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Investors looking to add (or initiate) exposure in the financial sector following Monday's stock market sell-off should consider Christopher Mutascio of KBW two latest picks which consists of a large regional bank and an insurer. Upgrading Regions Financial To Market Perform Regions...

The following represents a hand-picked selection of notable research curated by an analyst known in some circles as "The Sith Overlord Of The Street." Longbow: Shake Shack Trends ‘Picking Up,' Maintains At Neutral Alton Stump of Longbow Research maintained a Neutral rating on shares of Shake Shack...

Willis Group Holdings PLC (NYSE: WSH) announced its second quarter results Tuesday afternoon. The company reported earnings of $0.58 per share on revenue of $922 million, versus the Street’s consensus estimate of $0.54 per share and $970.79 million. KBW analysts Meyer Shields and Seth...

Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods recently released a report recapping the Q1 earnings season for bank stocks. Overall, analysts praised the banks for a solid start to 2015. Key Takeaways Of the 208 banks that Keefe, Bruyette & Woods looked at, 52 percent beat consensus earnings...

In a report published Tuesday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher Mutascio wrote that he is "increasingly confident" that U.S. Bancorp's (NYSE: USB) 2015 earnings per share estimate is too high and a revision lower is "likely" in the coming months. "At a recent conference, management...

In a report published Friday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Joel Jeffrey said that Charles Schwab Corp's (NASDAQ: SCHW) Winter Business Update on Thursday focused on the "scalability" of the firm's operations and financials. "Charles Schwab has generated strong asset and revenue growth over...

ChannelAdvisor on Monday released eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) January same-store sales data which according to Sanjay Sakhrani of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods were somewhat mixed. EBay's total same-store sales grew 6.8 percent in January, which compares to a 5.8 percent growth in December, 9.8 percent...

Catherine Mealor of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods commented in a note on Thursday that Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTBI) posted fourth-quarter results that missed estimates due to higher expenses and a higher provision. “Still, the NIM improved two basis points quarter over...

In a report released Friday morning, research firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated its Outperform rating and $15.50 target price on Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL) after meeting with its CEO Jack Kopnisky. The encounter reaffirmed the firm's confidence in the company, the report assured...

Brian Kleinhanzl of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods previewed Citigroup Inc's (NYSE: C) fourth quarter earnings that are scheduled for January 15 before the market open. “Our earnings expectations for Citigroup are slightly below the consensus estimate,” Kleinhanzl wrote. “We are expected some ‘kitchen...

Jacquelynne Chimera of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a Market Perform rating on Umpqua Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: UMPQ) on Friday with a $19 price target. “We believe the current valuation discount presents an attractive entry point into a franchise that we expect to post higher profitability...