Wright Investors Service Inc decreased its stake in Facebook Inc (FB) by 60.85% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Wright Investors Service Inc sold 17,182 shares as the company’s stock rose 22.38% with the market. The institutional investor held 11,053 shares of the technology company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $1.45 million, down from 28,235 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Wright Investors Service Inc who had been investing in Facebook Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $458.49 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 3.21% or $5.33 during the last trading session, reaching $160.65. About 17.91M shares traded. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has declined 4.87% since March 18, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 9.24% the S&P500. Some Historical FB News: 20/03/2018 – MSCI SAYS IT IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA EVENT, REGARDING FACEBOOK DATA PRIVACY ISSUE; 21/03/2018 – Facebook’s Zuckerberg: Company to ‘Restrict Developers’ Data Access Even Further’; 29/03/2018 – Facebook begins ‘fact-checking’ photos and videos; 26/04/2018 – Dow rises 100 points, Facebook and AMD jump after crushing earnings; 20/05/2018 – Social media regulation was in the spotlight after a recent scandal involving Facebook user data; 10/04/2018 – Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg needs to answer lawmakers’ questions without “hanging himself,” Reputation.com’s Michael Fertik says; 13/03/2018 – Early Facebook investor says Zuckerberg is insincere about fighting fake news; 30/05/2018 – Industry giants Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook were all founded by first or second generation immigrants; 30/04/2018 – Koum’s departure comes at a crucial time at Facebook; 08/05/2018 – Facebook Names Jeff Zients to Board

Laffer Investments decreased its stake in Texas Instrs Inc (TXN) by 0.43% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Laffer Investments sold 166 shares as the company’s stock rose 9.30% with the market. The institutional investor held 38,286 shares of the semiconductors company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $3.62B, down from 38,452 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Laffer Investments who had been investing in Texas Instrs Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $102.76 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 1.14% or $1.26 during the last trading session, reaching $109.48. About 2.32 million shares traded. Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) has risen 0.82% since March 18, 2018 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 3.55% the S&P500. Some Historical TXN News: 23/04/2018 – Texas Instruments Recognises Camtek for Its 2017 Supplier Excellence Award; 17/05/2018 – Tl COO Brian Crutcher to speak at Bernstein investor conference; 17/05/2018 – TI COO Brian Crutcher to speak at Bernstein investor conference; 21/05/2018 – Texas Instruments at Bank of America Conference Jun 5; 19/04/2018 – Axcelis Wins 2017 Texas Instruments Supplier Excellence Award

Analysts await Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) to report earnings on April, 24. They expect $1.63 earnings per share, down 3.55% or $0.06 from last year’s $1.69 per share. FB’s profit will be $4.65B for 24.64 P/E if the $1.63 EPS becomes a reality. After $2.38 actual earnings per share reported by Facebook, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -31.51% negative EPS growth.

More notable recent Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) news were published by: which released: “Facebook Stock Deserves a ‘Like’ Again – Investorplace.com” on March 05, 2019, also with their article: “Better Buy: Amazon vs. Facebook – The Motley Fool” published on March 17, 2019, published: “Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) stocks jumps 2.5% after Instinet upgrades to buy – Live Trading News” on March 12, 2019. More interesting news about Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) were released by: and their article: “Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) a modest earnings multiple creates an attractive risk-reward skew for investors – Live Trading News” published on March 18, 2019 as well as ‘s news article titled: “Regulatory Pressures On Facebook And Their Impact – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: February 20, 2019.

Wright Investors Service Inc, which manages about $1.36 billion and $233.42 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Prudential Finl Inc (NYSE:PRU) by 5,614 shares to 10,437 shares, valued at $851,000 in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in At&T Inc (NYSE:T) by 27,337 shares in the quarter, for a total of 123,723 shares, and has risen its stake in Visa Inc (NYSE:V).

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.71 in Q4 2018. Its down 0.42, from 1.13 in 2018Q3. It dropped, 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. Burney holds 0.44% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 48,074 shares. Azimuth Mgmt Ltd invested in 0.35% or 34,702 shares. Farr Miller & Washington Limited Liability Com Dc reported 165,741 shares or 2.07% of all its holdings. Psagot Inv House Ltd reported 0.85% in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Northeast Invest Management reported 201,595 shares. Duncker Streett holds 13,224 shares or 0.46% of its portfolio. Swiss Natl Bank invested 1.33% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Moreover, Rafferty Asset Mngmt Limited Liability Corporation has 0.03% invested in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Geode Cap Management Ltd Co holds 1.29% in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) or 31.77M shares. Prudential Public Limited Liability, Illinois-based fund reported 1.29M shares. Troy Asset Management Limited holds 0.36% or 54,589 shares. Swedbank reported 1.78 million shares. Horseman Capital Management has 2.14% invested in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 45,200 shares. Edge Wealth Management accumulated 0.26% or 6,964 shares. Horrell Management holds 0% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 5 shares.

Since September 19, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 35 selling transactions for $93.21 million activity. 9,000 shares were sold by Stretch Colin, worth $1.35M. Shares for $7.97M were sold by Sandberg Sheryl on Wednesday, January 23. Wehner David M. sold 4,761 shares worth $788,374. Schroepfer Michael Todd also sold $5.19M worth of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) on Wednesday, November 21. 3,125 shares valued at $509,438 were sold by FISCHER DAVID B. on Monday, October 1. Taylor Susan J.S. had sold 2,112 shares worth $290,400 on Thursday, November 15.

Laffer Investments, which manages about $614.32 million and $338.31 billion US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Centerpoint Energy Inc by 10,075 shares to 45,420 shares, valued at $2.29B in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Crown Castle Intl Corp (NYSE:CCI) by 7 shares in the quarter, for a total of 3,140 shares, and has risen its stake in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA).

More notable recent Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) news were published by: Nasdaq.com which released: “Is Texas Instruments (TXN) a High-Growth Dividend Stock? – Nasdaq” on September 03, 2018, also Nasdaq.com with their article: “Texas Instruments (TXN) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know – Nasdaq” published on November 21, 2018, Nasdaq.com published: “SMH, TSM, TXN, NVDA: ETF Inflow Alert – Nasdaq” on March 06, 2019. More interesting news about Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) were released by: Nasdaq.com and their article: “Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: BLK, TXN, DLTR – Nasdaq” published on March 05, 2019 as well as Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “Notable ETF Outflow Detected – SMH, TSM, AVGO, TXN – Nasdaq” with publication date: January 08, 2019.

Analysts await Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) to report earnings on April, 23. They expect $1.13 earnings per share, down 6.61% or $0.08 from last year’s $1.21 per share. TXN’s profit will be $1.06B for 24.22 P/E if the $1.13 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.27 actual earnings per share reported by Texas Instruments Incorporated for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -11.02% negative EPS growth.