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FBR Capital Upgrades STSA To Outperform
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 5:56am | 52Analysts at FBR Capital upgrade Sterling Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STSA) from “market perform” to “outperform.” The target price for STSA has been raised from $19 to $20. STSA shares fell 0.03% to close at $16.49 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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1st Mariner Bancorp Plans to Raise $160 Million in New Capital (FMAR)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 5:37pm | 1451st Mariner Bancorp (NASDAQ: FMAR), parent company of 1st Mariner Bank, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Priam Capital Fund I, LP pursuant to which Priam would invest approximately $36.4 million in the Company. Priam's investment is part of an expected aggregate...
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Four Hot Casino Stocks
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 5:08pm | 2412( click to enlarge ) In just three weeks, Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (NASDAQ:MPEL) had gone up from $8 per share to its current value of $9.72, that's almost 20%. Today, the stock made a new 52-week high of $9.99. So far this year, the stock has soared over 60%. At this level the stock...
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Sterling Financial Corporation Reports Q1 EPS of $0.09 vs. $(0.33)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 4:33pm | 18Sterling Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STSA) Reports Q1 EPS of $0.09 vs. $(0.29)
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Fulton Financial Reports Q1 EPS of $0.17 vs. $0.17 Estimate (FULT)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 4:31pm | 18Fulton Financial (NASDAQ: FULT) Reports Q1 EPS of $0.17 vs. $0.17 Estimate
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Hancock Holding Reports EPS of $0.43 vs. $0.43 Estimate
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 4:18pm | 17Hancock Holding (NASDAQ: HBHC) Reports EPS of $0.43 vs. $0.43 Estimate
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Wunderlich Securities Reiterates Pinnacle Financial Partners Buy, $18 PT (PNFP)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 3:47pm | 75Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ: PNFP) Buy rating and $18 price target in a research report published today. In the report, Wunderlich Securities states, "PNFP's 1Q11 results of $0.06 marked its 3rd consecutive quarter of profitability and beat consensus...
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Superior Bank Closed By OTS; FDIC Appointed Receiver; NASDAQ Halts Trading
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 1:15pm | 53Superior Bancorp (NASDAQ: SUPR) today announced that the Office of Thrift Supervision (the "OTS") closed its subsidiary bank, Superior Bank (the "Bank") on April 15, 2011, and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") as receiver. The Corporation is no longer the parent of...
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Westamerica Bancorporation Reports Q1 EPS of $0.78 vs. $0.79
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 11:10am | 17Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ: WABC) Reports Q1 EPS of $0.78 vs. $0.79
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Arrow Financial Reports EPS of $0.47 vs. $0.45
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 10:50am | 16Arrow Financial (NASDAQ: AROW) Reports EPS of $0.47 vs. $0.45
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (REDF, MICC, ZION, SOHU)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 10:14am | 169Rediff.com India Limited (NASDAQ: REDF) shares moved up 10.40% to $10.14 at 10:12 am. The volume of REDF shares traded was 415% higher than normal. REDF shares have jumped 196.45% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 8.99% in the same period. Millicom International...
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Morning Market Losers (VLYWW, RDCM, LZEN, SBBX)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 9:55am | 105Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLYWW) fell 15.27% to $2.33 at 9:55 am. VLYWW's trailing-twelve-month ROA is 0.92%. Radcom Ltd (NASDAQ: RDCM) dipped 13.49% to $6.67. RDCM is scheduled to report its Q1 results on May 3. Lizhan Environmental Corporation (NASDAQ: LZEN) shares dropped 10.38% to $1...
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Wunderlich Reiterates Buy Rating, $55 PT On BOH
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 9:24am | 107Wunderlich Securities is reiterating its Buy rating on Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE: BOH), as well as its $55 price target. “BOH reported EPS for 1Q11 of $0.88, beating the entire range of analysts' estimates, including our $0.75 estimate and consensus of $0.72,” Wunderlich Securities writes...
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Wunderlich Securities Reiterates Its Buy On Bank Of Hawaii Corp. Following Recent Earnings
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 8:38am | 167Wunderlich reiterates its Buy rating on Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE: BOH) and its $55 price target. BOH reported EPS for 1Q11 of $0.88, beating the entire range of analysts' estimates, including its $0.75 estimate and consensus of $0.72. Even after excluding a $6.1 million pretax securities...
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UPDATE: Jefferies Lowers PT on KeyCorp to $9.50 (KEY)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 8:35am | 95Jefferies is out with its report today on KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), lowering its PT from $10 to $9.50. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Our price target of $9.50 is established by applying a 1.1x multiple to KEY's current tangible book value per share of $8.59. This is below the bank's...