Worth watching: Is something the matter with financials
Here's the historical wisdom: Bank stocks go up when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates. The logic is simple and rather compelling--when the Fed raises interest rates banks see the rate at which they can lend out money--the long term interest rate rise faster...
Dividend Portfolio member Independent Bank beats on earnings and revenue
I'm on vacation until August 26. I'm using the down time to get caught up on earnings reports I missed during the very busy second quarter earnings season. On July 25 after the market close Independent Bank (IBCP) reported earnings of 44 cents a share, 5 cents a...
Bank of America beats on earnings, confirms 25% dividend hike
Shares of Bank of America (BAC) closed 4.27% higher today after the company announced second quarter earnings of 63 cents a share, 6 cents a share above the Wall Street consensus. Revenue fell 0.9% year over year but at $22.6 billion it still exceeded the $22.5...
Reaction to JPM Chase earnings today small red flag for continued earnings season rally
The reaction to Wells Fargo (WFC) earnings released before the open this morning was perfectly fitting. The bank lagged its peers again on key metrics (revenue fell 3.1% year over year and earnings per share were down 9% as average loans fell 1%) and the stock was...
I’m selling the Invesco KBW Bank Portfolio ETF out of my Perfect 5 ETF Portfolio
As I outlined in my recent special report "Five Places to Hide from a Downturn--and Still Make Some Money" on my JubakAssetManagemnt.com site, I think worry over the added downside potential for stocks created by everything from the tariff war, to higher interest...
I’m adding Citigroup to my Dividend Portfolio
Citigroup (C) is among the big banks that passed the most recent stress test from the Federal Reserve. That means the bank can go ahead with its plans to raise its quarterly dividend to 45 cents from 32 cents and to buyback $17.6 billion in shares. The plan would take...
Trick or Trend: Financials fade badly into close–what’s it mean?
Our regular (or occasional or perhaps occasionally regular) Friday series ( actually running on Friday this week due to a clerical error, I'm sure) Trick or Trend looks at what might (or might not) be emerging investible trends. Exclusively on JAM. This post won't run...
Finally financials lead–but watch out for a late session fold
With most of the country's banks passing the Federal Reserve's latest stress test yesterday--which leaves them free to increase dividends and buy back more shares--the financial sector is leading the markets higher this morning. As of 11 a.m. New York time the...
Best performing ETF in my Perfect 5 ETF Portfolio? PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio
Of the five ETFs in my Perfect 5 ETF Portfolio only one has outperformed the S&P 500. Since I added it to the portfolio on October 5, 2017 the PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio ETF (KBWB) has gained 11.01% through 3:30 p.m. on May 22. That beats the second-best 8.45%...
Another strong day for financials
The financial sector is up again today with the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XFL) up 0.96% as of 3 p.m. New York time. This continues a strong May run for the sector that has seen the ETF climb 5.6% from May 3–after the sector spent there period from March 23 to May 3 building a base.
Bank of America struggles after earnings beat, sees some traction today
On Monday Bank of America (BAC) reported first quarter earnings of 62 cents a share, 3 cents a share above Wall Street estimates. Earnings were up 51% year over year on a 4% increase of revenue to $23.1 billion. That was ahead of the consensus at $23.04 billion. Wall...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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