Regional Banks

Stifel Nicolaus has upgraded Investors Bancorp (NASDAQ: ISBC) from Hold to Buy and has established a $16.50 price target.

Stifel Nicolaus has upgraded First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE: FCF) from Hold to Buy and has established a $5.25 price target.

Stifel Nicolaus has upgraded Fulton Financial (NASDAQ: FULT) from Hold to buy and has established an $11.50 price target.

Stifel Nicolaus has upgraded City Holding Company (NASDAQ: CHCO) from Hold to Buy and has established a $35 price target.

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) shares advanced 12.42% to $6.88 in the pre-market session. BSX's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $7.82 billion. Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) shares advanced 6.91% to $15.31 in the pre-market session. GLW's PEG ratio is 0.69. Regions Financial...

Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: DEAR), the Holding Company for Fidelity Bank, today announced that it received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market on August 18, 2011, notifying the Company that it is currently not in compliance with the Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5250(c)(1) because it had not filed...

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: PEBO) and its banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank, National Association announce the hiring of Timothy H. Kirtley to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer effective August 29, 2011. Kirtley will oversee all credit policies for the company,...

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: SASR), today announced that the Company's board of directors has approved the repurchase of up to 3% of the Company's outstanding common stock, or approximately 730,000 shares. Repurchases, which will be conducted through open market purchases or privately...

Archie M. Brown, President and CEO of MainSource Financial Group (NASDAQ: MSFG), announced today that Kathleen L. Bardwell was appointed to the Board of Directors of MainSource at its Board of Directors Meeting held on August 15, 2011, to be effective with the Board of Directors meeting to be held...

Below are the top small-cap regional-southwest banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Prosperity Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: PRSP) is 56.84%. PRSP's PEG ratio is 1.37. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at West...

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSBC), the parent company of Great Southern Bank, today announced that it has received an investment of $57.9 million in the Company's preferred stock from the United States Department of the Treasury under the Small Business Lending Fund. The SBLF is a $30...

Shares of Huntington Bank (NASDAQ: HBAN) dropped about 2.8% as the company named Helga Houston as the bank's chief risk officer. Shares of Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) dropped about 4% as the company is all set to report its quarterly earnings today. HPQ is projected to report its Q3 EPS at...

Huntington Bank (NASDAQ: HBAN) announced today that Helga Houston is joining the bank as chief risk officer, replacing Kevin Blakely when he retires at year end. She will join Huntington's leadership team and report to Stephen D. Steinour, chairman, president and chief executive officer of...

MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: MSL), announced today that its subsidiary, MidSouth Bank, N.A., has entered into an agreement with Beacon Federal, a wholly owned federal savings bank of Beacon Federal Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFED), to acquire its branch located in Tyler, Texas.  As part of the branch...

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