Regional Banks

Analysts at Jefferies upgrade Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for WBS has been raised from $19 to $23. WBS shares fell 1.16% to close at $19.53 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Wunderlich Securities has lowered the price target on Home Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOMB) from $29 to $26 and maintains its Buy rating.

Dennis R. Woods, President and Chief Executive Officer of United Security Bancshares http://www.unitedsecuritybank.com/ (Nasdaq: UBFO) reported that the Board of Directors of United Security Bancshares declared a 1st quarter 2011 stock dividend of one percent (1%) on December 21, 2010. The stock...

Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE: CBC) announced today the commencement of an offer to exchange shares of its common stock, no par value per share, for any and all of its outstanding trust preferred securities issued by Capitol Trust I, Capitol Trust II, Capitol Trust III, Capitol Trust 4, Capitol...

Carolina Trust Bank (Nasdaq: CART) announced today that it closed on the sale of approximately 1,788,000 shares of its common stock in a public offering. A community offering of approximately 312,000 shares of its common stock closed on December 30, 2010. The shares in both offerings were sold...

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the "buy" rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to "outperform," increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lifted its target price of Apple (NASDAQ:...

Home BancShares Inc (NASDAQ: HOMB) shares dropped 11.84% to $20.25 at 10:10 am. HOMB is expected to post its 1st quarterly loss in 2 years on impairment charge. Neptune Technologies & Bioresources Inc (NASDAQ: NEPT) shares lost 11.83% to $2.46. NEPT's trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow...

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the "buy" rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to "outperform," increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lifted its target price of Apple (NASDAQ:...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alphatec Holdings Inc (ATEC) Alterra Cap Holdings Ltd (ALTE) Amer Supercon Corp (AMSC) Atlantic Tele-Network Inc (ATNI) Banner Corp (BANR) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALTERRA CAP HLD (ALTE): Free Stock Analysis...

Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) dipped 2.23% to $2.19 in the pre-market session. BANR's PEG ratio is -0.31. MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD) lost 1.65% to $8.35 in the pre-market session. MNKD's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is -189,488.17%. ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) fell 1.22%...

Star Scientific Inc (NASDAQ: CIGX) rose 5.53% to $2.10 in the pre-market session. CIGX is planning to ask the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of its moist smokeless tobacco. ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ: ATPG) added 4.43% to $17.67 in pre-market trading. ATPG shares have...

Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) has taken action to reduce balance sheet risk and improve its capital and liquidity positions since the hiring of a new CEO in November 2009, KBW reports. “That said, given the recent share price appreciation, the stock appears priced at perfection at 20x our...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alphatec Holdings Inc (ATEC) Alterra Cap Holdings Ltd (ALTE) Amer Supercon Corp (AMSC) Atlantic Tele-Network Inc (ATNI) Banner Corp (BANR) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALTERRA CAP HLD (ALTE): Free Stock Analysis...

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has downgraded Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) to Underperform and has lowered the price target to $13.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has upgraded SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) to Outperform and has raised the price target to $33 from $30.