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☆ How East West Bancorp has gained an edge by serving the Asian American community
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

East West Bancorp shares have eked out a small gain in 2024, up 2%. Despite the heightened scrutiny around regional banks, little-known East West Bancorp has been able to pull ahead thanks to a key customer base: Asian Americans. American dream = home ownershipPart of what's helping East West succeed with Asian Americans goes all the way back to its origins. East West Bancorp was founded in 1973 as a federal savings and loan in the Los Angeles area to service the Chinese American and immigrant community struggling to obtain mortgages and business loans. East West also drives cross-border activity between the U.S. and other Asian countries, such as Thailand and Vietnam.

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On a more positive note, Guggenheim upgraded GSK to buy thanks to strength across multiple product pipelines. Elsewhere, RBC upgraded Lyft to outperform, calling for a major rally ahead. Analyst Brad Erickson upgraded Lyft shares to outperform from sector perform, and raised his price target by $6 to $23, implying roughly 40.7% potential increase. — Pia Singh 6:10 a.m.: DoorDash upgraded by RBC on new partnerships potential, higher order growth RBC Capital Markets upgraded DoorDash to outperform from sector perform. Analyst Seamus Fernandez upgraded shares to buy from neutral and assigned a £20.31 price target, representing 21% upside to GSK's latest close.

Persons: Guggenheim, Wells Fargo, Timur Braziler, Braziler, — Pia Singh, Lyft, Brad Erickson, Erickson, Seamus Fernandez, Fernandez, Citi downgrades Ferrari, Ferrari, Harald Hendrikse, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Citi, Ferrari, GSK, RBC, Popular, RBC Capital Markets RBC Capital Markets, DASH, Capital Markets, Guggenheim Securities, drugmaker GSK, Guggenheim Locations: Wells Fargo, Puerto Rico, U.S, Wells, Shingrix, Arexvy, Milan

7:08 a.m.: BTIG upgrades Block to buy, bullish on Cash App and Square growth Analyst Andrew Harte upgraded Block to buy from neutral, saying margins are poised to expand. His $85 price target implies shares could gain more than 23%. Braziler's new price target of $72, higher by $10, suggests about 2.7% potential upside over the next 12 months. That is equivalent to $12B revenue or 800k units," wrote analyst Srini Pajjuri. Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Citigroup to $65 from $46, implying upside of 20.1% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Andrew Harte, Harte, Cash, — Pia Singh, Timur Braziler, …, Braziler, WAL, Oppenheimer, Brian Nagel, Nagel, Raymond James, Adam Tindle, Tindle, CrowdStrike, Batya Levi, Levi, EBITDA, Raymond James downgrades, Srini Pajjuri, Fred Imbert, Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley, Betsy Graseck, Graseck, Goldman Organizations: CNBC, Bank of America, Citigroup, UBS, Spotify, Western Alliance, Alliance Bancorp, Palo Alto Networks, AMD, BofA, Global Banking, Markets Locations: Wells Fargo Wells, CY23, Basel

The firm named the stock a top pick for 2024 and reiterated an overweight rating alongside a $105 per share price target. The firm downgraded the health insurance stock to neutral from buy, and lowered its price target to $370 per share from $530. Sur reiterated an underweight rating on Intel stock alongside a $37 per share price target, or more than 25% downside moving forward. Deutsche Bank's Ross Seymour reiterated a hold rating on the stock as well as a $42 per share price target, implying about 15% downside. Analysts Benjamin Black upgraded the Snapchat parent company to buy from hold and raised his price target to $19 from $10.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Wells, Timur Braziler, — Brian Evans, AJ Rice, Brian Evans, Piper Sandler downgrades, Bancorp Piper Sandler, Piper Sandler's, Scott Siefers, Harlan Sur, Sur, America's Vivek Arya, Arya, Deutsche Bank's Ross Seymour, Seymour, Owen Lau, Lau, Coinbase, Analysts Benjamin Black, Black, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Deutsche Bank, UBS downgrades Humana, UBS, Humana, Piper Sandler downgrades U.S, Bancorp, U.S . Bancorp, Intel, . Bank, America's, GM, Deutsche, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Analysts Locations: Wells Fargo, Puerto Rican, ., Coinbase, Thursday's, China

☆ Here's what analysts are saying after Western Alliance's latest update
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analysts on Wall Street are optimistic on Western Alliance after the bank's latest deposit update. Shares of Western Alliance popped more than 9% in the premarket. The analyst has a $71 per share price target on Western Alliance, which represents about 125% upside from Tuesday's closing price of $31.59. WAL YTD mountain Western Alliance stock has broken out in recent days, gaining 15% in the last five trading sessions. His price target points to more than 100% upside over the next 12 months.

☆ Wells Fargo loves these three regional banks and thinks one will rally 50%
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The lack of major outflows from many regional banks suggests that there are several stocks in the industry that could be big winners for investors, according to Wells Fargo. They expanded that optimism on Thursday evening by reiterating overweight ratings on Banc of California , East West Bancorp , F.N.B. Banc of California is the name of the three where Wells Fargo is the most bullish. Wells Fargo called Banc of California's deposit mix "impressive" and noted that the firm continued its stock buybacks despite the turmoil for regional banks. is less eye-popping at about 27%, but the bank's cautious approach should be reassuring to investors, Wells Fargo said.

☆ Wells Fargo says this regional bank stock that got caught up in crisis should rebound by 60%
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The post-earnings pop for Western Alliance should be just the start of a sustained rebound, according to Wells Fargo. Western Alliance said this week that its deposits were recovering in April after falling 11% during the first quarter. Western Alliance was one of the regional bank stocks that was hit hard after the collapse of SVB. However, the bank seems to be seeing strength returning even in the most troubled parts of the business, according to Wells Fargo. However, Braziler projects net interest margin will rebound for Western Alliance in the back half of the year.

☆ Regional bank reports so far show deposits are stabilizing. What's next for the stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The opening days of the first-quarter earnings season have spurred a sigh of relief among investors, especially when it comes to the regional banks whose future seemed seriously in doubt just a month ago. A quick glance at the early reports from the biggest regional banks show only modest deposit declines in the first quarter. One deposit drop that caught some analysts off-guard among the larger regional banks was a nearly $20 billion decline at US Bancorp , but the bank still has more than $500 billion in deposits. Longer term outlook However, the stabilized funding may not be enough for the regional bank stocks to catch up to their larger competitors, which are viewed as safer and have more diversified businesses. A potential recession could cause credit losses at regional banks in the coming months, and commercial real estate exposure is particularly concerning for investors.

☆ Wells Fargo says buy this regional bank stock that has been 'thrown out with the bathwater,' sees nearly 150% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors should snap up shares of beaten-down regional bank Western Alliance, according to Wells Fargo. The firm reiterated its overweight rating on the stock, while lowering its price target to $65 from $90. Still, the new price target implies 148.9% upside from the stock's Monday closing price of $26.12. Western Alliance shares declined 47% on Monday as part of a massive selloff of regional bank stocks following the failures of SVB Financial and Signature Bank. Western Alliance shares were up 18.2% during premarket trading on Tuesday.

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