Analyst Upgrades – BB&T (NYSE:BBT) (NYSE:BBT) Stock Gets Upgraded By B. Riley from Neutral to Buy

Analyst Ratings For BB&T (NYSE:BBT) (NYSE:BBT)

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Today, BB&T (NYSE:BBT) (NYSE:BBT) stock received an upgrade by B. Riley from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $59.00.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 3/27/2018-B. Riley Upgrade from a “Neutral ” rating to a ” Buy” rating.
  • 3/27/2018-Wells Fargo Upgrade from a “Market Perform ” rating to a ” Outperform” rating.
  • 2/9/2018-BMO Capital Markets Upgrade from a “Market Perform ” rating to a ” Outperform” rating.
  • 1/18/2018-Oppenheimer Reiterated Rating of Hold.

Dividend information for BB&T (NYSE:BBT) (NYSE:BBT)

BB&T (NYSE:BBT) (NYSE:BBT) pays an annual dividend of $1.32 with a yield of 2.49% and an average dividend growth of 9.90% based on a 3 Year Average..

Dividend History for BB&T (NYSE:BBT) (NYSE:BBT)

  • On 2/22/2018 BB&T (NYSE:BBT) announced a None dividend of $0.05 2.37% with an ex dividend date of 3/5/2018 which will be payable on 3/20/2018.
  • On 1/23/2018 BB&T (NYSE:BBT) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.33 0.0060131195335277% with an ex dividend date of 2/8/2018 which will be payable on 3/1/2018.
  • On 10/23/2017 BB&T (NYSE:BBT) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.33 2.77% with an ex dividend date of 11/9/2017 which will be payable on 12/1/2017.
  • On 7/25/2017 BB&T (NYSE:BBT) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.33 2.8% with an ex dividend date of 8/9/2017 which will be payable on 9/1/2017.
  • On 4/25/2017 BB&T (NYSE:BBT) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.30 2.74% with an ex dividend date of 5/10/2017 which will be payable on 6/1/2017.
  • On 1/24/2017 BB&T (NYSE:BBT) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.30 2.55% with an ex dividend date of 2/8/2017 which will be payable on 3/1/2017.
  • On 10/25/2016 BB&T (NYSE:BBT) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.30 3.07% with an ex dividend date of 11/8/2016 which will be payable on 12/1/2016.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For BB&T (NYSE:BBT) (NYSE:BBT)
BB&T (NYSE:BBT) (NYSE:BBT) has insider ownership of 0.51% and institutional ownership of 63.76%.

  • On 3/6/2018 I. Patricia Henry, Director, sold 2,825 with an average share price of $55.20 per share and the total transaction amounting to $155,940.00.
  • On 2/22/2018 K. David Jr. Boyer, Director, sold 2,500 with an average share price of $55.03 per share and the total transaction amounting to $137,575.00.
  • On 2/21/2018 Clarke R Starnes III, Insider, sold 22,629 with an average share price of $55.40 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,253,646.60.
  • On 2/5/2018 Nido R Qubein, Director, sold 21,025 with an average share price of $54.50 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,145,862.50.
  • On 1/26/2018 Christopher L Henson, Insider, sold 48,524 with an average share price of $54.75 per share and the total transaction amounting to $2,656,689.00.
  • On 1/22/2018 Louis B. Lynn, Director, sold 3,646 with an average share price of $54.63 per share and the total transaction amounting to $199,180.98.
  • On 1/19/2018 Cynthia B. Powell, Insider, sold 8,929 with an average share price of $54.51 per share and the total transaction amounting to $486,719.79.

Recent Trading Activity for BB&T (NYSE:BBT) (NYSE:BBT)
Shares of BB&T (NYSE:BBT) closed the previous trading session at 53.07 up +0.85 1.63% with 53.349998474121094 shares trading hands.

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