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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wells Fargo, Fifth Third Bancorp and Citigroup
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Chicago, IL – Feb 12, 2018 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Wells Fargo (WFC - Free Report) , Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB - Free Report) and Citigroup (C - Free Report) .
Bank Stock Roundup: Q4 Earnings, Continuing Wells Fargo Saga
Stock market correction seems to be in the offing as over the last five trading days extreme volatility was witnessed. The banking stocks are not untouched by this.
It all started last Friday when January job and wage data was released. Needless to say, wages grew at the fastest pace last month in more than eight-and-a-half years. Though this indicates an improving economy, it raised fears of rise in inflation, in turn, reinforcing assumptions of a more aggressive stance by the Fed in hiking rates.
Additionally, a two-year budget deal announced by top senators will likely further strengthen the economy, thus giving the Fed all the more reason to raise rates. This also drove up the bond yields.
While indications of an improving economy and expectations for a more hawkish Fed stance are beneficial for banks on the whole, overall markets seem to be wary of such a scenario.
Coming to company-specific news related to banks, Wells Fargo dominated the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Its business mishandlings continue to hurt.
1. Issues related to past misconducts continue to haunt Wells Fargo. The Federal Reserve punished the lender with new sanctions for the recently-revealed malpractices and fake accounts scandal which came into the limelight in September 2016. The bank has been ordered to replace four board directors and not increase its assets position beyond $1.95 trillion (as of Dec 31, 2017). (Read more: Wells Fargo Slapped With New Sanctions, Growth Halted)
For similar reasons, S&P Global Ratings downgraded the ratings of Wells Fargo and its subsidiaries. However, the rating firm’s outlook for the bank has been affirmed at ‘stable.’ (Read more: S&P Downgrades Wells Fargo Ratings, Stable Outlook Affirmed)
2. Fifth Third Bancorp announced plans to acquire Coker Capital Advisors through its subsidiary, Fifth Third Securities. Though the deal is subject to regulatory approvals, the bank expects to close it in first-quarter 2018. (Read more: Fifth Third Unit to Acquire Leading Healthcare Advisory Firm)
3. Citigroup expects further growth in investment banking revenues in 2018 on the back of improved activity in the emerging markets. In an interview with Reuters, Miguel Azevedo, head of investment banking in the Middle East and Africa said that bond sales, M&As and trading activities are likely to take an upswing in Nigeria, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. This will likely, in turn, spur the bank’s investment banking revenues. (Read more: Citi Expects Investment Banking to Grow in Emerging Markets)
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wells Fargo, Fifth Third Bancorp and Citigroup
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – Feb 12, 2018 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Wells Fargo (WFC - Free Report) , Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB - Free Report) and Citigroup (C - Free Report) .
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Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:
Bank Stock Roundup: Q4 Earnings, Continuing Wells Fargo Saga
Stock market correction seems to be in the offing as over the last five trading days extreme volatility was witnessed. The banking stocks are not untouched by this.
It all started last Friday when January job and wage data was released. Needless to say, wages grew at the fastest pace last month in more than eight-and-a-half years. Though this indicates an improving economy, it raised fears of rise in inflation, in turn, reinforcing assumptions of a more aggressive stance by the Fed in hiking rates.
Additionally, a two-year budget deal announced by top senators will likely further strengthen the economy, thus giving the Fed all the more reason to raise rates. This also drove up the bond yields.
While indications of an improving economy and expectations for a more hawkish Fed stance are beneficial for banks on the whole, overall markets seem to be wary of such a scenario.
Coming to company-specific news related to banks, Wells Fargo dominated the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Its business mishandlings continue to hurt.
(Read: Bank Stock Roundup for the week ending Jan 29, 2018)
Important Developments of the Week
1. Issues related to past misconducts continue to haunt Wells Fargo. The Federal Reserve punished the lender with new sanctions for the recently-revealed malpractices and fake accounts scandal which came into the limelight in September 2016. The bank has been ordered to replace four board directors and not increase its assets position beyond $1.95 trillion (as of Dec 31, 2017). (Read more: Wells Fargo Slapped With New Sanctions, Growth Halted)
As fallout of these actions, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Well Fargo’s outlook to ‘negative’ from ‘stable.’ Nonetheless, the bank’s ratings were affirmed. (Read more: Moody's Affirms Wells Fargo Ratings, Outlook Down to Negative)
For similar reasons, S&P Global Ratings downgraded the ratings of Wells Fargo and its subsidiaries. However, the rating firm’s outlook for the bank has been affirmed at ‘stable.’ (Read more: S&P Downgrades Wells Fargo Ratings, Stable Outlook Affirmed)
2. Fifth Third Bancorp announced plans to acquire Coker Capital Advisors through its subsidiary, Fifth Third Securities. Though the deal is subject to regulatory approvals, the bank expects to close it in first-quarter 2018. (Read more: Fifth Third Unit to Acquire Leading Healthcare Advisory Firm)
3. Citigroup expects further growth in investment banking revenues in 2018 on the back of improved activity in the emerging markets. In an interview with Reuters, Miguel Azevedo, head of investment banking in the Middle East and Africa said that bond sales, M&As and trading activities are likely to take an upswing in Nigeria, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. This will likely, in turn, spur the bank’s investment banking revenues. (Read more: Citi Expects Investment Banking to Grow in Emerging Markets)
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Zacks Equity Research provides the best of quantitative and qualitative analysis to help investors know what stocks to buy and which to sell for the long-term.
Continuous coverage is provided for a universe of 1,150 publicly traded stocks. Our analysts are organized by industry which gives them keen insights to developments that affect company profits and stock performance. Recommendations and target prices are six-month time horizons.
Strong Stocks that Should Be in the News
Many are little publicized and fly under the Wall Street radar. They're virtually unknown to the general public. Yet today's 220 Zacks Rank #1 "Strong Buys" were generated by the stock-picking system that has nearly tripled the market from 1988 through 2015. Its average gain has been a stellar +26% per year.See these high-potential stocks free >>.
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