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WSB Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results: Loss of $0.17 per share
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 4:33pm | 116WSB Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSB), the parent company of Washington Savings Bank, F.S.B., (the "Bank") today announced results of operations for both its third quarter and the nine month period ending September 30, 2010. WSB reports net loss of $1.3 million or $0.17 per basic and diluted share for...
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Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. Announces Earnings of $.04
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 1:36pm | 63Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: JFBI) announced net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 of $259,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $484,000, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The decrease in net income for the quarter...
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Stifel Nicolaus Changes Price Targets Of IACI, ESRX, MDAS And More
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 1:05pm | 187Stifel Nicolaus is changing the price targets of the following companies: Cavium Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM) $34 to $36 Rome Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROME) $11 to $12 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX) $21 to $26 Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) $58 to $60 MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS)...
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The Astounding Failure of the US Educational System, Part 2
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:13pm | 4974After observing the considerable amount of interest over my most recent article, The Astounding Failure of the US Educational System, I have decidedto extend that article into a 3-part series. Here's Part 2. Normally I don't read all the comments on the articles I post due to time constraints. I...
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Unlike Its Peers, Brookline Bancorp Grew Loans 1% In 3Q, Sterne Agee Reports
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:59am | 83Sterne Agee reports that, unlike many of its Northeast peers, Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL) was able to grow loans 1% in the quarter. “With the addition of several new commercial lenders over the last year and a New England economy which is holding up better than national averages, we...
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Wunderlich Securities Maintains Riverview Bancorp Rating and PT
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:13am | 116Wunderlich Securities is maintaining its Buy rating on Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVSB) shares as well as its $3.50 price target after the company reported EPS of $0.06, “a penny ahead of our estimate and consensus.” “RVSB's long-term credit recovery story remains intact even as NPLs and...
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Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. Announces Pricing of $380.0M Public Offerings
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 9:29am | 63Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: FBC) announced today the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offerings, raising aggregate gross proceeds of $367.3 million. The offerings consisted of 110 million shares of common stock at a purchase price of $1.00 per share and 13.5 million shares...
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Sterne Agee Comments On First Financial Holdings GAAP Loss
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 8:44am | 107First Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFCH) reported a GAAP loss of $0.13 and an operating loss of $0.14 incorporating a normalized tax rate, Sterne Agee reports. “This compares to our loss estimate of $0.33 and the consensus loss of $0.41,” Sterne Agee writes. “A 52% LQ decline in provisioning...
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Sterne Agee Raises Estimates On NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. (NAL)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 7:20am | 117Sterne Agee is raising its 2010 estimates NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: NAL), after the company reported strong earnings. It has a Neutral rating on shares. In a note to clients, Sterne Agee writes, "NewAlliance reported strong 3Q earnings as the bank prepares for its merger with First...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 3:33pm | 343Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Allied Healthcare Intl Inc (AHCI) Ambassadors Group Inc (EPAX) AngioDynamics Inc (ANGO) The Bancorp Inc (TBBK) Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc (BNCL) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALLIED HLTHCR (AHCI): Free Stock...
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NewAlliance Beats by a Penny - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 3:33pm | 855New Alliance Bancshares Inc.'s (NAL) third quarter 2010 earnings came in at 17 cents per share, just a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results were up 13% from the prior quarter and 31% from the prior-year quarter. Earnings for the reported quarter leave out $4.6 million of merger-...
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SI Financial Group, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend of 3 Cents
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 1:01pm | 56The Board of Directors of SI Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIFI) has declared a cash dividend on the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend of $0.03 per share will be paid on or about November 26, 2010 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 8, 2010.
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SI Financial Group, Inc. Reports EPS of $.07
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 12:02pm | 85SI Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIFI) reported net income of $838,000, or $0.07 basic and diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 versus net income of $378,000, or $0.03 basic and diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The Company...
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Brookline Bancorp, Inc. and First Ipswich Bancorp Announce $19.7M Acquisition Agreement
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 9:36am | 75Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL) and First Ipswich Bancorp (FIWC) announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Brookline will acquire First Ipswich. The agreement calls for an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $19.7 million. Under the terms of the...
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United Financial Bancorp, Inc. Announces Completion of Current Share Repurchase at $13.51 per Share
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 4:59pm | 64United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: UBNK), the holding company for United Bank, announced that the Company has completed its current stock repurchase program which was announced on October 16, 2009 and commenced on December 2, 2009. The Company repurchased a total of 798,055 shares of its...