Argyle Capital Management Inc decreased its stake in General Electric Co (GE) by 38.91% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Argyle Capital Management Inc sold 61,699 shares as the company’s stock rose 39.52% with the market. The institutional investor held 96,862 shares of the consumer electronics and appliances company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $733,000, down from 158,561 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Argyle Capital Management Inc who had been investing in General Electric Co for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $87.18 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 0.20% or $0.02 during the last trading session, reaching $10.01. About 43.26M shares traded. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has declined 22.98% since April 7, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 27.35% the S&P500. Some Historical GE News: 26/03/2018 – GE’s Baker Hughes expects lower margins in turbomachinery business; 20/04/2018 – GE set aside $1.5 billion of reserves in the most recent quarter; 04/05/2018 – Doc re. GE Files Form S-8; 15/03/2018 – General Electric’s Aviation division has put its new GE9X engine into the sky for the first time; 20/04/2018 – GE – SAW STRONG PERFORMANCE IN AVIATION, HEALTHCARE, RENEWABLES, AND TRANSPORTATION IN QTR; 18/04/2018 – Monitor Daily: Former GE Capital Markets CEO Joins CAN Capital; 04/04/2018 – GE POWER CHOSEN TO LEAD EPC PACT FOR OSTROLEKA C POWER PLANT; 13/04/2018 – GE’s 2017 Loss Widens as Results Restated After Accounting Shift; 21/05/2018 – QATPL, HEI AND GE START OF COMBINED CYCLE OPS AT BHIKKI; 21/05/2018 – WABTEC – GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO LLC ACTING AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO CO

Leavell Investment Management Inc increased its stake in General Mills Inc (GIS) by 181.21% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Leavell Investment Management Inc bought 20,150 shares as the company’s stock rose 11.70% with the market. The institutional investor held 31,270 shares of the consumer non-durables company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $1.22 million, up from 11,120 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc who had been investing in General Mills Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $30.47B market cap company. The stock increased 1.23% or $0.62 during the last trading session, reaching $50.88. About 3.69 million shares traded. General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) has declined 7.49% since April 7, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 11.86% the S&P500. Some Historical GIS News: 21/03/2018 – GENERAL MILLS INC – CONTINUES TO ESTIMATE CURRENCY TRANSLATION WILL INCREASE REPORTED NET SALES BY APPROXIMATELY 1 PERCENTAGE POINT IN FISCAL 2018; 03/04/2018 – General Mills Announces Proposed Public Offering Of Senior Unsecured Notes In Connection With Pending Acquisition Of Blue Buffalo Pet Products; 03/04/2018 – Moody’s: Proceeds From General Mills Offering Will Be Used to Fund Part of Pending Blue Buffalo Acquisition; 03/04/2018 – GENERAL MILLS REPORTS PROPOSED OFFER OF $6B NOTES; 19/03/2018 – General Mills Quarterly Dividend Declared; 24/05/2018 – General Mills at Royal Bank of Canada Conference May 31; 14/05/2018 – Laurion Adds General Mills, Exits TD Ameritrade: 13F; 21/03/2018 – GENERAL MILLS GIS.N CEO SAYS NORTH AMERICAN FREIGHT SPOT PRICES WERE NEAR 20-YEAR HIGHS IN FEBRUARY; 21/03/2018 – General Mills: Rising Supply-Chain Costs Weigh on Profit; 10/04/2018 – Bradbury H. Anderson Resigns From General Mills Board

Since February 1, 2019, it had 0 buys, and 1 insider sale for $347,376 activity.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.77 in Q4 2018. Its down 0.27, from 1.04 in 2018Q3. It turned negative, as 77 investors sold GIS shares while 383 reduced holdings. 101 funds opened positions while 253 raised stakes. 396.71 million shares or 0.81% more from 393.52 million shares in 2018Q3 were reported. Bryn Mawr Trust holds 0.08% or 34,161 shares. Oxbow Advisors accumulated 0.04% or 8,510 shares. Rothschild And Asset Us Incorporated, New York-based fund reported 387,616 shares. Azimuth Cap Mgmt Ltd Liability Corp holds 0.02% or 8,154 shares in its portfolio. Live Your Vision Ltd Liability Corporation has invested 0% in General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS). Kings Point Cap Mngmt holds 0.03% or 3,000 shares. Us Retail Bank De has 2.92 million shares. 499 were accumulated by Gemmer Asset Management. Private Wealth holds 10,869 shares. Franklin Resources Incorporated reported 0.01% stake. Intact Inv Mngmt, a Ontario – Canada-based fund reported 38,200 shares. Cutter & Brokerage Inc invested 0.43% in General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS). Dubuque Savings Bank has 6,310 shares for 0.04% of their portfolio. Pictet Asset Management Limited has 0.04% invested in General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS). First Hawaiian Bancorp reported 5,138 shares or 0.01% of all its holdings.

More notable recent General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Stocks To Watch: Eyes On Boeing, Nvidia, Disney, Nike And WageWorks – Seeking Alpha” on March 16, 2019, also Globenewswire.com with their article: “Detailed Research: Economic Perspectives on General Mills, Archrock, Crocs, Monolithic Power, Radius Health, and Gibraltar Industries — What Drives Growth in Today’s Competitive Landscape – GlobeNewswire” published on March 29, 2019, published: “Analyst: Kellogg Trims The Fat By Selling Keebler, Other Snack Brands (NYSE:K) – Benzinga” on April 02, 2019. More interesting news about General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) were released by: and their article: “Should You Worry About The General Mills Inc’s (NYSE:GIS) Shareholder Register? – Yahoo Finance” published on September 18, 2018 as well as Investorplace.com‘s news article titled: “3 Big Stock Charts for Wednesday: General Mills, Viacom and FleetCor Technologies – Investorplace.com” with publication date: March 20, 2019.

Leavell Investment Management Inc, which manages about $1.33 billion and $796.06 million US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Schwab Short U.S. Treasury Etf (SCHO) by 39,183 shares to 336,747 shares, valued at $16.81M in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Proassurance Corporation (NYSE:PRA) by 11,400 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 24,486 shares, and cut its stake in Comcast Corp New Cl A (NASDAQ:CMCSA).

More notable recent General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) news were published by: Globenewswire.com which released: “SHAREHOLDER ALERT: GE CVS CNDT MBT: The Law Offices of Vincent Wong Reminds Investors of Important Class Action Deadlines – GlobeNewswire” on April 01, 2019, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “General Electric And Rockwell Automation: A Dream Combination – Seeking Alpha” published on April 05, 2019, Fool.com published: “2 Ways to Think About General Electric Stock – The Motley Fool” on March 19, 2019. More interesting news about General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) were released by: Wsj.com and their article: “How GE Built Up and Wrote Down $22 Billion in Assets – The Wall Street Journal” published on March 13, 2019 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “GE -4.2% after weak 2019 earnings forecast – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: March 14, 2019.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.5 in Q4 2018. Its down 0.06, from 0.56 in 2018Q3. It dived, as 148 investors sold GE shares while 738 reduced holdings. 143 funds opened positions while 301 raised stakes. 4.80 billion shares or 5.74% more from 4.54 billion shares in 2018Q3 were reported. Manchester Capital Ltd Liability Co has 90,380 shares. Whittier Of Nevada Inc holds 0.3% or 475,494 shares. Smithbridge Asset De has invested 0.19% in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE). Teachers Retirement System Of The State Of Kentucky owns 941,165 shares. Advsrs Asset accumulated 1.40 million shares. Princeton Portfolio Strategies Group Incorporated Limited Company holds 0.31% of its portfolio in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) for 130,356 shares. Diligent Invsts Limited Liability Company accumulated 0.25% or 50,564 shares. Aureus Asset Management Limited Company has 17,556 shares. Thomasville Bank & Trust holds 0.09% or 58,142 shares in its portfolio. Tortoise Ltd Llc owns 7,601 shares. Eagle Asset Mgmt reported 0.01% of its portfolio in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE). Mirae Asset Glob Invests accumulated 870,022 shares or 0.06% of the stock. Koshinski Asset owns 86,922 shares. Kanawha Management Ltd Liability Com holds 261,650 shares. Stearns Financial Serv Grp holds 77,863 shares or 0.12% of its portfolio.

Analysts await General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) to report earnings on April, 19. They expect $0.11 earnings per share, down 31.25% or $0.05 from last year’s $0.16 per share. GE’s profit will be $958.05 million for 22.75 P/E if the $0.11 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.17 actual earnings per share reported by General Electric Company for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -35.29% negative EPS growth.

Argyle Capital Management Inc, which manages about $252.92M and $236.14M US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc (NYSE:PNC) by 8,800 shares to 14,816 shares, valued at $1.73 million in 2018Q4, according to the filing.

Since November 1, 2018, it had 3 buys, and 0 selling transactions for $2.78 million activity. On Thursday, November 1 CULP H LAWRENCE JR bought $2.19M worth of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) or 225,000 shares. DIMITRIEF ALEXANDER bought 10,000 shares worth $94,800.