Bank Stocks Are Historically Cheap, But May 'Need To See More Pain' Before It's Time To Buy
The SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSE: KBE) is down 18.6% year-to-date, only slightly outperforming the S&P 500 as a whole. Rising interest rates are typically good news for bank earnings, but the weakness in bank stocks as of late has been driven by concerns over a potential slowdown in the lending market.