What’s Hot: Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), Allegion (NASDAQ:ALLE), Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH), Power Integrations Inc. (NASDAQ:POWI)

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) second-quarter 2014 earnings from continuing operations of 21 cents per share came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. A strong capital position, reduced non-interest expenses and increase in loans and deposits were the positives for the quarter. However, lower top-line growth due to lack of credible improvement in the mortgage market as well as higher provision for loan losses remained … Continue reading What’s Hot: Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), Allegion (NASDAQ:ALLE), Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH), Power Integrations Inc. (NASDAQ:POWI)

Moving Stocks : Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), Lennar (NYSE:LEN), FX Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FXEN), K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTWO), Midsouth Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:MSL)

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) core banking subsidiary, Regions Bank, now stands listed among the 24 Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (‘DUS’) lenders. The company also acquired a DUS servicing portfolio of around $1 billion. The terms and conditions of the agreement were not disclosed. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF)’s stock on 30 July traded at beginning with a price of $10.25and when day-trade ended the … Continue reading Moving Stocks : Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), Lennar (NYSE:LEN), FX Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FXEN), K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTWO), Midsouth Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:MSL)

Finally, analysts at Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of PVH Corp in a research note on Friday, April 11th. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $120.00. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was 1.60% in last session and finished the day at $15.84. Traded volume was 78.65million shares in the last … Continue reading Financial Sector Watch List: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Regions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC)

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) looks closer to being normal, but Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) is unable to return much capital to shareholders. And as long as interest rates and inflation a low, analyists cannot expect much real growth from banks. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was -0.33% in last session and finished the day at $15.09. Traded volume was 68.37million shares in … Continue reading Financial Sector Most Active Stocks: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM), Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM)

Analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) downgraded shares of Vanguard Natural Resources from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) stock performance was 1.24% in last session and finished the day at $49.10. Traded volume was 29.08million shares in the last … Continue reading Financial Sector Active Runners: Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C)

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) was downgraded by Atlantic Securities from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was -1.08% in last session and finished the day at $17.37. Traded volume was 118,100,416 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 109.13 million shares. … Continue reading Financial Sector Most Active: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Regions Financial (NYSE:RF)