Cypress Capital Management Llc Wy decreased its stake in Vector Group Ltd (VGR) by 90.49% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Cypress Capital Management Llc Wy sold 79,890 shares as the company’s stock declined 9.50% while stock markets rallied. The institutional investor held 8,400 shares of the farming and seeds and milling company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $82,000, down from 88,290 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Cypress Capital Management Llc Wy who had been investing in Vector Group Ltd for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $1.51 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 1.66% or $0.18 during the last trading session, reaching $10.69. About 718,639 shares traded. Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR) has declined 39.95% since April 3, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 44.32% the S&P500. Some Historical VGR News: 09/05/2018 – VECTOR GROUP 1Q ADJ EPS 4C; 19/04/2018 – DJ Vector Group Ltd, Inst Holders, 1Q 2018 (VGR); 09/05/2018 – Vector Group 1Q Real Estate Segment Rev $161.9M; 09/05/2018 – Vector Group 1Q Rev $429M; 24/04/2018 – Vector Software Announces New Release of the VectorCAST 2018 Test Automation Platform; 06/04/2018 – Vector Group Announces Douglas Elliman Ranking as Third-Largest Residential Real Estate Brokerage in the United States; 09/05/2018 – Vector Group 1Q Adjusted EBITDA $53M; 29/03/2018 – Moody’s Affirms Vector’s B2 Cfr; Outlook Stable; 09/05/2018 – VECTOR GROUP 1Q REV. $429.0M; 12/03/2018 – VECTOR GROUP – ON MARCH 9, INCREASED SIZE OF BOARD FROM 7 TO 9 DIRECTORS – SEC FILING

Scholtz & Company Llc decreased its stake in First Republic Bank (FRC) by 46.26% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Scholtz & Company Llc sold 22,920 shares as the company’s stock rose 10.67% with the market. The institutional investor held 26,625 shares of the company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $2.31 million, down from 49,545 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Scholtz & Company Llc who had been investing in First Republic Bank for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $17.34B market cap company. The stock increased 1.16% or $1.19 during the last trading session, reaching $103.7. About 969,792 shares traded. First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) has risen 12.79% since April 3, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 8.42% the S&P500. Some Historical FRC News: 26/03/2018 – FIRST REPUBLIC BANK FRC.N : BMO RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $96 FROM $93; 14/05/2018 – Wealth Managers Join First Republic in San Francisco and Boston; 12/04/2018 – First Republic Bank Chairman and CEO Jim Herbert Appointed to Federal Reserve System’s Federal Advisory Council; 24/04/2018 – Moody’s takes action on $115.5 Million of Prime Jumbo RMBS issued from 2015 to 2017; 05/03/2018 Two Wealth Managers Join First Republic in Boston; 16/03/2018 – First Republic Closes Above 200-Day Moving Average: Technicals; 04/05/2018 – Moody’s takes action on $91.2 Million of Prime Jumbo RMBS issued from 2015 to 2016; 23/04/2018 – Leading Wealth Management Team Joins First Republic Private Wealth Management in Boston; 22/03/2018 – FIRST REPUBLIC BANK FRC.N : UBS STARTS WITH NEUTRAL RATING: TARGET PRICE $100; 05/03/2018 – Trump’s Lawyer Complained About Not Being Reimbursed for Paying Porn Star

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.19 in 2018 Q4. Its down 0.87, from 2.06 in 2018Q3. It is negative, as 29 investors sold VGR shares while 51 reduced holdings. 33 funds opened positions while 62 raised stakes. 73.17 million shares or 8.81% more from 67.25 million shares in 2018Q3 were reported. Northern stated it has 1.28 million shares. Great West Life Assurance Company Can has invested 0% in Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR). 60,884 are held by Bluemountain Lc. Cubist Systematic Strategies accumulated 284,112 shares. Fifth Third Comml Bank holds 0% in Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR) or 4,424 shares. Gateway Investment Advisers accumulated 25,523 shares or 0% of the stock. Cap Fund reported 45,900 shares. United Automobile Association stated it has 0% in Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR). Federated Investors Pa has invested 0% of its portfolio in Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR). Tiaa Cref Invest Mgmt Ltd Liability invested in 0% or 185,085 shares. Bancshares Of New York Mellon reported 0.01% in Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR). Ubs Asset Management Americas owns 89,434 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Alliancebernstein Lp holds 131,984 shares. Connor Clark Lunn Investment Mgmt stated it has 297,585 shares. 16,277 were accumulated by Neuberger Berman Gru Limited.

Cypress Capital Management Llc Wy, which manages about $92.50M and $52.02 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Edwards Lifesciences Corp by 5,541 shares to 21,211 shares, valued at $3.25 million in 2018Q4, according to the filing.

More notable recent Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR) news were published by: Gurufocus.com which released: “Nov 15, 2018 – Vector Group Ltd (VGR) President and CEO Howard M Lorber Sold $9.9 million of Shares – GuruFocus.com” on November 15, 2018, also Businesswire.com with their article: “Vector Group to Host Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Results Conference Call – Business Wire” published on February 25, 2019, Seekingalpha.com published: “Vector Group: Don’t Chase The 14+% Yield – Seeking Alpha” on March 19, 2019. More interesting news about Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR) were released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: “Is Vector Group Dividend For Real? – Seeking Alpha” published on June 17, 2018 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Vector Group Ltd. (VGR) CEO Howard Lorber on Q3 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: November 07, 2018.

Since November 16, 2018, it had 0 buys, and 8 selling transactions for $39.46 million activity. The insider FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL sold $7.79 million.

Analysts await Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR) to report earnings on May, 8. They expect $0.15 earnings per share, up 275.00% or $0.11 from last year’s $0.04 per share. VGR’s profit will be $21.13 million for 17.82 P/E if the $0.15 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.22 actual earnings per share reported by Vector Group Ltd. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -31.82% negative EPS growth.

Scholtz & Company Llc, which manages about $132.60 million and $115.07M US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Boeing Co Com (NYSE:BA) by 8,333 shares to 15,163 shares, valued at $4.89 million in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Nextera Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) by 9,434 shares in the quarter, for a total of 12,874 shares, and has risen its stake in Johnson & Johnson Com (NYSE:JNJ).