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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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Notable Movers: Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C)

Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN) was down 12.75% after reporting a Q1 net loss of $27.7 million, or $1.41 per share, compared with a prior-year net loss of $23.8 million, or $1.22 per share. The prior-year results included a $0.02 gain from discontinued operations. Analysts polled by Capital IQ were looking for a loss of $0.35…

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Investor’s Watch List: B/E Aerospace (NASDAQ:BEAV), Qiwi PLC (NASDAQ:QIWI), Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC), Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU)

B/E Aerospace Inc (NASDAQ:BEAV), which makes products for commercial aircraft and business jets, is planning to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies. One of the businesses will concentrate on aircraft cabin interior equipment. This includes design, development, manufacturing, certification and direct sales worldwide. The business is currently known as Manufacturing Co. B/E Aerospace Inc…

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