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PNC Financial Services Group Inc (PNC): Today's Featured Financial Loser

By TheStreet Wire 06/21/12 - 05:01 PM EDT

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PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) pushed the Financial sector lower today making it today's featured Financial loser. The sector as a whole closed the day down 1.6%. By the end of trading, PNC Financial Services Group fell $1.24 (-2.1%) to $58.62 on light volume. Throughout the day, 2.2 million shares of PNC Financial Services Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.5 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $58.56-$60.60 after having opened the day at $60.12 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $59.86. Other company's within the Financial sector that declined today were: Jacksonville Bancorp Inc (FL (JAXB), down 21.3%, OptimumBank Holdings (OPHC), down 13%, Credit Suisse (UOIL), down 11%, and Monarch Community Bancorp (MCBF), down 10.8%.

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The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States and internationally. The company's Retail Banking segment provides deposit, lending, brokerage, investment management, and cash management services. PNC Financial Services Group has a market cap of $31.48 billion and is part of the banking industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.8, equal to the average banking industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 18 analysts that rate PNC Financial Services Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and seven rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates PNC Financial Services Group as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.

You can view the full PNC Financial Services Group Ratings Report.

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