Regional Banks

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ: HFWA) Brian L. Vance, President and CEO of Heritage Financial Corporation, today reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 of $764,000 compared to net income of $696,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and $9.8 million for the linked-...

Below are the top mid-cap money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Credicorp Ltd (NYSE: BAP) is 22.36%. BAP's operating margin for the same period is 42.62%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at First...

Banner Corporation (Nasdaq: BANR), the parent company of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, today announced its Board of Directors voted to proceed on a 1-for-7 reverse stock split to be effective June 1, 2011. As previously disclosed, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's...

ICU Medical, Incorporated (NASDAQ:ICUI)- ICU Medical, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of disposable medical connection systems for use in vascular therapy applications. The Company' devices are designed to protect patients from catheter-related bloodstream infections and...

Wunderlich Securities published a research report reiterating Buy rating on share and increased price target on the Bank of the Ozark (NASDAQ: OZRK) up $7.00 from $50.00 to $57.00 after the company's recent FDIC-assisted acquisitions completed on April 29. Wunderlich Securities reported that, “...

Sterne Agee has a Neutral rating on shares of Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: OZRK). In a note to clients, Sterne Agee writes, "On April 29th, OZRK nailed down two more FDIC-assisted deals for Park Avenue Bank and First Choice Community Bank, which represented its largest and third largest deals to...

Sterne Agee is raising its earnings estimates on shares of BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: BOKF). It has a Neutral rating on shares. In a note to investors, Sterne Agee writes, "While we believe upside over the high $50s will be difficult to achieve in the near-term, we are more favorable to...

Norwood Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: NWFL), the holding company for Wayne Bank headquartered in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and North Penn Bancorp, Inc. (NPBP) the holding company for North Penn Bank, Scranton, Pennsylvania, today announced that Norwood Financial had received final regulatory approvals...

Compass Point LLC reiterates its First Horizon National (NYSE: FHN) Sell rating and $7 price target in a research report published today. In the report, Compass Point states, "We continue to believe shares of FHN are significantly overvalued as loan growth remains difficult, GSE repurchase...

Old National Bancorp (NYSE: ONB) Reports EPS of $0.17 vs. $0.11 Estimate

Keefe Bruyette & Woods views DR Horton's (NYSE: DHI) FY2Q11 operating results as in-line. Orders and gross margins exceeded KBW's forecast, while closings and SG&A were modestly below. KBW reduces its 2H11 and 2012 EPS estimates to reflect a modestly more cautious sales and margin outlook....

Jefferies & Company Maintained its Hold rating on shares of Boston Private Financial (BPFH). Jefferies states,"BPFH's 1Q results indicate credit quality issues in Northern CA are subsiding and loan pipelines are strong enough to overcome CRE run-off and deliver positive loan growth this year...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Hold rating on SCBT Financial Corporation's (NASDAQ: SCBT) shares in a research report published today. Its price target remained unchanged at $35.00 as well. In spite of maintaining its rating and price target on SCBT Financial, Wunderlich remains positive on...

According to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, City Holding (NASDAQ: CHCO) beat the Street and its estimate on a lower provision expense and better spread income, partially offset by a higher tax rate. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said that service charges were down, as expected, due to 1Q seasonality...

UGI Corporation (UGI) - UGI is a distributor and marketer of energy products and services. Through subsidiaries, UGI operates natural gas and electric utilities in Pennsylvania, distributes propane both domestically and internationally, manages midstream energy and electric generation assets in...