3 Stocks Improving Performance Of The Banking Industry

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the banking industry higher today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 86 points (0.5%) at 17,915 as of Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,603 issues advancing vs. 1,362 declining with 155 unchanged.

The Banking industry currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%. A company within the industry that increased today was

Banco Santander Brasil SA/Brazil

(

BSBR

), up 5.1%.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:

3.

Citigroup

(

C

) is one of the companies pushing the Banking industry higher today. As of noon trading, Citigroup is up $0.27 (0.5%) to $54.10 on light volume. Thus far, 5.7 million shares of Citigroup exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 18.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $53.52-$54.20 after having opened the day at $53.56 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $53.83.

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Citigroup Inc., a diversified financial services holding company, provides various financial products and services for consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide. Citigroup has a market cap of $160.0 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 0.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts who rate Citigroup a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Citigroup

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, attractive valuation levels, expanding profit margins, increase in stock price during the past year and impressive record of earnings per share growth. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full

Citigroup Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

JPMorgan Chase

(

JPM

) is up $0.40 (0.6%) to $65.94 on light volume. Thus far, 4.2 million shares of JPMorgan Chase exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 16.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $65.17-$65.97 after having opened the day at $65.29 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $65.54.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. provides various financial services worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Consumer & Community Banking, Corporate & Investment Bank, Commercial Banking, and Asset Management. JPMorgan Chase has a market cap of $237.6 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 4.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts who rate JPMorgan Chase a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

JPMorgan Chase

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, expanding profit margins and attractive valuation levels. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full

JPMorgan Chase Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

Bank of America Corporation

(

BAC

) is up $0.10 (0.6%) to $17.16 on light volume. Thus far, 30.1 million shares of Bank of America Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 86.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $16.99-$17.18 after having opened the day at $17.01 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $17.06.

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Bank of America Corporation is a bank holding company. The company, through its subsidiaries, operates through Consumer and Business Banking; Consumer Real Estate Services; Global Wealth and Investment Management; Global Banking; Global Markets; and Other segments. Bank of America Corporation has a market cap of $175.2 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 4.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 14 analysts who rate Bank of America Corporation a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Bank of America Corporation

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, attractive valuation levels, increase in stock price during the past year, impressive record of earnings per share growth and expanding profit margins. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full

Bank of America Corporation Ratings Report

now.

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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the banking industry could consider

KBW Bank ETF

(

KBE

) while those bearish on the banking industry could consider

ProShares Short KBW Regional Bankng

(

KRS

).

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