Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc decreased its stake in American Equity Invt Life Hl (AEL) by 65.81% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc sold 166,577 shares as the company’s stock declined 7.39% while stock markets rallied. The institutional investor held 86,557 shares of the life insurance company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $2.42 million, down from 253,134 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc who had been investing in American Equity Invt Life Hl for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $2.71B market cap company. The stock increased 0.20% or $0.06 during the last trading session, reaching $29.96. About 337,781 shares traded. American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL) has risen 5.78% since March 10, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 1.41% the S&P500. Some Historical AEL News: 23/05/2018 – AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING – NOTES RECENT MARKET RUMORS, CONFIRMS IT IS IN PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS REGARDING A POTENTIAL TRANSACTION; 02/05/2018 – American Equity 1Q Net $141M; 02/05/2018 – AMERICAN EQUITY 1Q POLICYHOLDER FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT $49.1B; 02/05/2018 – American Equity 1Q EPS $1.55; 23/05/2018 – AMERICAN EQUITY CONFIRMS IN PRELIM TALKS ON POSSIBLE DEAL; 19/04/2018 – DJ American Equity Investment Life Hol, Inst Holders, 1Q 2018 (AEL); 19/03/2018 – American Equity Announces New Product Series; 22/05/2018 – EXCLUSIVE-AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO AEL.N EXPLORES SALE; 23/05/2018 – AMERICAN EQUITY – DOES NOT INTEND TO MAKE FURTHER PRESS RELEASES REGARDING POTENTIAL DEAL UNLESS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT IS REACHED; 09/03/2018 American Equity Closes Above 50-Day Moving Average: Technicals

Karp Capital Management Corp decreased its stake in Facebook Inc (FB) by 22.09% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Karp Capital Management Corp sold 3,527 shares as the company’s stock rose 22.38% with the market. The institutional investor held 12,443 shares of the technology company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $1.63 million, down from 15,970 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Karp Capital Management Corp who had been investing in Facebook Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $484.04 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.28% or $0.47 during the last trading session, reaching $169.6. About 13.18 million shares traded. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has declined 4.87% since March 10, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 9.24% the S&P500. Some Historical FB News: 09/04/2018 – Facebook suspends another data analytics firm; 03/04/2018 – CNBC Wires: EXCLUSIVE-CEO Zuckerberg says Facebook not planning to extend European privacy law globally; 26/03/2018 – State Attorneys General Join Letter to Facebook Voicing Concern Over User Data; 29/05/2018 – ITALY’S DI MAIO SAYS NEVER SOUGHT EURO EXIT: FACEBOOK; 12/04/2018 – Elevation’s McNamee: Erosion of Trust in Facebook Is Staggering (Video); 27/04/2018 – Facebook Says People Can Pledge to Match Donations to Their Nonprofit Fundraiser; 09/03/2018 – Reports put Facebook’s future spending on live sports licensing in the range of a few billion dollars; 10/04/2018 – Facebook’s Zuckerberg Gets High Marks for Washington Performance; 17/04/2018 – FACEBOOK: APP REVIEW REOPENS FOR INSTANT GAMES, MESSENGER APPS; 09/04/2018 – Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, on Monday urged Facebook to resolve its data privacy problems, a day before Mark Zuckerberg was due to appear at U.S. congressional hearings

Karp Capital Management Corp, which manages about $168.02 million and $209.53 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Ishares Tr (FLOT) by 32,725 shares to 80,510 shares, valued at $4.05M in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Tjx Cos Inc New (NYSE:TJX) by 10,432 shares in the quarter, for a total of 21,541 shares, and has risen its stake in Disney Walt Co (NYSE:DIS).

Since September 11, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 37 insider sales for $93.45 million activity. FISCHER DAVID B. had sold 1,560 shares worth $236,371. Wehner David M. sold $671,777 worth of stock or 4,761 shares. Cox Christopher K also sold $495,309 worth of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) on Monday, November 5. $294,835 worth of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) was sold by Taylor Susan J.S.. Schroepfer Michael Todd had sold 38,085 shares worth $6.33 million. Shares for $7.88 million were sold by Sandberg Sheryl.

More notable recent Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) news were published by: Nasdaq.com which released: “Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: AAPL, FB, APC – Nasdaq” on February 22, 2019, also with their article: “Facebook Vs. Twitter Vs. Snapchat: How Do Key Statistics Compare? (NASDAQ:FB)(NYSE:TWTR)(NYSE:SNAP) – Benzinga” published on February 18, 2019, published: “Is Facebook Dying? – Facebook Stock Earnings Review – Seeking Alpha” on February 10, 2019. More interesting news about Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) were released by: and their article: “Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) – Amazon Pulls Out Of Massive Office Project In Seattle – Benzinga” published on March 01, 2019 as well as Fool.com‘s news article titled: “Tech Stocks This Week: Fitbit’s New Devices and Facebook’s Vision for Messaging – The Motley Fool” with publication date: March 09, 2019.

Analysts await Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) to report earnings on April, 24. They expect $1.63 EPS, down 3.55% or $0.06 from last year’s $1.69 per share. FB’s profit will be $4.65 billion for 26.01 P/E if the $1.63 EPS becomes a reality. After $2.38 actual EPS reported by Facebook, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -31.51% negative EPS growth.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.71 in 2018 Q4. Its down 0.42, from 1.13 in 2018Q3. It is negative, as 143 investors sold FB shares while 740 reduced holdings. 166 funds opened positions while 465 raised stakes. 1.73 billion shares or 7.30% more from 1.61 billion shares in 2018Q3 were reported. Ingalls And Snyder Lc owns 10,517 shares. Owl Creek Asset Management Ltd Partnership, a New York-based fund reported 347,900 shares. Moreover, Commerce Bank & Trust has 0.58% invested in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Brandywine Tru Communication accumulated 31,605 shares. Robertson Opportunity Cap Limited Com owns 17,600 shares for 1.65% of their portfolio. Hartwell J M Ltd Partnership stated it has 7.09% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Milestone Gru holds 0.03% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 1,837 shares. Tudor Inv Corporation Et Al owns 0.03% invested in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 10,298 shares. Advent Capital Management De has 40,000 shares for 0.13% of their portfolio. Goldman Sachs Grp Inc Inc holds 0.84% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 20.05M shares. Sand Hill Advsr Llc reported 0.6% in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Bollard Grp Limited Company owns 1.15% invested in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 198,166 shares. Stillwater Advsrs Limited stated it has 0.06% in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Moreover, Edge Wealth Mgmt Ltd Liability has 0.26% invested in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Sunbelt owns 5,850 shares or 0.52% of their US portfolio.

More notable recent American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “28 Upcoming Dividend Increases – Seeking Alpha” on November 22, 2018, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “American Equity Investment Life Holding Company 2018 Q3 – Results – Earnings Call Slides – Seeking Alpha” published on November 06, 2018, Marketwatch.com published: “The bulls are aiming for new highs in the S&P 500 – MarketWatch” on August 09, 2018. More interesting news about American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL) were released by: Zacks.com and their article: “Should Value Investors Buy American Equity Investment (AEL) Stock? – Zacks.com” published on December 06, 2018 as well as Zacks.com‘s news article titled: “American Equity’s (AEL) Annuity Business Continues to Shine – Zacks.com” with publication date: December 03, 2018.

Analysts await American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL) to report earnings on May, 1. They expect $0.91 EPS, up 7.06% or $0.06 from last year’s $0.85 per share. AEL’s profit will be $82.34M for 8.23 P/E if the $0.91 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.99 actual EPS reported by American Equity Investment Life Holding Company for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -8.08% negative EPS growth.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.42 in Q4 2018. Its up 0.54, from 0.88 in 2018Q3. It improved, as 19 investors sold AEL shares while 69 reduced holdings. 43 funds opened positions while 82 raised stakes. 82.92 million shares or 1.32% more from 81.84 million shares in 2018Q3 were reported. Hexavest accumulated 3,029 shares or 0% of the stock. Amalgamated Retail Bank holds 0.01% or 12,811 shares in its portfolio. Indexiq Ltd Com invested in 0.06% or 71,583 shares. Gsa Prtn Ltd Liability Partnership invested in 0.09% or 28,133 shares. Riverhead Cap Management Limited Liability Com has invested 0.01% in American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL). Parametric Assoc Lc stated it has 1.06M shares or 0.03% of all its holdings. Legal & General Grp Public Ltd Liability Corp holds 0.01% or 244,257 shares. Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) holds 5,989 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Federated Investors Inc Pa accumulated 183,015 shares. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt has invested 0.14% in American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL). Pnc Fincl Gru reported 0% of its portfolio in American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL). New Amsterdam Ltd Liability Corporation Ny invested in 314,708 shares. Macquarie Gru stated it has 4.00M shares. Bancorporation Of Montreal Can has 0.01% invested in American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL) for 241,526 shares. Bessemer Group has 326 shares.

Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc, which manages about $1.88 billion and $288.88M US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Ishares Russell Mid (IWR) by 33,018 shares to 43,530 shares, valued at $2.02 million in 2018Q4, according to the filing.