Today's Top Performers In Financial
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Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading up 2 points (0.0%) at 17,721 as of Thursday, March 26, 2015, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,110 issues advancing vs. 1,827 declining with 181 unchanged.
The Financial sector currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. Top gainers within the sector include
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), up 2.5%,
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), up 2.0%,
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), up 1.6%,
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), up 1.1% and
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), up 1.0%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include
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), down 4.4%,
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), down 4.2%,
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), down 4.0%,
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), down 2.9% and
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), down 2.5%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today:
3.
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) is one of the companies pushing the Financial sector higher today. As of noon trading, SunTrust Banks is up $0.25 (0.6%) to $40.79 on light volume. Thus far, 1.3 million shares of SunTrust Banks exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $40.20-$40.91 after having opened the day at $40.54 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $40.54.
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SunTrust Banks, Inc. operates as the holding company for SunTrust Bank that provides various financial services in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Consumer Banking and Private Wealth Management, Wholesale Banking, and Mortgage Banking. SunTrust Banks has a market cap of $21.8 billion and is part of the banking industry. Shares are down 3.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 9 analysts who rate SunTrust Banks a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
SunTrust Banks
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins, increase in stock price during the past year and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full
now.
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2. As of noon trading,
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) is up $0.28 (1.5%) to $19.09 on average volume. Thus far, 4.6 million shares of Fifth Third Bancorp exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 9.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $18.66-$19.09 after having opened the day at $18.74 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $18.82.
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Fifth Third Bancorp operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States. It operates through four segments: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third Bancorp has a market cap of $15.6 billion and is part of the banking industry. Shares are down 7.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 7 analysts who rate Fifth Third Bancorp a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Fifth Third Bancorp
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full
Fifth Third Bancorp Ratings Report
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
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) is up $0.67 (0.8%) to $80.05 on average volume. Thus far, 1.9 million shares of Prudential Financial exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $78.51-$80.16 after having opened the day at $79.05 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $79.38.
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Prudential Financial, Inc. provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services to individual and institutional customers in the United States and internationally. Prudential Financial has a market cap of $36.6 billion and is part of the insurance industry. Shares are down 12.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 12 analysts who rate Prudential Financial a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Prudential Financial
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, unimpressive growth in net income and poor profit margins. Get the full
Prudential Financial 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 financial sector could consider
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) while those bearish on the financial sector could consider
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).
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