The annual stress tests on the biggest U.S. banks produced a few surprises when the results were announced last night. The capital plans submitted by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ... Read Full Story »
With banks having been the best DJIA sector in 2012, the outlook versus the valuation has started to play a game of catch-up as we are getting deeper into earnings ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley. ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) maintained Underperform at BofA/ML and maintained Hold ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN) raised to Buy from Underperform with $13 ... Read Full Story »
The low-rate environment is going to continue taking a toll on bank earnings. Credit Suisse has a report this Thursday showing some ongoing caution in the regional banking sector. The ... Read Full Story »
As new regulations have eaten into their profits, banks have looked for new ways to increase revenue from their customers. Many banks tried, unsuccessfully, to implement debit card fees. More ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Friday morning. Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) Started as Outperform at ... Read Full Story »
The new proposed stress tests are just one more thorn in the side for the banking sector, but analysts from Dick Bove to Meredith Whitney, as well as value and bargain ... Read Full Story »
You hear it all the time... "This bank is so cheap against book value that it cannot go lower." Book value, and even tangible book value, has become a pre-recession ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) Started as Outperform with $16 ... Read Full Story »
The economy and investment categories may both be normalizing again, but dividend investors will get to start looking at banks again. Today was D-Day for Dividend Day as the Federal Reserve is ... Read Full Story »
These are some of this Wednesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. This morning we have two key updates from late yesterday afternoon, followed ... Read Full Story »
There is an unbelievable number of critical stocks hitting 52-week lows this afternoon going into the options expiration date and going into the weekend. The double-dip recession fears have escalated ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning: Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. Apple ... Read Full Story »