F Duck, Brantley J Standridge, Christopher L Henson, Clarke R Starnes III, Cynthia B Powell, Daryl N Bible, David Hudson Weaver, Donna C Goodrich, Donta L Wilson, Global Food Holdings Lp 3G, I Patricia Henry, K David Jr Boyer, Kelly S King, Louis B Lynn, Nido R Qubein, Patrick C Graney III, Thomas E Skains, W Bennett Bradley and William Rufus Yates. View Institutional Ownership Trends for BB&T.

BBT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, State Street Corp, SG Americas Securities LLC, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, River Road Asset Management LLC, Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co., AMF Pensionsforsakring AB and Stifel Financial Corp. Company insiders that have sold BB&T company stock in the last year include Brantley J Standridge, Cynthia B Powell, David Hudson Weaver, Donta L Wilson, Global Food Holdings Lp 3G, I Patricia Henry, K David Jr Boyer, Kelly S King, Louis B Lynn, Nido R Qubein and Thomas E Skains. View Insider Buying and Selling for BB&T.

BBT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Darrell & King LLC, Millennium Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, EP Wealth Advisors LLC, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co and Voloridge Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for BB&T.

Shares of BBT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BBT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $54.24.

BB&T has a market capitalization of $41.56 billion and generates $13.00 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $3.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.05 on an earnings per share basis. BB&T employs 35,852 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About BB&T.

The official website for BB&T is http://www.bbt.com/.

BB&T's mailing address is 200 WEST SECOND STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC, 27101. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 336-733-2000 or via email at [email protected]