NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of PNC Financial Services (PNC) - Get Report are gaining 1.88% to $83.08 early Thursday afternoon ahead of the financial services company's 2016 second quarter results due out before tomorrow's market open.

Wall Street is expecting the Pittsburgh-based firm to report earnings of $1.75 per share on revenue of $3.81 billion.

During the same quarter last year, PNC posted earnings of $1.88 per share on revenue of $3.87 billion.

Additionally, bank stocks are getting a boost today from JPMorgan Chase's (JPM) better-than-expected results this morning.

Wall Street was concerned with how bank earnings would react to low interest rates and in the wake of the U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union, Barron's noted.

Separately, TheStreet Ratings Team has a "Buy" rating with a score of B on the stock.

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.

Recently, TheStreet Ratings objectively rated this stock according to its "risk-adjusted" total return prospect over a 12-month investment horizon. Not based on the news in any given day, the rating may differ from Jim Cramer's view or that of this articles's author.

You can view the full analysis from the report here: PNC

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