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• Buy Small Banks For Big Profits

  By Ken McGaha - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: BKU, HBHC, IBOC

  We constantly hear talk in the financial news about the “banking sector” and are inundated with names like Citigroup, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. What many investors never take the time to consider or analyze is the segment of the banking business we never hear about on the news, even though it offers exceptional opportunities for gains - small regional banks.

  Advantages of regional banks

  Regional banks have a much more »

• Insiders Are Not Investing in These Financial Stocks, Should You?

  By Adnan Khan - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: BKU, CYN, EVER

  In this article, we'll take a look at three regional banks that are considered overvalued with regards to their book value multiples. Besides, insiders at these banks are selling their stakes, making me more bearish on the stocks. The remaining of the investment thesis aims to tough upon the banking stocks briefly.

  BankUnited

  BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) operates as small cap regional bank in the U.S., with significant regional more »

• U.S. Regional Banks: A Good Choice for Risk-Averse Investors?

  By Damian Illia - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: BKU, CBF, EVER

  U.S. regional banks are a good pick for risk-averse investors, because many of them are well-capitalized.

  The financial strength of a bank can be evaluated by looking at the Tier 1 capital ratio. This core measure of a bank’s health includes its capital, consisting of common stock and retained earnings, and can also include preferred shares (non-cumulative and non-redeemable). The Tier 1 capital ratio relates that core capital more »

• Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Bullish on These "Fab Five"

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: BKU, CIT, DLPH, QUAD, VC

  Editor's Note: This version has been amended to correctly reference CIT's earnings announcement.

  Centerbridge Partners is a $1 billion-plus hedge fund run by Mark Gallogly, formerly with Blackstone. Although the fund invests in a variety of sectors, more than 90% of its entire equity portfolio is concentrated on only five stocks with a total value of $1,162,448,000. Obviously, Gallogly is very confident that these five more »

• Billion Dollar Hedge Fund Bullish on This ‘Fab Five’

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: BKU, CIT, DLPH, QUAD, VC

  Centerbridge Partners is a +$1 billion hedge fund run by Mark Gallogly, formally with Blackstone. Although the fund invests in a variety of sectors, more than 90% of its entire equity portfolio is concentrated on only five stocks with a total value of $1,162,448,000. Obviously, Gallogly is very confident that these five stocks are worth such a significant weighting in his portfolio. Let’s take a look more »

• US Regional Banks. A good choice for risk averse investors?

  By Damian Illia - April 1, 2013 | Tickers: BKU, SBNY

  US Regional banks are a good pick for risk averse investors. This is because a lot of them are well capitalized. The financial strength of a bank can be evaluated looking at the Tier 1 capital ratio. The Tier 1 capital is the core measure of a bank’s health: it is the core capital consisting of common stock, retained earnings and can include preferred shares (non-cumulative and non-redeemable). And more »

• Chuck Royce's New Buys (Part II)

  By Anh HOANG - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: BKU, GEOS, IO

  In a previous article I talked about two new buys (Alere and Saga Communications) of famous small-cap investment guru Chuck Royce. In this article, I will cover two more stocks that he just bought in the fourth quarter. One is BankUnited (NYSE: BKU), a bank holding company based in Florida. The other is Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ: GEOS), the manufacturer of instruments and equipment in seismic data processing.

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• 5 Stocks Billionaire Wilbur Ross is Betting On

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - November 17, 2012 | Tickers: AGO, BKU, KEG, UAL

  Wilbur Ross, the manager of WL Ross & Co., is one of the financial world's most renowned experts on the subjects of bankruptcy and restructuring, and was dubbed the 'King of Bankruptcy' by Forbes more than a decade ago. Though he has the characteristics of a value investor, Ross specializes in distressed asset scenarios. In the height of the financial crisis, Ross teamed up with Invesco Ltd. (IVZ) to buy more »

• This Hedge Fund Manager Likes Obama and These Stocks

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 25, 2012 | Tickers: BKU, CIT, QUAD, VC

  Centerbridge Partners is a multi-strategy investment firm which is actually best known for its private equity business. However, the fund also makes substantial investments in public companies. Mark Gallogly, who co-founded Centerbridge in 2005, previously spent 16 years at the Blackstone Group. He currently serves on the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Below we have discussed some of Centerbridge’s top holdings from the end of June according more »

• $17 Billion Hedge Fund’s Top Stock Picks

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 29, 2012 | Tickers: BKU, CIT, PFCB, HOT, VC

  Centerbridge is perhaps better known for its private equity business, which announced that it would be taking P.F. Chang’s (NASDAQ: PFCB) private earlier this month for $1.1 billion. However, the hedge fund, run by Mark Gallogly and Jeffrey Aronson, has racked up impressive returns as well. As a testament to its investing prowess, it was able to quickly raise a $2 billion credit fund in March. Centerbridge more »

• A 5-Star Bank Worth Investigating

  By Chad Henage - February 13, 2012 | Tickers: BKU, BBT |

  If you haven't used the Motley Fool CAPS Community Screener do yourself a favor and check it out. You can enter very specific criteria to fit the types of companies you are looking for, and the screener will sift through the data for you. Using the CAPS Screener, I decided with all the negative press around banks that there should be some good opportunities in this unloved sector.