BB&T Corp (BBT): Today's Featured Banking Winner

BB&T (BBT) pushed the Banking industry higher today making it today's featured banking winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.6%. By the end of trading, BB&T rose 23 cents (0.8%) to $30.05 on average volume. Throughout the day, five million shares of BB&T exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of five million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $29.62-$30.22 after having opened the day at $29.86 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $29.82. Other companies within the Banking industry that increased today were: CMS Bancorp (CMSB), up 16.8%, Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), up 16.3%, First Financial Service Corporation (FFKY), up 16%, and Princeton National Bancorp (PNBC), up 14.5%.

BB&T Corporation operates as a financial holding company for Branch Banking and Trust Company that provides various banking and trust services for retail and commercial clients. BB&T has a market cap of $20.53 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.9, equal to the average banking industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 16.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are nine analysts that rate BB&T a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and 18 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates BB&T as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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On the negative front, Credit Suisse (DGAZ), down 19.3%, Community West (CWBC), down 16.5%, First South Bancorp (FSBK), down 8.1%, and Hampton Roads Bankshares (HMPR), down 7.7%, were all losers within the banking industry with Deutsche Bank (DB) being today's banking industry loser.

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