As of June, there were 94,725 bank branches in the United States, according to recently released data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This represents the lowest reported figure since 2005,…
In a new research report on banks, the team at Baird make the case that many may be overstating the amount of earnings leverage attributed to rising rates.
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. for Wednesday, September 3, 2014.
Sterne Agee's bank research team published a list of its top stock picks to buy in the banking sector. We have featured the top large-cap and mid-cap stocks to buy from their…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms on Monday, July 21, 2014. They include Apple, ARM Holdings, DaVita Healthcare, General Electric, GoPro and Itron.
The Merrill Lynch growth picks list is crowded with solid names that have outstanding earnings projections for the coming years. Here are 10 growth stocks to buy for the rest of 2014.
It may be time for investors to shift some of their portfolio money allocated to growth to names that present more of a value stock proposition. Here are Merrill Lynch's top ten…
Wikimedia CommonsWith a very toppy market, and more than one firm on Wall Street warning of a potential summer sell-off, we were very impressed with the stocks that populate the Jefferies Franchise…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations see on Monday, June 9, 2014. They include BioMarin, Family Dollar, Lululemon and SunTrust.
ThinkstockNomura has issued a very different sort of research report on the U.S. regional and large banks. The firm’s Bill Carcache has a Neutral rating on the sector, but he has identified…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday, May 30, 2014. They include Alaska Air, Apple, Infoblox, PNC Financial, Renesola and Splunk.
ThinkstockEarlier this week we showed how a key market technician was showing concern that banks and financials are not participating in the rally. That is particularly troubling when you consider that the…
In a new research report, the analysts at Jefferies point out that after earnings reports, even if they are positive, top value names are outperforming growth names.
ThinkstockWednesday’s big announcement is that the Federal Reserve did not object to the capital plans for some 25 of the 30 banks under review which were participating in the Comprehensive Capital Analysis…
In a new research report, the bank analysts at Deutsche Bank really do the deep-dive to find out which names are good for investors to buy now. Deutsche Bank has limited its…
