Ocwen Financial Corporation (OCN): Today's Featured Banking Laggard

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Ocwen Financial Corporation ( OCN) pushed the Banking industry lower today making it today's featured Banking laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, Ocwen Financial Corporation fell $1.13 (-2.0%) to $55.83 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1,344,458 shares of Ocwen Financial Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,831,000 shares. The stock ranged in price between $55.53-$57.03 after having opened the day at $57.03 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $56.96. Other companies within the Banking industry that declined today were: Atlantic Coast Financial ( ACFC), down 6.2%, First Financial Service Corporation ( FFKY), down 5.4%, Xenith Bankshares ( XBKS), down 4.5% and Plumas Bancorp ( PLBC), down 4.2%.

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Ocwen Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the servicing and origination of mortgage loans in the United States and internationally. Ocwen Financial Corporation has a market cap of $7.4 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 64.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Ocwen Financial Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Ocwen Financial Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

You can view the full Ocwen Financial Corporation Ratings Report.

On the positive front, Broadway Financial ( BYFC), up 10.5%, State Investors Bancorp ( SIBC), up 4.5%, Carolina Bank Holdings ( CLBH), up 4.4% and Carver Bancorp ( CARV), up 4.2% , were all gainers within the banking industry with Deutsche Bank ( DB) being today's featured banking industry leader.

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