European Central Bank President Mario Draghi threw his weight behind proposals from the French and German governments to revamp management of the euro-area economy, while calling for more details.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron this week jointly called on fellow governments to set up a regional budget starting in 2021 and beef up the role of the euro-zone bailout fund, as they seek fresh ways to shore up the 19-nation currency bloc after a decade of financial crises and recession.
Best Financial Stocks To Invest In 2019: KKR(KKR)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Max Byerly]
Oppenheimer set a $35.00 target price on KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) in a report released on Wednesday morning. The firm currently has a buy rating on the asset manager’s stock.
- [By Benzinga News Desk]
KKR & Co. (NYSE: KKR) will pay $8.3 billion to buy BMC Software, sources said — marking the buyout shop’s biggest acquisition in years: Link
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KKR & Co LP (NYSE:KKR)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 01, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ET
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Best Financial Stocks To Invest In 2019: Timberland Bancorp Inc.(TSBK)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shane Hupp]
Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSBK) declared a None dividend on Tuesday, April 24th, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Friday, May 11th will be paid a dividend of 0.23 per share by the savings and loans company on Friday, May 25th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 10th.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Press coverage about Timberland Bancorp (NASDAQ:TSBK) has trended somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Timberland Bancorp earned a daily sentiment score of 0.01 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the savings and loans company an impact score of 46.0053181885204 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near future.
Best Financial Stocks To Invest In 2019: Virtus Investment Partners Inc.(VRTS)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Motley Fool Transcribers]
Virtus Investment Partners Inc (NASDAQ:VRTS)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 01, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ET
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. grew its holdings in Virtus Investment Partners Inc (NASDAQ:VRTS) by 12.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,490 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,082 shares during the period. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. owned about 0.13% of Virtus Investment Partners worth $1,175,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
BidaskClub lowered shares of Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Tuesday morning.
A number of other research firms also recently commented on VRTS. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Virtus Investment Partners from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $147.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, March 15th. Sandler O’Neill restated a hold rating and set a $142.00 price objective on shares of Virtus Investment Partners in a report on Thursday, March 15th. TheStreet downgraded Virtus Investment Partners from a b rating to a c+ rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Virtus Investment Partners from $136.00 to $135.00 and set an equal weight rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 10th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Virtus Investment Partners from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an equal weight rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 23rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Virtus Investment Partners presently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $138.13.
Best Financial Stocks To Invest In 2019: Northfield Bancorp Inc.(NFBK)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shane Hupp]
Shares of Northfield Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:NFBK) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and six have assigned a hold recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $17.50.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Shares of Northfield Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:NFBK) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a hold rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $17.25.
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
Media coverage about Northfield Bancorp (NASDAQ:NFBK) has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Northfield Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave press coverage about the bank an impact score of 46.1080127060523 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Northfield Bancorp (NASDAQ: NFBK) is one of 90 publicly-traded companies in the “Federal savings institutions” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Northfield Bancorp to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
BidaskClub upgraded shares of Northfield Bancorp (NASDAQ:NFBK) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Saturday morning.
Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. TheStreet raised shares of Northfield Bancorp from a c+ rating to a b rating in a research note on Thursday, April 26th. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Northfield Bancorp from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 12th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Northfield Bancorp from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, May 17th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a hold rating and set a $18.50 target price on shares of Northfield Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, February 27th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Northfield Bancorp presently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $17.60.
Best Financial Stocks To Invest In 2019: Wells Fargo & Company(WFC)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
American International Group Inc. reduced its position in Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) by 3.4% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,414,614 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 49,120 shares during the quarter. American International Group Inc.’s holdings in Wells Fargo & Co were worth $74,140,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
- [By Chris Lange]
And Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) is poised to post its most recent quarterly results Friday as well. The consensus forecast is $1.07 in EPS and $21.71 billion in revenue. Shares closed at $52.23 apiece. The consensus price target is $63.20, and the 52-week range is $49.27 to $66.31.
- [By Chris Lange]
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) short interest dropped to 35.95 million shares from the previous reading of 40.62 million. Shares were trading at $55.80, within a 52-week range of $49.27 to $66.31.
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Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) , the U.S. bank already reeling from sanctions by regulators over alleged customer abuses, was fined an additional $1 billion by regulators over allegations over matters including auto insurance and mortgage-sales practices.
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