Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB): Today's Featured Banking Laggard

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) pushed the Banking industry lower today making it today's featured Banking laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Fifth Third Bancorp fell 9 cents (-0.6%) to $13.98 on light volume. Throughout the day, 5.4 million shares of Fifth Third Bancorp exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10.7 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $13.98-$14.20 after having opened the day at $14.11 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $14.07. Other company's within the Banking industry that declined today were: Broadway Financial (BYFC), down 12.2%, Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), down 6.7%, Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania (RBPAA), down 6.6%, and Jacksonville Bancorp (JXSB), down 5.7%.

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Fifth Third Bancorp operates as a diversified financial services holding company in the United States. Fifth Third Bancorp has a market cap of $12.58 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.9, above the average banking industry P/E ratio of 8.7 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 8.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate Fifth Third Bancorp a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and eight rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Fifth Third Bancorp as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and expanding profit margins. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

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On the positive front, United Community Financial Corporation (UCFC), up 12.9%, Howard Bancorp Incorporated Maryland (HBMD), up 10.3%, Mackinac Financial Corporation (MFNC), up 8.8%, and Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation (SGB), up 8.4%, were all gainers within the banking industry with Banco Santander (SAN) being today's featured banking industry leader.

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