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☆ Regional banks are expected to pop under a Trump administration. The Street loves these dividend payers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

President-elect Donald Trump is returning to the White House , and shares of regional banks are surging on his Election Day victory. Western Alliance Bancorp turned up on the list, with a dividend yield of 1.8% as of Tuesday's close. BPOP YTD mountain Popular shares in 2024 Provident Financial Services turned up on CNBC Pro's screen. Provident posted a profit of 36 cents per share, versus analysts' call for 47 cents a share, per FactSet. Shares are up more than 21% in 2024, and as of Tuesday's close, it had a dividend yield of 5%.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Siefers, Piper Sandler, Davidson's Gary Tenner, Tenner, Frank Schiraldi, Piper Sandler's Mark Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbon, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: White, Republicans, Regional Banking, CNBC, Western Alliance Bancorp, Western Alliance, Financial Services, Provident

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Apple, CVS Health, Lamb Weston, U.S. Cellular and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Separately, CVS issued third-quarter adjusted earnings guidance between $1.05 and $1.10 per share, far weaker than the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.69 a share. MGP Ingredients — Shares tumbled 26% after MGP Ingredients, a distilled spirits producer, issued preliminary third-quarter earnings and revenue guidance that missed expectations. Earnings of $1.23 per share missed the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.34 in earnings per share. Comerica reported $1.33 in earnings per share, compared to $1.17 per share expected by analysts, according to FactSet. Still, adjusted earnings of 89 cents per share beat the expected earnings per share of 88 cents.

Persons: Lamb Weston —, Jana Partners, Lamb Weston, David Joyner, Karen Lynch, LSEG, LSEG ., Riley, Ally, FactSet, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Netflix, U.S . Cellular, Telephone, Data Systems, U.S, Cellular, Verizon Communications, CVS, MGP, American, Apple —, Bloomberg, Counterpoint Research, Western, Western Alliance, LSEG, LSEG . Fifth Third, Fifth Third Bancorp, Comerica, Holdings Locations: U.S, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Express, Procter & Gamble, Netflix, CVS Health and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The household goods maker posted $21.74 billion in revenue while analysts polled by LSEG had estimated $21.91 billion. WD-40 — The maintenance product maker's shares fell 4% after a disappointing fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. Despite posting a top-line beat of $823 million in revenue versus LSEG analysts' estimates for $808 million, net interest income fell 3% in the third-quarter. Revenue of $9.16 billion fell below the $9.25 billion LSEG consensus forecast. Ally Financial – The digital bank stock fell nearly 1% despite earnings beating analysts' estimates in the third quarter.

Persons: Gamble, LSEG, David Joyner, Karen Lynch, B.Riley, SLB, Schlumberger, FactSet, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: Procter, Netflix, CVS, FactSet, Western Alliance Bancorp, Apple, Bloomberg, Crown Holdings, Holdings, Comerica Locations: China

☆ These stocks reporting earnings next week have a history of beating expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Earnings season is heating up, and investors' expectations are strong leading up to several financial reports due next week. For the third quarter, the estimated year-over-year earnings growth rate for the S & P 500 is 4.2% — which would mark the fifth straight quarter of year-over-year earnings growth for the index if it happens, according to FactSet. Nearly half of S & P 500 companies that will report earnings this week are financials. Alexopoulos has an overweight rating and Dec. 2025 price target of $100.00 on the mid-sized bank, which suggests shares can gain 19.4%. Their average price target suggests just 3.4% potential upside over the next year.

Persons: It's, Steven Alexopoulos Organizations: Investment, Citizens, FactSet, CNBC, Western Alliance, JPMorgan

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Intuitive Surgical, Netflix and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

These are the stocks making notable moves after the market close on July 18. Netflix reported earnings of $4.88 per share on $9.56 billion of revenue. Intuitive Surgical — The biotech stock jumped more than 6% after a stronger-than-expected report for the second quarter. Intuitive Surgical reported adjusted earnings of $1.78 per share on $2.01 billion of revenue. The company reported $2.50 in adjusted earnings per share for the second quarter, which was 2 cents ahead of estimates.

Persons: LSEG Organizations: Netflix, PPG, Western Alliance

☆ These bank stocks are cheap and expected to rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

These bank stocks are cheap and expected to jump, according to CNBC Pro. The bank stock has underperformed this year, down more than 7%. But it's expected to surge 19% to its consensus price target, and has a forward P/E of 10.6. The stock is expected to gain 17% from here, and looks relatively cheap with its 10.1 forward P/E. It has a forward P/E of just 8.4.

Persons: Wells, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, It's, Stephens Organizations: CNBC Pro, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Silicon Valley Bank, Regional Banking, CNBC, KBW Nasdaq, U.S, Bancorp, U.S . Bancorp, Western Alliance, East West Bancorp Locations: Wells Fargo, Silicon

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Netflix, Paramount, Sunnova Energy & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Intuitive Surgical — Shares of the robotic surgery firm popped 3% after posting a first quarter earnings and revenue beat. Western Alliance — Shares slipped 2% after the firm missed earnings expectations in its latest quarter. Western Alliance reported earnings of $1.60 per share, while FactSet had estimated this at $1.64 per share. The company slightly missed revenue expectations, however, posting $20.20 billion, while analysts expected $20.41 billion. American Express — Shares slid 1.5% despite the financial services company posting a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat above FactSet estimates.

Persons: Ashley Helgans, Sephora, Shopify, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Biden, SLB, LSEG, FactSet, Proctor, Gamble, — CNBC's Hakyung, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin Organizations: Jefferies, Netflix, Energy, Western, Western Alliance, Paramount, New York Times, Bloomberg, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Apollo Global Management, Skydance Media, Bentley Systems, Schneider Electric, American, American Express Locations: Canada, Wells, North America, — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Tanana

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Netflix, Intuitive Surgical, Western Alliance and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Intuitive Surgical — Shares of the provider of robotic-assisted surgical solutions rose 1% after the company posted stronger-than-expected results. Western Alliance — The regional bank stock fell less than 1% in extended trading after the firm posted disappointing earnings. Western Alliance posted an EPS of $1.60 for the latest quarter, 4 cents below a FactSet estimate. KB Home – The homebuilder advanced nearly 2% after announcing that its board of directors authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase. KB Home also hiked its dividend to 25 cents a share from 20 cents, payable on May 23.

Organizations: Netflix, Western Alliance, PPG Industries, KB

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Persons: you'll, Cash, There's Organizations: Savings, Cash, FDIC, Wells Fargo Bank, Wells, Milli Bank, First National Bank of, Western Alliance Bank, Western Alliance, Yield, . Western Alliance, BrioDirect, Webster Bank, BrioDirect Savings, Banking, Flagstar Bank Locations: Wells Fargo, First National Bank of Omaha

☆ 'This stock could double': Fund manager loads up on shares of two banks amid the volatility
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

There are opportunities in the banking sector despite a rise in volatility and concern over steep losses at some lenders, according to fund manager Cole Smead. The stock makes up 1.36% of the Smead Value Fund . He believes UniCredit's share buybacks while the shares trade below book value will drive book value growth higher than the current 8% return on equity. "When you buy back shares below book, there is a multiplier effect on book value growth," Smead explained. The fund manager expects UniCredit will trade above book value over the next 12-18 months and use its stock to pursue further acquisitions.

Persons: Cole Smead, Switzerland's, Julius Baer, Smead, CNBC's, RoE, UniCredit Organizations: Smead Capital, Western Alliance Bank, KBW, New York Community Bancorp, Investors, Western Alliance Bank's, CNBC Pro Locations: Europe, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: SolarEdge, Knight-Swift Transportation and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.46, surpassing analysts' expectations of $1.41 per share. Knight-Swift Transportation — Shares soared 14% after the freight transportation company reported a beat on the top and bottom lines for the third quarter. The company's revenue of $2.02 billion exceeded analysts' expectations of $1.89 billion. Western Alliance posted third-quarter earnings of $1.97 per share, while analysts polled by FactSet forecast $1.91 per share. CSX — The transportation company's shares dipped about 1% after the company's third-quarter earnings fell short of analysts' estimates.

Persons: Zvi Lando, LSEG, Darla Mercado Organizations: Enphase Energy, Swift, Western Alliance, FactSet, CSX, Revenue

☆ These companies reporting in the week ahead have a history of beating estimates and rising
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elsewhere, UnitedHealth Group , a heavyweight in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, gained 2.6% after beating analysts' estimates for earnings and revenue. A number of stocks reporting in the week ahead have a great track record of topping earnings estimates and rallying, according to Bespoke Investment Group data. Citizens stock has slipped more than 34% in 2023. Western Alliance stock, meanwhile, has slipped more than 25% in 2023. WAL YTD mountain Western Alliance stock.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Needham, Charles Shi, Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, Wells, UnitedHealth, Dow Jones, Investment, Financial, Citizens, Western Alliance, Lam Research Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ Savings Account and CD Rates Today | New 16 Month No Penalty CD Comes to Market
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

With rates rapidly changing, how can you feel confident that you're getting the best savings account or best CD? Compare Today's Savings RatesLeading High-Yield Savings Account RatesRemember that high-yield savings account rates are variable, so they will change over time. Fees no monthly service fee Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.26% Minimum Deposit Amount $1 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. Fees no monthly service fee Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.25% (as of 08/11/2023) Minimum Deposit Amount $0 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. 2-Year CDsThe best 2-year CD rates will be slightly lower than 1-year and no-penalty CD rates.

Persons: Banks, you'd, —, Cash, we've Organizations: Alliance, Western Alliance, FDIC, Western Alliance Bank, Mint Western Alliance Bank, Chase, Cash, Products, Savings, Mission Valley Bank, Newtek, Federal Credit Union Locations: Axos, —

☆ Savings Account and CD Rates Today | Lock in 6% Rates Today
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

With rates rapidly changing, how can you feel confident that you're getting the best savings account or best CD? Leading High-Yield Savings Account RatesRemember that high-yield savings account rates are variable, so they will change over time. Fees no monthly service fee Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.26% Minimum Deposit Amount $1 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.31% Minimum Deposit Amount $1 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. 2-Year CDsThe best 2-year CD rates will be slightly lower than 1-year and no-penalty CD rates.

Persons: Banks, you'd, —, Cash, we've Organizations: Alliance, Western Alliance, FDIC, Western Alliance Bank, Mint Western Alliance Bank, Freedom, Chase, Cash, Products, Savings, Mission Valley Bank, Newtek, Federal Credit Union Locations: Axos, —

☆ Savings Account and CD Rates Today | 3-Year Variable Rate Hits 5.60% APY
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Leading High-Yield Savings Account RatesRemember that high-yield savings account rates are variable, so they will change over time. Fees no monthly service fee Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.26% Minimum Deposit Amount $1 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. Fees no monthly service fee Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.25% (as of 08/11/2023) Minimum Deposit Amount $0 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.31% Minimum Deposit Amount $1 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. 2-Year CDsThe best 2-year CD rates will be slightly lower than 1-year and no-penalty CD rates.

Persons: Banks, you'd, —, Cash, we've Organizations: Alliance, Western Alliance, FDIC, Western Alliance Bank, Mint Western Alliance Bank, Freedom, Valley, Cash, Products, Savings, Mission Valley Bank, Newtek, Federal Credit Union Locations: Axos, —

☆ Savings Account and CD Rates Today | New CD Provider Tops Our List with a 6.25% APY
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Compare Today's Savings RatesLeading High-Yield Savings Account RatesRemember that high-yield savings account rates are variable, so they will change over time. Fees no monthly service fee Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.26% Minimum Deposit Amount $1 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. Fees no monthly service fee Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.25% (as of 08/11/2023) Minimum Deposit Amount $0 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) 5.31% Minimum Deposit Amount $1 Pros Check mark icon A check mark. 2-Year CDsThe best 2-year CD rates will be slightly lower than 1-year and no-penalty CD rates.

Persons: Banks, you'd, Read, —, Cash, we've Organizations: Western, Alliance, Western Alliance, FDIC, Western Alliance Bank, Mint Western Alliance Bank, Freedom, New, Truliant Federal Credit Union, Cash, Products, Savings, Mission Valley Bank, Newtek, Federal Credit Union Locations: Axos, Truliant, North Carolina , Virginia, South Carolina, —

☆ Savings Account and CD Rates Today | Chase Brings 6% CD to Market with a Big Catch
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Persons: Banks, you'd, —, Cash, we've Organizations: Western, Alliance, Western Alliance, FDIC, Western Alliance Bank, Mint Western Alliance Bank, Freedom, Chase, Cash, Products, Savings, Mission Valley Bank, Newtek, Federal Credit Union Locations: Axos, —

☆ Savings Account and CD Rates Today | New 6% 1-Year CD Comes to Market
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Persons: Banks, you'd, —, Cash, we've Organizations: Alliance, Western Alliance, FDIC, Western Alliance Bank, Mint Western Alliance Bank, Freedom, OnPath Credit, Credit Union, Cash, Products, Savings, BluPeak Credit Union, USALLIANCE, Newtek, Federal Credit Union Locations: Axos, —

☆ This regional bank stock can rally more than 20%, Piper Sandler says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors should pick up shares of sold-off Western Alliance Bancorp , according to Piper Sandler. Analyst Matthew Clark initiated coverage of the bank stock at overweight with a $60 price target. Clark's price target signals shares could rally 21.9% over the next year. He said Western Alliance has focused on holistic and deep relationships. Western Alliance shares have fallen more than 17% this year.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Matthew Clark, Clark, Michael Bloom Organizations: Western Alliance Bancorp, Western, Western Alliance, WAL

11 bank accounts paying 5.50% APY or moreOur list includes certificates of deposit and one high-yield savings account. The Betterment Cash Reserve Account account notably offers the best high-yield savings account rate right now. Forbright Bank 1 Year CD - 5.50% APYForbright Bank is an additional financial institution offering 5.50% APY on a 1-year CD. Limelight Bank 1 Year CD - 5.50% APYAnother online bank paying 5.50% APY on a 1-year CD is Limelight Bank, an online division of CCBank. Rising Bank 1 Year CD - 5.50% APYRising Bank, an online-only subsidiary of Midwest BankCentre, has a 1-year CD paying 5.50% APY.

Persons: you'll, Sallie Mae, Raisin Organizations: Connexus, Connexus Credit Union, Connexus Association, Connexus Credit, Dow Credit, Dow Credit Union, Midland Area Community Foundation, Dow, Virgin Islands, Sallie, Sallie Mae Bank, Federal, Federal Credit Union, Signature Federal Credit Union, American Consumer Council, Western Alliance Bank, Cash, Forbright, Limelight, Limelight Bank, CCBank, Popular, Rising, Bank, Products Locations: Florida , Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin, Midwest

☆ Regional bank yields have fallen but plenty are still paying more than 4%
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Scott Schnipper | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Western Alliance Bancorporation of Phoenix left its dividend unchanged at 36 cents a share in May and yields 3%. As of Friday, the bank's common stock still yields 7.1%, albeit down from 8.5% as recently as May. Comerica Bank in Dallas pays a dividend equivalent to a 5.5% yield, down from 7.9% in May. The banks' yields have fallen as the stocks have recovered some of their losses from earlier in the year. To judge the safety of bank dividends, take a look at their dividend payout ratios , which measure the percentage of earnings paid out in dividends.

Persons: Janney Montgomery Scott, Janney, Daniel Cardenas, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: PacWest Bancorp, Western Alliance, Truist Financial Corp, Rhode, Financial, Valley Bank, First Republic Bank, Comerica Bank, Heritage Commerce, Northrim BanCorp, Financial of, National Bancorp of Locations: Phoenix, Charlotte , North Carolina, Cleveland, Dallas, 2H23, Los Angeles, San Jose , California, Alaska, Financial of Ohio, National Bancorp of New Jersey

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Charles Schwab and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Morgan Stanley — Shares of the James Gorman-led bank jumped more than 6% after the firm posted second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations. Bank of America – Bank of America shares rose nearly 4% after the company reported second-quarter financial results. Bank of New York Mellon — Shares rose more than 4% after Bank of New York Mellon reported second-quarter revenue and profit that beat Wall Street's expectations. PNC Financial — Shares gained 2.6% after PNC Financial reported second-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street's earnings expectations but came in slightly short on revenue. The Swiss pharmaceutical firm reported second-quarter earnings that topped estimates, according to StreetAccount.

Persons: Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley —, James Gorman, Morgan Stanley's, Refinitiv, PacWest, Bernstein, UnitedHealth, Pinterest, intraday, Masimo preannounced, Stifel, Lockheed Martin, Macheel, Sarah Min, Yun Li, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox Organizations: Bank of America – Bank of America, Regional Banking, Western Alliance, FB Financial, Verizon, AT, Bank of New York Mellon, PNC, PNC Financial, Novartis — U.S, Novartis, Sandoz, Masimo, Lockheed Locations: San Francisco , California, Swiss, FactSet

☆ Here are analysts' favorite regional banking stocks as sector recovers from its crisis lows
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors could have reason to warm up to regional bank stocks. Over the past month, the regional bank fund has added nearly 17%. While the KRE is still well below its crisis-era lows from early May, some regional bank stocks seem to have swayed analysts that the worst is behind them. KRE 1M mountain The regional bank ETF over the past month. While the bank felt the pressure from the broader regional banking crisis, analysts aren't fleeing the stock.

Persons: aren't Organizations: Silicon Valley Bank, Regional Banking, CNBC, JPMorgan, FactSet, National, Western Alliance, WAL, Citizens Financial, Bancorp Locations: Republic

June 5 (Reuters) - Tighter lending standards from regional banks are making it harder for U.S. hotel developers to secure funding, slowing construction of new hotels at a time Americans' appetite for travel is ripe. Analysts say slower hotel development will also limit profits of blue-chip manufacturers like Caterpillar Inc. , whose commercial real estate customers account for around 75% of construction sales. Overexposed regional banks are now offloading commercial real estate loans at a discount. Troubled regional lender PacWest Bancorp (PACW.O) announced in May it would sell $2.6 billion worth of real estate construction loans. Banks started to reduce their hotel loan portfolios in the first quarter of 2023, an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence found.

Persons: Joseph Delli Santi, James Hansen, Andy Ingraham, Ingraham, Evens Charles, Banks, Mitchell Hochberg, Bianca Flowers, Caroline Stauffer, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S, Silicon Valley Bank, Shopoff, Reuters, Build Central Inc, Hilton, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, Marriott International, Caterpillar Inc, Signature Bank, First Republic Bank, National Association of Black, Developers, Frontier Development, Hospitality Group, Washington D.C, PacWest Bancorp, P Global Market Intelligence, Western Alliance, Lightstone, Thomson Locations: Silicon, California, Florida , Texas, Washington, Arizona, New York, Chicago, Bengaluru

☆ Hedge funds piled into these stocks in the first quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Wall Street firm analyzed hundreds of 13F filings last week to find the most popular stocks hedge funds picked up over the volatile quarter. Hedge funds piled into Victoria's Secret in the first quarter, buying the dip in the lingerie retailer, which has seen its shares fall 29% this year. Hedge funds also increased their ownership in financial names Western Alliance and Western Union last quarter. To be sure, it's possible that some of the hedge funds were covering their short bets in this position. A number of biotech names were also high-conviction bets for hedge funds, including Syneos Health , Horizon Therapeutics and Ginkgo Bioworks.

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