Brennan Hawken

Online trading platform Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR) recently launched educational resources for all traders independent of their trading activity. The company’s business model will support growth despite softening retail volumes in the industry, according to UBS. The...

Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) rose in early trading on Wednesday, after some of the biggest banks reported upbeat quarterly results. Investors look forward to an exciting earnings season ahead. Here are some key analyst takeaways from Morgan Stanley’s earnings release. UBS On Morgan...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) reported mixed results for the first quarter, amid a solid start to the earnings season by banking majors. RBC Capital Markets On Goldman Sachs Analyst Gerard Cassidy maintained a Sector Perform rating while raising the price target from $339 to $375. “...

Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) shares got a boost on Tuesday after the company landed a high-profile analyst upgrade on Wall Street. The Charles Schwab Analyst: UBS analyst Brennan Hawken upgraded Charles Schwab from Neutral to Buy and raised his price target from $68 to $75. Related Link...

Discount broker stocks were pounded last week after most of the biggest names cut stock and ETF online trading fees to $0. The commission cuts will create near-term growth headwinds for the group, but one analyst said Monday the sell-off is a buying opportunity in one top broker stock. The Analyst...

A week after Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR) introduced a platform that eliminated trading fees, both Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD) have followed suit and cut fees on all stock and ETF trades to $0. Online broker stocks have...

Online brokers are getting some attention from Wall Street Monday after one Wall Street analyst adjusted his rating for three popular stocks. The Analyst UBS analyst Brennan Hawken upgraded TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD) from Neutral to Buy and raised his price target from $58 to $60....

Despite Evercore Inc (NYSE: EVR)'s heavy reliance on QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), a UBS analyst said the company can continue to grow and diversify.  The Analyst UBS analyst Brennan Hawken upgraded Evercore from Neutral to Buy and increased the price target from $82 to $105. The...

Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) have lost nearly 10 percent since the start of 2017, and after the company's earnings report, analysts at UBS think there are "better opportunities" elsewhere. UBS's Brennan Hawken downgrades Goldman Sachs' stock rating from Buy to Neutral with a price...

Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) fell more than 4 percent on Tuesday in reaction to the bank's first-quarter earnings report, which consisted of both and earnings and revenue miss. Ahead of the earnings report notable bank analyst Mike Mayo named Goldman Sachs his top pick in the space...

UBS thinks WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) has nothing to offer except ETFs, although it is not a proxy to the wider ETF market. Therefore, the firm initiated the stock at a Sell and attached a price objective of $7.00, implying downside risks of more than 15 percent from the current...

The $185 million settlement that Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) recently paid related to fraud charges was just a drop in the barrel of the company’s $22.9 billion in annual income. However, according to UBS analyst Brennan Hawken, the scandal has done a lot more damage to Wells Fargo than...