Conning Inc decreased its stake in Microsoft Corp (MSFT) by 4.73% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Conning Inc sold 8,501 shares as the company’s stock rose 1.03% with the market. The institutional investor held 171,307 shares of the prepackaged software company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $17.40 million, down from 179,808 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Conning Inc who had been investing in Microsoft Corp for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $929.69B market cap company. The stock increased 0.10% or $0.13 during the last trading session, reaching $121.18. About 5.32M shares traded. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 20.90% since April 16, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 16.53% the S&P500. Some Historical MSFT News: 07/05/2018 – Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates backed Warren Buffett’s decision to up Berkshire’s stake in Apple, calling it an “amazing” company; 09/04/2018 – CyrusOne Donates Data Center Space to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children; 19/04/2018 – A six-page memo explains Jeff Bezos’s plan to end the era of a Microsoft Office giant; 08/05/2018 – Sage Business Cloud Customers to Benefit from Faster lnvoicing with Extended Microsoft Integration; 08/05/2018 – Microsoft’s Quiet Path to Surprising Growth — Heard on the Street; 14/05/2018 – ClearSky Data Introduces Scale-Up NAS Capabilities to Combine Flash Performance, Cloud Elasticity, Built-in Backup and Disaster Recovery; 24/05/2018 – MICROSOFT CEO NADELLA SPEAKS AT VIVA TECH, PARIS: LIVE; 09/03/2018 – KBR Takes Part in More than $32 Billion in 2018 Project Kickoffs, Completions, an Industrial Info News Alert; 05/03/2018 – STATS SAYS EXTENDS MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE SPORTS DATA INFORMATION FOR MICROSOFT; 12/04/2018 – BlackRock snags more assets despite market rout, boosting profit

Glynn Capital Management Llc decreased its stake in Splunk Inc. (SPLK) by 3.08% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Glynn Capital Management Llc sold 6,117 shares as the company’s stock rose 29.02% with the market. The hedge fund held 192,717 shares of the prepackaged software company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $20.21 million, down from 198,834 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Glynn Capital Management Llc who had been investing in Splunk Inc. for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $20.40 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.94% or $1.26 during the last trading session, reaching $135.94. About 455,279 shares traded. Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) has risen 36.60% since April 16, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 32.23% the S&P500. Some Historical SPLK News: 24/05/2018 – Splunk 1Q Adj Loss/Shr 7c; 01/05/2018 – Splunk Disrupts IT Infrastructure Monitoring With New Inexpensive Product to Keep Businesses Running; 05/03/2018 – Splunk Named in the Leaders Category of the IDC MarketScape Asia/Pacific Big Data and Analytics Platform 2017 Vendor Analysis Report; 24/05/2018 – SPLUNK INC – PROMOTED TIM TULLY TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER; 09/04/2018 – Splunk: Aggregate Purchase Price for Transaction Approximately $350 Million; 12/03/2018 – “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer sits down with Splunk President and CEO Doug Merritt for the latest on his analytics company’s disruptive story; 17/04/2018 – Splunk Congratulates FCW Federal 100 Award Winner from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 22/04/2018 – DJ Splunk Inc, Inst Holders, 1Q 2018 (SPLK); 06/03/2018 – Splunk Named in the Leaders Category of the IDC MarketScape Asia/Pacific Big Data and Analytics Platform 2017 Vendor Analysis; 24/05/2018 – Splunk 1Q Rev $311.6M

Since November 30, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 11 insider sales for $5.43 million activity. Another trade for 1,749 shares valued at $205,473 was made by St. Ledger Susan on Friday, January 11. Another trade for 5,398 shares valued at $593,839 was made by STEIN LEONARD R on Monday, December 10. Tully Timothy sold $264,811 worth of stock. The insider Morgan Scott sold $372,151. $231,550 worth of stock was sold by Carges Mark T on Monday, January 7. SULLIVAN GODFREY had sold 8,750 shares worth $912,100 on Monday, December 10.

Analysts await Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) to report earnings on May, 23. They expect $-0.59 earnings per share, up 23.38% or $0.18 from last year’s $-0.77 per share. After $0.17 actual earnings per share reported by Splunk Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -447.06% negative EPS growth.

Glynn Capital Management Llc, which manages about $659.77 million and $467.72M US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 3,318 shares to 12,280 shares, valued at $1.25M in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Docusign Inc. by 550,510 shares in the quarter, for a total of 619,984 shares, and has risen its stake in Servicenow Inc. (NYSE:NOW).

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.78 in Q4 2018. Its down 0.50, from 1.28 in 2018Q3. It fall, as 66 investors sold SPLK shares while 151 reduced holdings. 51 funds opened positions while 119 raised stakes. 134.38 million shares or 7.04% more from 125.54 million shares in 2018Q3 were reported. Jag Capital Mgmt Lc accumulated 93,722 shares. Pub Employees Retirement Association Of Colorado invested in 26,505 shares or 0.02% of the stock. Whittier Tru owns 127 shares. 367,527 were accumulated by Victory Cap. Polar Ltd Liability Partnership reported 374,763 shares. Ameriprise Financial Inc stated it has 3.35M shares. Eagle Asset Management accumulated 0.54% or 818,032 shares. The Illinois-based Hightower Ltd Com has invested 0.01% in Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK). Champlain Invest Partners Ltd reported 1.77 million shares stake. First Hawaiian Bank & Trust accumulated 7,210 shares or 0.05% of the stock. Primecap Mgmt Company Ca invested in 0.63% or 7.47M shares. Dnb Asset Mngmt As has invested 0% in Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK). Fairfield Bush And owns 8,500 shares for 0.31% of their portfolio. Moreover, Mirae Asset Glob Invs Co Ltd has 0.06% invested in Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) for 60,262 shares. Chevy Chase Trust Holdg owns 0.12% invested in Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) for 243,641 shares.

More notable recent Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Bulls come out on Splunk before earnings – Seeking Alpha” on February 27, 2019, also Fool.com with their article: “5 Reasons Why Investors Should Believe the Artificial Intelligence Hype – The Motley Fool” published on April 13, 2019, published: “Jim Cramer Advises His Viewers On Cisco, Nokia, Splunk And More – Benzinga” on March 21, 2019. More interesting news about Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) were released by: Businesswire.com and their article: “UK Councils Improve Security and Citizen Privacy With Splunk – Business Wire” published on April 09, 2019 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Splunk: Amazon Web Service’s Security Guard – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: April 04, 2019.

Analysts await Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to report earnings on April, 25. They expect $1.00 EPS, up 5.26% or $0.05 from last year’s $0.95 per share. MSFT’s profit will be $7.67 billion for 30.30 P/E if the $1.00 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.10 actual EPS reported by Microsoft Corporation for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -9.09% negative EPS growth.

Conning Inc, which manages about $80.03 billion and $2.94 billion US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Target Corp (NYSE:TGT) by 86,933 shares to 622,124 shares, valued at $41.12 million in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Western Gas Partners Lp (NYSE:WES) by 10,064 shares in the quarter, for a total of 65,554 shares, and has risen its stake in Maxim Integrated Prods Inc (NASDAQ:MXIM).

More notable recent Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Microsoft investigating harassment claims – Seeking Alpha” on April 04, 2019, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “Microsoft Might Be The Best Technology Dividend Play – Seeking Alpha” published on April 08, 2019, published: “Go With A Growth ETF In April (NYSE:SPYG)(NASDAQ:MSFT)(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Benzinga” on March 30, 2019. More interesting news about Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) were released by: Nasdaq.com and their article: “Technology Sector Update for 04/10/2019: SFET, IZEA, TSM, MSFT, AAPL, IBM, CSCO, GOOG – Nasdaq” published on April 10, 2019 as well as Fool.com‘s news article titled: “3 Stocks Poised for Huge Growth Over the Next Decade – The Motley Fool” with publication date: April 16, 2019.

Since October 26, 2018, it had 0 buys, and 8 selling transactions for $58.46 million activity. Nadella Satya had sold 267,466 shares worth $28.35M on Wednesday, February 6. 2,000 shares were sold by BROD FRANK H, worth $214,363. 36,500 shares valued at $4.06 million were sold by Hogan Kathleen T on Thursday, November 8.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.94 in Q4 2018. Its up 0.13, from 0.81 in 2018Q3. It increased, as 55 investors sold MSFT shares while 925 reduced holdings. 168 funds opened positions while 758 raised stakes. 5.48 billion shares or 3.82% more from 5.28 billion shares in 2018Q3 were reported. Texas Permanent School Fund accumulated 1.55M shares. Td Capital Mngmt Ltd Liability invested 0.16% of its portfolio in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). 81,341 were reported by Haverford Financial. 319,758 are owned by Pzena Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability Company. Whale Rock Capital Mgmt Ltd Liability has 3.64% invested in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for 1.12M shares. Driehaus Mngmt Limited reported 8,556 shares. Headinvest Limited Liability Company, a Maine-based fund reported 173,522 shares. Tiaa Cref Invest Mgmt Ltd Company accumulated 46.16M shares or 3.71% of the stock. Martingale Asset Mngmt Ltd Partnership holds 1.48% of its portfolio in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for 1.10 million shares. Amer National Registered Invest Advisor stated it has 62,961 shares or 4% of all its holdings. 182,636 were accumulated by Jupiter Asset Limited. Sequoia Fin Advisors Ltd has 1.18% invested in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). Bridgeway Capital Incorporated reported 0.36% stake. Mitchell Capital Management Communications holds 79,768 shares. Moreover, Sky Gp Ltd Liability Co has 3.15% invested in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for 73,726 shares.