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Cramer on BloggingStocks: From froth to investible Graphic_rating_buy FITB

Filed under: Market matters, Regions Financial (RF), CIT Group (CIT), Federal Natl Mtge (FNM), Amer Intl Group (AIG), Stocks to Buy, Cramer on BloggingStocks, E*TRADE (ETFC)

TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says many stocks, considered frothy at one time, have turned into good turnaround stories.

Here's still one more version of a short-seller's nightmare. What happens when froth turns to investible? What happens when you see behavior that clearly indicates froth and then...
By  Jim Cramer   (+2.62%  risk: moderate)  08/11/09 3 comments


Banking turnarounds: Rebound in regionals?
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"Even among the broad-based market carnage of the past year, regional banks with heavy real estate exposure have been notably poor performers," notes turnaround expert George Putnam.

In The Turnaround Letter, he explains, "While investors are still wary of this group, there are cases where the market has overreacted and the stocks will eventually rebound dramatically." Here, he looks at four favorite regionals.

<>"Many regional banking stocks are now trading at a small fraction of their 'book value.'  In more normal times, most banks will trade for two to three times book value and sometimes m<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< />...
By  The Stock Advisors   (-17.04%  risk: moderate)  08/04/09 Comment


Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: AFL, COH, CPB, DOW, MS, TTM ...

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Campbell Soup (CPB), Coach Inc (COH), Morgan Stanley (MS), Dow Chemical (DOW), Analyst initiations

Analyst upgrades:

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  • Baird upgraded WinTrust (NASDAQ: WTFC) to Neutral from Underperform and raised its target to $20 from $13 citing the accretive purchase of AIG (NYSE: AIG) loans and reduced risk of a capital raise.
  • Piper Jaffray upgraded Coach (NYSE: COH) to Overweight from Neutral on expectations product sell-throughs and margin trends will improve in the coming quarters. The firm has a $32 target on the stock.
    • <>RBC Capi...
    By  Blogging Stocks    07/29/09 Comment


    Cramer on BloggingStocks: Perspective is key

    Filed under: General Motors (GM), Market matters, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Cramer on BloggingStocks

    TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says journalists will shout that today's data is all-important ... every day. Take it with a grain of salt.

    We are always thinking about things that could happen, without thinking about things that have already happened. Consider that JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) (Cramer's Take), Goldman Sachs (NYS...
    By  Jim Cramer   (+2.62%  risk: moderate)  05/25/09 Comment


    Fifth Third to raise capital by selling stock

    Filed under: Financial Crisis

    Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) announced Wednesday that it plans to sell stock in order to raise capital. FITB plans to sell $750 million of common stock in order to meet its commitment to push its capital beyond the $1.1 billion it needs according to the recent stress tests.

    The bank will perform two transactions to help provide the common equity. FITB plans to sell up to an aggregate of $750 million of its common shares occasionally with an "at the market" offering through Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. The firm expects to use a part of...
    By  Mark Fightmaster   (+11.57%  risk: conservative)  05/21/09 Comment



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