Three mergers in one year are showing up where it counts: net interest margin widened to 3.73% from 3.24% a year ago, with adjusted earnings beating expectations while revenue missed expectations. The board answered with a 6.7% dividend increase to $0.64 a share, its 23rd straight annual raise.
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Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Alphabet, Boston Scientific, eBay, Fervo Energy, Fortinet, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Lennox International, Palantir Technologies, and More
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower after a solid day for the stock market, as the interest-rate scenario played out as we (and most across Wall Street) predicted, with the Federal…
Prosperity Bancshares Is Buying Banks and Raising Dividends. Can It Afford Both?
Prosperity Bancshares just closed three bank acquisitions in seven months and bumped its dividend again, but a first-quarter spike in loan losses raises a question management has not fully answered yet.
Bank OZK Offers a 4.3% Yield and Frequent Raises. What’s the Catch?
Bank OZK has raised its dividend every single quarter since 2019, and the yield now sits above 4%. But the bank's massive construction loan book carries a warning that income investors cannot…
Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Agnico Eagle, First Solar, Fortinet, General Motors, NVR, StoneCo, Werner Enterprises, Zillow, and More
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher after a back-and-forth day on Wall Street. The major indices traded all over the place before closing mixed, as the top news of the day…
Friday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: America Movil, Comerica, Johnson & Johnson, Monster Beverage and More
Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included America Movil, Comerica, Johnson & Johnson, Monster Beverage and Shoals Technologies.
Tuesday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Adobe, Carvana, DoorDash, Micron Technology, Netflix, Nike, PayPal and More
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Adobe, Annaly Capital Management, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Carvana, DoorDash, Kimco Realty, Micron Technology, Netflix, Nike, PayPal and Zim Integrated Shipping Services.
Thursday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, Caesars Entertainment, CarMax, Chewy, Marriott, Microsoft, Uber and More
Thursday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Advanced Micro Devices, Amcor, Caesars Entertainment, CarMax, Chewy, Marriott International, Microsoft, Molson Coors Beverage, NXP Semiconductors and Uber Technologies.
Dividend Lovers Grabbing 7 Stocks That Benefit From Continued Rising Interest Rates
Recent data indicate that inflation may be picking up steam again. These seven top Buy-rated stocks look like solid ideas now, as they come with dependable dividends and should continue to fare…
Friday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Datadog, Las Vegas Sands, Lyft, Nasdaq, Match, Pfizer, Walmart and More
Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Datadog, DexCom, Exelixis, Lam Research, Las Vegas Sands, Lyft, Match, Nasdaq, Next Era Energy, Norfolk Southern, Pfizer, Walmart and Wolfspeed.
Financial Sector Routed on Oil, Coronavirus Worries
Plunging oil prices are putting pressure on financial sector stocks Monday. Investors are also keeping an eye on U.S. Treasuries. Financial firms' interest income could be hammered hard by the combination.
Ford, Ceasars Crash into Wednesday’s 52-Week Low Club
Caesars Entertainment, Ford, Summit Materials, and Pitney Bowes all posted new 52-week lows Wednesday.
Analysts Keep Raising Target Prices on Financial Stocks After Earnings
Earnings season is underway and that markets are pushing even higher highs. The recent tax reform law has aided many of these companies and markets, making these new highs a reality.
Analyst’s 4 Top Texas Bank Stocks May Be the Best 2018 Buys
These four top banks are in the red-hot state of Texas, where the economy is in great shape and the outlook for 2018 is very positive.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Caterpillar, Comcast, Fitbit, Groupon, Mattel, Take-Two, Time Warner, Zynga and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Thursday include Caterpillar, Comcast, Fitbit, Groupon, Mattel, Take-Two, Time Warner and Zynga.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Autodesk, IBM, Lumber Liquidators, NVIDIA, Salesforce, Symantec, T-Mobile, Wal-Mart and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday include Autodesk, IBM, Lumber Liquidators, NVIDIA, Salesforce.com, Symantec, T-Mobile and Wal-Mart.