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Banking Stocks To Watch: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) recently revealed its exposure to Russia was $4.7 billion at the end of the first-quarter and it is closely monitoring the Ukraine situation. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) stock performance was -0.64% in last session and finished the day at $54.01. Traded volume was 12,363,799 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 19.03 million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.64. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) insider ownership is 0.10%.

Big banks already are toeing the line. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) last quarter eased its minimum credit scores on some home loans to expand access to credit for low-income home buyers. At the same time, the banking giant has become a leading player in the subprime car market. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) dropped -0.51% to $49.08 yesterday on volume of 15,161,253 shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $48.91 – 49.32. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) has a market capitalization of $258.51 billion.

As per a report in Bloomberg, legal hassles continue to bother Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) as a New York appeals court recently upheld an ongoing lawsuit against the banking behemoth. The case is associated with the sale of faulty mortgage backed securities. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C)’s stock on May 9, 2014 reported a decrease of -0.32% to the closing price of $46.99. Its fifty two weeks range is $46.71 – 47.23. The total market capitalization recorded $ 142.75 billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 15,181,879 shares. In its share capital, Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) has 3.04 billion outstanding shares.

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-nine brokerages that are covering the stock, Analyst Ratings Net reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have assigned a hold recommendation and eleven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. On Friday, shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) dropped -1.27% to close the day at $14.74. Company return on investment (ROI) is 7.20% and its monthly performance is recorded as -11.31%. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) quarterly revenue growth is -12.31%.