Carret Asset Management Llc increased its stake in Facebook Inc A (FB) by 16.27% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Carret Asset Management Llc bought 5,237 shares as the company’s stock declined 13.60% with the market. The institutional investor held 37,416 shares of the technology company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $6.15M, up from 32,179 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Carret Asset Management Llc who had been investing in Facebook Inc A for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $463.77 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 0.88% or $1.45 during the last trading session, reaching $162.5. About 15.50M shares traded. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has declined 21.26% since February 17, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 21.26% the S&P500. Some Historical FB News: 20/03/2018 – EU to Press U.S. Over Facebook Data Use; 21/03/2018 – ZUCKERBERG SAYS FACEBOOK WILL INVESTIGATE ALL APPS THAT HAD ACCESS TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA BEFORE 2014 CHANGES; 26/04/2018 – Dow rises 200 points, Facebook and AMD jump after crushing earnings; 01/05/2018 – BlueJeans Announces Latest Integration with Workplace by Facebook; 26/03/2018 – “Rocked to the core of its business model, Facebook has no choice but to take away Shopify’s punchbowl,” Left wrote in a note; 02/05/2018 – VentureBeat: Facebook to release PyTorch 1.0 and open-source AI tools for translation and gameplay; 19/03/2018 – Facebook is testing monthly subscription plans and connect advertisers for branded content opportunities with its video creators; 23/03/2018 – MESSAGE FROM ACTING CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA CEO ALEXANDER TAYLER; 17/04/2018 – Economic Scene: A Digital Quandary: Facebook Is Creepy. And Valuable; 20/03/2018 – Facebook’s auditors visited Cambridge Analytica’s offices but were told to stand down by UK authorities

Brighton Jones Llc increased its stake in Microsoft Corp (MSFT) by 5.65% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Brighton Jones Llc bought 26,851 shares as the company’s stock declined 1.64% with the market. The institutional investor held 502,278 shares of the prepackaged software company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $57.43 million, up from 475,427 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Brighton Jones Llc who had been investing in Microsoft Corp for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $830.29B market cap company. The stock increased 1.23% or $1.32 during the last trading session, reaching $108.22. About 26.61 million shares traded. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 30.43% since February 17, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 30.43% the S&P500. Some Historical MSFT News: 22/03/2018 – Quorum Announces United States Expansion Plans With New Franchise Support and Integration; 16/05/2018 – David S. Joachim: SCOOP: Microsoft is planning to release a low-cost tablet line to rival Apple’s iPad; 29/03/2018 – MICROSOFT – RAJESH JHA WILL LEAD A NEW TEAM FOCUSED ON EXPERIENCES & DEVICES; SCOTT GUTHRIE WILL LEAD A NEW TEAM FOCUSED ON CLOUD + Al PLATFORM; 15/03/2018 – BlackRock Names Executives From Microsoft, Other Firms to Its Board; 23/05/2018 – Cvent Closes Acquisition of QuickMobile; 09/04/2018 – lttiam Licenses its i265 HEVC Codec to Microsoft Azure to Offer High Quality Video Encoding and Decoding Services; 10/04/2018 – Moody’s assigns Aaa underlying; Aa1 enhanced to Bellevue S.D. 405 (King County), WA’s GO bonds; 05/03/2018 – BroadSoft Survey Reveals 74 Percent of Enterprises Plan To Implement Cloud Communications In Next Two Years; 21/05/2018 – Microsoft says the deal means it could combine Semantic’s technology with its own AI efforts; 24/04/2018 – Sprinklr Hires Former Microsoft U.S. CMO Grad Conn as Chief Experience and Marketing Officer

Investors sentiment increased to 1.13 in Q3 2018. Its up 0.04, from 1.09 in 2018Q2. It is positive, as 123 investors sold FB shares while 598 reduced holdings. 154 funds opened positions while 661 raised stakes. 1.61 billion shares or 3.39% less from 1.66 billion shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Meridian Management stated it has 1.03% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Capital Research Investors holds 60.31M shares. Kcm Investment Advsr Ltd Liability Co invested in 7,776 shares. 106,620 are owned by Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft Mbh. Great West Life Assurance Can, Manitoba – Canada-based fund reported 1.76 million shares. Academy Capital Mgmt Tx holds 3.88% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 94,505 shares. Private Wealth Advisors invested in 19,999 shares. Platinum Inv Mgmt has invested 8.25% in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Palo Cap Inc has 18,527 shares for 0.66% of their portfolio. Greystone Inv Management Limited holds 1.9% or 26,685 shares in its portfolio. Miles Capital has invested 0.75% in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). 51,250 are owned by Sandy Spring Comml Bank. Ny State Common Retirement Fund holds 1.3% or 6.66 million shares. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board invested in 0.3% or 127,657 shares. Kames Capital Public Limited Company accumulated 490,451 shares or 1.92% of the stock.

Since August 15, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 47 selling transactions for $354.78 million activity. On Wednesday, August 29 Sandberg Sheryl sold $9.66 million worth of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) or 55,000 shares. Stretch Colin sold $116,250 worth of stock or 750 shares. $5.45 million worth of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares were sold by Schroepfer Michael Todd. On Monday, November 5 Cox Christopher K sold $495,309 worth of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) or 3,300 shares. The insider Zuckerberg Mark sold $72.06M. Another trade for 4,761 shares valued at $788,374 was made by Wehner David M. on Thursday, January 31.

Carret Asset Management Llc, which manages about $1.76B and $649.61M US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) by 4,832 shares to 110,981 shares, valued at $9.44 million in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) by 2,677 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 88,816 shares, and cut its stake in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ).

More notable recent Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) news were published by: which released: “Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has many problems that it needs to solve, but leadership is not one of them – Live Trading News” on February 13, 2019, also with their article: “One User Statistic Facebook Needs To Be Wary About (NASDAQ:FB)(NYSE:TWTR)(NYSE:SNAP) – Benzinga” published on February 01, 2019, published: “Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) “Ideal” Time to Buy – Live Trading News” on January 21, 2019. More interesting news about Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) were released by: and their article: “Facebook’s Q4 Earnings Beat: What Wall Street Thinks (NASDAQ:FB) – Benzinga” published on January 31, 2019 as well as ‘s news article titled: “Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) – Blurring The Lines Between VR And Real Life: A New Global Economy Is On The Horizon – Benzinga” with publication date: January 22, 2019.

Among 57 analysts covering Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), 48 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 84% are positive. Facebook had 315 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Thursday, July 26, the company rating was downgraded by UBS. The rating was downgraded by Edward Jones to “Hold” on Friday, July 27. The stock of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) earned “Focus List” rating by Bank of America on Tuesday, July 21. The firm has “Overweight” rating given on Thursday, July 30 by Piper Jaffray. Raymond James downgraded Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) on Thursday, July 26 to “Outperform” rating. The company was maintained on Wednesday, July 26 by Stifel Nicolaus. Bank of America maintained Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) rating on Wednesday, October 24. Bank of America has “Buy” rating and $190 target. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Robert W. Baird given on Thursday, April 28. RBC Capital Markets maintained the shares of FB in report on Friday, January 12 with “Buy” rating. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Wednesday, October 11 with “Buy”.

Since August 31, 2018, it had 0 buys, and 11 sales for $82.43 million activity. The insider Capossela Christopher C sold $1.12 million. The insider Nadella Satya sold $28.35M. Hogan Kathleen T sold $4.06M worth of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Thursday, November 8. The insider Hood Amy sold 118,000 shares worth $13.09M.

Brighton Jones Llc, which manages about $2.52 billion and $813.52 million US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 3,819 shares to 78,015 shares, valued at $156.27M in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Ishares Russell 2000 Etf (IWM) by 2,116 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 114,167 shares, and cut its stake in T (NYSE:TMUS).

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.81 in 2018 Q3. Its down 0.03, from 0.84 in 2018Q2. It dropped, as 33 investors sold MSFT shares while 981 reduced holdings. 145 funds opened positions while 681 raised stakes. 5.28 billion shares or 0.60% less from 5.31 billion shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Gabelli And Company Investment Advisers invested in 0.12% or 10,350 shares. Moreover, Greenwich Wealth Mgmt Limited Liability Company has 1.89% invested in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for 94,641 shares. New Jersey Better Educational Savings Tru has invested 3.62% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). Opus Cap Gru invested 0.32% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). Montecito Retail Bank And invested in 43,703 shares or 1.49% of the stock. Adirondack Research & Mgmt Incorporated holds 0.23% or 5,255 shares in its portfolio. Invesco Limited accumulated 85.33M shares or 3.07% of the stock. Parametric Portfolio Assoc Ltd, a Washington-based fund reported 21.62M shares. Iron Fincl Lc holds 7,561 shares or 0.58% of its portfolio. Baillie Gifford And Co holds 654,627 shares. Strategic Advisors Limited Liability holds 3.39% or 80,947 shares. Calamos Wealth Management Ltd Com holds 2.81% or 197,240 shares. Fosun Ltd reported 49,208 shares stake. Mercer Advisers has invested 6.02% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). Mount Vernon Associate Md owns 28,355 shares.

Among 38 analysts covering Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), 34 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 89% are positive. Microsoft Corporation had 217 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Canaccord Genuity maintained Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Friday, January 27 with “Hold” rating. Wunderlich maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Friday, January 29 report. Citigroup maintained Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rating on Friday, October 27. Citigroup has “Sell” rating and $79 target. On Thursday, January 25 the stock rating was maintained by JP Morgan with “Neutral”. As per Wednesday, July 20, the company rating was maintained by Wunderlich. The stock has “Buy” rating by Nomura on Tuesday, April 19. M Partners maintained Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Friday, July 21 with “Hold” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by KeyBanc Capital Markets given on Sunday, July 16. The stock of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) earned “Buy” rating by William Blair on Wednesday, March 21. The rating was maintained by Credit Suisse with “Buy” on Monday, August 7.

More notable recent Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) news were published by: Nasdaq.com which released: “Salesforce Stock Is at All-Time Highs — Buy It! – Nasdaq” on February 06, 2019, also Nasdaq.com with their article: “With Fading Headwinds and Cloud Growth, Microsoft Stock Looks Solid – Nasdaq” published on February 05, 2019, Streetinsider.com published: “JANA Partners Enters Centene (CNC), Mastercard (MA), Salesforce (CRM); Raises Microsoft (MSFT), Lowers Apple (AAPL) (More…) – StreetInsider.com” on February 14, 2019. More interesting news about Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) were released by: Nasdaq.com and their article: “Technology Sector Update for 02/12/2019: VRNS, MIME, SHOP, MSFT, AAPL, CSCO, IBM, GOOG – Nasdaq” published on February 12, 2019 as well as Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “Google’s Capital Expenditures Skyrocketed in 2018 – Nasdaq” with publication date: February 05, 2019.