Banking Stocks: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,895,084 shares, a growth of 78.2% from the April 30th total of 8,360,672 shares, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,902,571 … Continue reading Banking Stocks: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET)

Bank Stocks In News: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)’s stock was upgraded by equities researchers at BofA Merrill Lynch from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on May 13. Separately, Analysts at Bank of America upgraded shares of National Bank of Greece (ADR) from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. National Bank of … Continue reading Bank Stocks In News: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN)

Financial Sector Most Active Stocks: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup (NYSE:C), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC)

In the shareholder letter, published this weekend, Buffett noted that the Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) common stock warrants that Berkshire holds are basically an overlooked — and valuable — asset for the Omaha-based holding company. “Bank of America is, in effect, our fifth-largest equity investment and one we value highly,” Buffett wrote. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was -1.39% in last session … Continue reading Financial Sector Most Active Stocks: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup (NYSE:C), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC)

COF Sailing Along Into Q3

Capital One Financial Corporation reported net income of $1.1 billion or $1.87 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2013, compared with $1.0 billion or $1.79 per diluted share last quarter, and $92 million in second-quarter 2012. Last year’s results reflected significant purchase accounting impacts as Capital One closed the acquisition of HSBC U.S. card business. The largest impact was the larger loan loss … Continue reading COF Sailing Along Into Q3

Fast Moving Stocks – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Oak Valley (NASDAQ:OVLY) , California Water Service (NYSE:CWT) , Monmouth (NYSE:MNR)

Finally, analysts at Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) downgraded shares of Harley-Davidson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock performance was 0.77% in last session and finished the day at $49.56. Traded volume was 15.46million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 16.78million shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Fast Moving Stocks – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Oak Valley (NASDAQ:OVLY) , California Water Service (NYSE:CWT) , Monmouth (NYSE:MNR)