Best Financial Stocks To Watch Right Now

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CES Energy Solutions Corp (TSE:CEU) shares reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as C$4.09 and last traded at C$4.18, with a volume of 1717309 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at C$4.51.

Several research firms have commented on CEU. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of CES Energy Solutions from C$9.00 to C$8.00 in a research report on Monday, August 13th. National Bank Financial decreased their target price on shares of CES Energy Solutions from C$8.20 to C$7.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 10th. Canaccord Genuity decreased their price objective on shares of CES Energy Solutions from C$8.00 to C$7.25 in a report on Tuesday, July 10th. Finally, Raymond James decreased their price objective on shares of CES Energy Solutions from C$7.50 to C$7.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. CES Energy Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$8.00.

Best Financial Stocks To Watch Right Now: Home Federal Bancorp Inc.(HOME)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  At Home Group Inc (NYSE:HOME) has been given an average rating of “Buy” by the twelve brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $42.00.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  At Home Group (NYSE:HOME) updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.25-1.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.23. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.15-1.16 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.16 billion.At Home Group also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.32-0.33 EPS.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  At Home Group (NYSE:HOME) issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.32-0.33 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.28. The company issued revenue guidance of $284-287 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $283.98 million.At Home Group also updated its FY19 guidance to $1.25-1.30 EPS.

Best Financial Stocks To Watch Right Now: RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.(RNR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Shares of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $142.00.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Rhumbline Advisers trimmed its position in shares of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 74,399 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 6,510 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers owned about 0.18% of RenaissanceRe worth $8,952,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Kemper (NYSE: RNR) and RenaissanceRe (NYSE:RNR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Earnest Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) by 2.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 307,192 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,389 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC’s holdings in RenaissanceRe were worth $42,549,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  RenaissanceRe (NYSE: RNR) is one of 73 publicly-traded companies in the “Fire, marine, & casualty insurance” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare RenaissanceRe to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Best Financial Stocks To Watch Right Now: Deutsche Bank AG(DB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Garrett Baldwin]

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  The Top Stock Market Stories for Wednesday The U.S. markets are preparing for the eighth interest rate hike since 2015, and the Federal Reserve may not be done yet. Markets are weighing the possibility that the Fed may raise rates one more time this year (in December). The hikes come as the Fed is attempting to shrink its $4.5 trillion balance sheet. When Powell speaks this afternoon, expect a few questions about the impact of the trade war between the United States and China. Reporters will also likely want to know about geopolitical risks to the U.S. economy and how they might affect growth in a higher-interest-rate environment. Yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump gave a speech before the United Nations General Assembly. During his talk, Trump praised the U.S. economy and defended his administration's actions this year on trade. Trump said that the United States will no longer endure "abuse" from other trade partners. The U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer also said Tuesday that the U.S. is prepared to proceed on a new trade deal with Mexico without the participation of Canada. Oil prices are in focus after President Trump called out OPEC members before the U.N. on Tuesday. During his talk, Trump accused OPEC and non-OPEC participants in collusion efforts on production and prices of ripping off the rest of the world. Three Stocks to Watch Today: NKE, SVMK, DB Shares of Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) fell 3.5% after the sports apparel giant reported earnings after the bell. The company topped earnings expectations and reported profit growth of 15%. However, investors took some profits off the table. Shares of Nike stock are up more than 35% on the year. SVMK, the parent company of SurveyMonkey, has priced its upcoming IPO at $12 per share. That figure is above analysts' initial range expectation of $9 to $11 per share. The firm expects to reach a market capitalization of $1.46 bil
• [By Logan Wallace]

  Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from a sector perform rating to an underperform rating in a report issued on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports.

• [By Shah Gilani]

  What's been happening at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE: DB) is scary – because it may not be the only giant bank in trouble.

  Of course, Deutsche Bank officials say they've got plenty of capital and liquidity.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  These are some of the news articles that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis’s scoring:

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  Shares of Parsley Energy opened at $30.28 on Friday, according to Marketbeat Ratings. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.88, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of -0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Parsley Energy has a 52-week low of $21.12 and a 52-week high of $33.43.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 14th, there was short interest totalling 79,142,328 shares, a decline of 2.3% from the August 31st total of 80,975,495 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,609,797 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 17.2 days.

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  Facebook (FB) posted first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations. Ford (F) plans to shed most of its North American car lineup as customer preference has shifted to pickups and crossovers.  Deutsche Bank (DB) said it was planning "significant" job cuts for its global investment banking division. Investors will analyze earnings from Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT) .    U.S. stock futures pointed toward a modestly higher open.

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Best Financial Stocks To Watch Right Now: First Capital Bancorp Inc.(VA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Peter Graham]

  A long term performance chart shows JetBlue Airways Corporation giving a good performance that's still not as good as that of large cap Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) while the performance of Alaska Air Group, Inc (NYSE: ALK), which has acquired Virgin America Inc (NASDAQ: VA), seems to have slipped recently:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  News headlines about Virgin America (NASDAQ:VA) have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Virgin America earned a news impact score of 0.22 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 45.3779505917989 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the immediate future.

Best Financial Stocks To Watch Right Now: INTL FCStone Inc.(INTL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  BlackRock Inc. grew its holdings in shares of INTL Fcstone Inc (NASDAQ:INTL) by 6.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,339,611 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 150,475 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. owned about 12.37% of INTL Fcstone worth $120,980,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Shane Hupp]

  INTL FCStone (NASDAQ:INTL) was upgraded by investment analysts at TheStreet from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP trimmed its stake in shares of INTL Fcstone Inc (NASDAQ:INTL) by 1.3% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 877,501 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 11,320 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in INTL Fcstone were worth $37,452,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Max Byerly]

  INTL FCStone (NASDAQ:INTL) shares reached a new 52-week high and low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $47.87 and last traded at $47.95, with a volume of 2050 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $47.30.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  INTL FCStone (NASDAQ:INTL) released its earnings results on Tuesday. The financial services provider reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.20, Bloomberg Earnings reports. INTL FCStone had a positive return on equity of 3.32% and a negative net margin of 0.02%.

Best Financial Stocks To Watch Right Now: Porter Bancorp Inc.(PBIB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Media stories about Porter Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBIB) have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Porter Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 44.3359026173577 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.

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  These are the top 5 holdings of PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, LPBanc of California Inc (BANC) - 2,850,564 shares, 32.49% of the total portfolio. Meta Financial Group Inc (CASH) - 397,069 shares, 25.6% of the total portfolio. Guaranty Bancorp (GBNK) - 1,391,767 shares, 23.3% of the total portfolio. MBT Financial Corp (MBTF) - 2,060,302 shares, 13.08% of the total portfolio. Sterling Bancorp (STL) - 323,980 shares, 4.31% of the total portfolio.