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  • 3 Attractive Banking Stocks To Consider Now, 1 To Avoid

    By Bill Edson - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: BAC, PNC, RF, SUSQ

    Since last decade's banking crisis, among the nation's trillion dollar asset banks there has been stratification both in terms of profitability and public reputation. Wells Fargo is always a winner. JPMorgan Chase has Come next, then probably Citigroup and then Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) at the rear. I am going to take a look at Bank of America, this country's second largest bank by assets, to more »

  • Reasons To Buy These Banking Stocks

    By Adnan Khan - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: FITB, KEY, RF

    I believe the US mid cap regional banks present upside. Among the three key drivers of stock price for these banks will be the macroeconomic environment, the merger and acquisition activity and the upcoming regulatory requirements.

    Healthy macroeconomic activity generally pushes loan growth further, while the interest rates, which directly affect the net interest margins, are key drivers of bank earnings per shares. The overall loan growth is expected to more »

  • Tired Of Big Banks? How About This Mid-Cap Regional Bank?

    By Nick Chiu - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: BBT, HBAN, RF

    Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN), with a market cap of $5.87 billion, is a multi-state, diversified regional bank holding company, providing full financial services including banking, lending, mortgage, and investment management.

    1Q13 earnings

    On April 17, 2013, Huntington Bancshares reported an EPS of $0.17 for 1Q13, which was unchanged from the year ago quarter, but down $0.02 from the prior quarter. The reported earnings beat Zacks Consensus Estimate more »

  • 2 Banks to Buy, 1 to Sell

    By Adnan Khan - April 28, 2013 | Tickers: KEY, RF, STI

    Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) and SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) reported earning beats for the first quarter of the current year, while KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) reported earnings that were in line with expectations. This article reviews the earnings of Regions and compares the three banks in order to determine the best positioned banks.

    Regions Financial

    For the first quarter of the current year, Regions Financial reported earnings per share of more »

  • Why This Bank Is Among the Best of the Breed

    By Dave Zaegel - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: OZRK, BBT, KEY, RF

    It's time again to review one of my favorite and easiest stocks to recommend: Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: OZRK). Bank of the Ozarks operates just over 100 banks in the southern U.S., primarily in Arkansas and Georgia. This stock has been a model of consistency and market outperformance. Even when the market got smacked in 2008 and early 2009, Bank of the Ozarks barely budged. Since then more »

  • Stringent Capital Requirements for Too Big to Fail

    By Adnan Khan - April 26, 2013 | Tickers: JPM, PNC, RF

    The phrase “too big to fail” was originally coined during the mid-1980s but it gained popularity during the 2007 financial meltdown. The phrase ascertains the some institutions/corporations are so large and interconnected that it would be disastrous for the economy if they were to go bankrupt.

    During the 2007 financial crisis, many of the nation’s financial institutes were bailed out using taxpayers’ money on the same pretext. The more »

  • Sorting Through the Regionals

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: BBT, FITB, HBAN, RF, STI

    Standard & Poor's has a positive outlook for regional banks, as do I. These banks tend to have less exposure to international concerns and also are purer plays on deposits and consumer/small business economic health, whereas the exposure of mega-banks can be susceptible to trading and other "unplanned" losses.
     
    The regionals should see positive performance going forward on the back of home refinancing and gains on loans. According to more »

  • 2 Banks to Buy, 1 to Avoid

    By Adnan Khan - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: RF, STI, SNV

    Credit Suisse did some primary research during the month of April on some of the U.S. regional banks of the southeastern region. This article will summarize the conclusions of this primary research.

    Regions Financial

    Credit Suisse is incrementally more positive on Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) due to better 2013 loan growth visibility. Loan growth is expected to turn positive by the middle of the current year, which is why more »

  • Five Financial Stocks You Should Start Thinking About

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, COF, DFS, JPM, RF

    When we at Insider Monkey look at stocks, we primarily do so from a value perspective. We do keep concepts like market sentiment and branding in mind, but we mostly use those factors to mentally adjust how appropriate the relative value of a stock is. Value analysis focuses on stocks trading at a low level relative to their trailing earnings (using trailing earnings as a neutral to conservative estimate of more »

  • One Bank to Purchase, One to Avoid

    By Adnan Khan - April 5, 2013 | Tickers: RF, STI

    Credit Suisse did some primary research during the month of April on some of the US regional banks of the southeastern region. This article will summarize the conclusions of this primary research.

    Regions Financial

    Credit Suisse is incrementally more positive on Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) due to better 2013 loan growth visibility. Loan growth is expected to turn positive in by the mid of the current year, which is why more »

  • This Fundamentals-Focused Hedge Fund Has Billions in AUM…What’s it Buying?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: EIX, GG, HBAN, KRFT, RF

    $6 billion Carlson Capital, a Dallas-based hedge fund that focuses its strategies on philosophy, people and process, is a stark contrast to other funds, many of which have formulated complex algorithms to perform detailed quantitative analyses. As more and more non-Wall Streeters establish their own funds, many have begun to embrace manager Clint Carlson’s approach, and according to his most recent 13F filing with the SEC, Carlson added several more »

  • Five Financial Stocks You Should Start Thinking About

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, COF, DFS, JPM, RF

    When we look at stocks, we primarily do so from a value perspective. We do keep concepts like market sentiment and branding in mind, but we mostly use those factors to mentally adjust how appropriate the relative value of a stock is. Value analysis focuses on stocks which are trading at a low level relative to their trailing earnings (using trailing earnings as a neutral to conservative estimate of future more »

  • This Fundamentals-Focused Hedge Fund Has Billions in AUM…What’s It Buying?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: EIX, GG, HBAN, KRFT, RF

    The $6 billion Carlson Capital, a Dallas-based hedge fund that focuses its strategies on philosophy, people and process, is a stark contrast to other funds, many of which have formulated complex algorithms to perform detailed quantitative analyses. As more and more non-Wall Streeters establish their own funds, many have begun to embrace manager Clint Carlson’s approach, and according to his most recent 13F filing with the SEC, Carlson added more »

  • Regional Banks Presenting an Investment Opportunity

    By Adnan Khan - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: BBT, FITB, RF, STI

    The fourth quarter results at some of the major US banks remained strong. The overall aggregate earnings were down moderately from the linked quarter still better than a year ago. Among potential headwinds for the US regional banks are record low interest rates, a sluggish US economy and increased regulatory burden. Other trends seen at some of the major regional banks during the fourth quarter are as follows:

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  • Forget the Stress Test When Buying Banks

    By Bob Chandler - March 24, 2013 | Tickers: COF, JPM, RF

    The Federal Reserve recently released the results of its annual stress test, officially known as the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). The CCAR assesses the adequacy of a bank’s capital, generally the amount of equity and long-term borrowing available to absorb bank losses. The idea is that strong capital levels help ensure that banks have the ability to meet their financial obligations in times of economic difficulty. But more »

  • Billionaire Louis Bacon’s Cheap Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 14, 2013 | Tickers: DFS, JPM, RF, STI, WFC

    We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors for a number of reasons. For one, we work on researching investment strategies based on the included information: even with the inherent delay that comes from using 13F filings, the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds generate an excess return of 18 percentage points per year on average (read more about imitating hedge funds' small cap picks more »

  • Billionaire Bruce Kovner’s Cheap Stock Holdings

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, JPM, RF, WFC

    Six to seven weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds file 13Fs with the SEC; these filings disclose many of their long equity positions as of the end of the last quarter. One way to use this information is to compile many funds’ portfolios and use the data to develop investment strategies; for example, we have found that the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds earn more »

  • 4 Regional Banks With Upside

    By Adnan Khan - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: FITB, FMER, RF, USB

    This article is aimed at screening out undervalued regional banks in the US on which analysts are bullish. These banking stocks would be liquid with little institutional ownership. For this purpose, I examined their daily trading volume, discount to book value, percentage of institutional ownership and consensus recommendation of the analysts covering the stock. The specific criteria are as follows:

    • The selected bank must possess an average trading volume of more »

  • Billionaire James Dinan’s Latest Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - February 18, 2013 | Tickers: C, RLGY, RF, S, YHOO

    Six to seven weeks after the end of a fiscal quarter, hedge funds and other major investors are required to file 13Fs with the SEC. These filings disclose many of their long equity positions as of the end of the quarter (December in the case of current filings). We track this information in the course of developing investment strategies based on hedge fund activity; for example, on average the most more »

  • Five Noteworthy Analyst Calls on Thursday

    By Brian Nichols - January 31, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, CLB, FIO, PCLN, RF

    Sometimes an analyst issues a revised outlook or changes his/her rating, but does not inform investors of the reasons behind the call. These typically move stocks on the call alone -- the price target and outlook. However, some analysts provide detailed reasons, and these are the outlooks that should be noted and used as part of your fundamental research. Therefore, I am taking a look at such outlooks and determining more »

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