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USB: Bull or Bear?
One of the better run banks in past decade
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+9.21%
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(closed on 03/27/09)
The thing to admire about USB is their acquisition history, or more exactly, their lack of one. They haven't made a major acquisition since Firstar in 2001-- which was a pretty ratty year for US economy. Acquiring Downey and PFF Bank at bankruptcy prices was nice work too. This stock might go down further in the next 3-12 months, but it looks like it could rally in the near term. Long term, it's a financial institution that might actually emerge BETTER than the 2007 highs it left behind. If it doesn't work short term, hold onto it thru the storm.
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One investment firm that actually may be a buy
USB
+66.04%
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1617 days
Filed under: China, Stocks to Buy, U.S. Bancorp (USB), Financial Crisis Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE: PJC), a Minneapolis-based investment banking firm, serves the capital needs of a wide array of corporate and governmental entities. With operations in corporate finance, municipal finance, institutional equity, bond sales, trading and private placements, Piper serves clients throughout the United States and Europe. Recently, the company made a major investment in China, viewing that country as having high levels of capital needs, as well as a growing institutional investor base. <>Piper Jaffra...
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US Bancorp (USB): Bank with Buffett
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Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy Jack Adamo has been a bull on U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) and is now recommending doubling the position that he holds in his model portfolio. Here's the latest from his Insiders Plus newsletter. "US Bancorp is accepting $6.6 billion in new capital from the TARP program. Tier One capital will rise from 8.5% to 11.4% as a result of the new deal. "The company will issue preferred stock to the U.S. Treasury at an annual rate of 5% for five years, increasing to 9% per year thereafter if the company has not redeemed the shares. I doubt they'll go unredeemed. <>"The...
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The Shakeout in Regional Banks
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+4.76%
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The accompanying table presents the 25 lowest-rated stocks in my US-based Regional Banking Index. The index contains a total of 99 companies with market caps between $500 million to $20 billion which are classified as either regional banks or savings and loan companies. The ratings for each company are calculated quarterly based on a formula which considers the price-to-book ratio, the trailing 52-week stock price performance, and the percentage of total market caps represented by each company.
Since putting together the index...
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A Few Banks We Like: NTRS, USB, WFSL, SCHW, BOH
USB
+8.12%
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1750 days
<><>Integrity Bank, Alpharetta, Georgia, with $1.1 billion in total assets and $974.0 million in total deposits as of June 30, 2008, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named receiver. The FDIC Board of Directors today approved the assumption of all the deposits of Integrity Bank by Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama. All depositors of Integrity Bank, including those with deposits in excess of the FDIC's insurance limits, will automatically become depositors of Regions Bank for the full amount of their deposits, and...
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Oxford Club bet on Buffett: A 'no-brainer'
USB
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(closed on 12/02/08)
Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Newsletters, Stocks to Buy "Warren Buffett's holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), has been the single greatest investment of our lifetimes," says Alexander Green, noting, "His compounded annual gain from 1966 to 2007 was 21.1% vs. 10.3% or the S&P 500." In the Oxford Insight, the investment director explains, "It is now time to buy the 'ultimate no-brainer'." Here's his assessment. "Despite this strong long-term performance, Buffett experienced a rare earnings letdown during the second quarter of this year. <>"Although revenue increased 10%...
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Bank bargain? Bet on US Bancorp (USB)
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+16.33%
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 "Recent valuations in financial stocks suggest either 'the world is coming to an end' or there are some great values," says Gregory Dorsey.
Here, the contributing editor to to the top-notch Leeb's Income Performance Letter takes a look at one such "bargain" in the sector: U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB). "So far, the financial sector has written off more than $300 million in assets. By some accounts the damage will rise to $1 trillion or more before all is said and done. <>"The selloff, which at its nadir was marked by a 55% year-over-year decline in the KBW Index, pushed the constituent members...
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Next risk is credit cards and commercial loans
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+14.55%
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104 days
(closed on 11/12/08)
Could be wrong, but seems this financial is trading near 2x book value, seems a little high in such risky times. While USB has looked a lot safer than those banks exposed to low-end residential RE loans, if the economy gets worse credit cards and commercial lending will be at risk. There's a chance USB is at a crossroads where the things that have kept them looking good, may not look so good if this unemployment rate the gov't publishes keeps rising.
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U.S. Bancorp
USB
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+17.61%
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Analysts'
Recommendation: | Hold | | 30 Days Ago: | Hold |
| | Analysts' Target: | $33 | <> <> | Analysts' Targets | | RBC Capital Markets | $34 | <> ...
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Elevated Loan Provisions for USB
USB
+17.96%
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1826 days
continued stress in the residential real estate markets and mortgage-related industries is impacting the companyÂ?s credit quality.
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Adamo: 'Insider' expert banks on Buffett
USB
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113 days
(closed on 08/26/08)
Filed under: Newsletters, Wells Fargo (WFC), Bargain stocks, Stocks to Buy The model portfolio of Insiders Plus gains 48% last year; here, editor Jack Adamo reviews two of his portfolio holdings -- both bank stocks being accumulated by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. "U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) reported a slight decrease in Q1 earnings of 62¢ per share versus 63¢ last year; the shares rose 2.8% the next day. Compared to the disastrous results of its peers, this small decline in earnings was a home run. <>"That's a testament to the company's savvy managers. USB steered clear of the toxic pr...
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Dividends Talk: Boeing, GE, US Bancorp
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I believe that dividend increases are good for many reasons, not the least of which, it means I'm getting a "raise." But there is another important message that dividend increases offer and that is what academia calls, "signalling."
Signaling is the idea that since a dividend hike, unlike earnings, is a voluntary action by the board of directors, and since the board can pay any amount of dividends they wish, or none at all, that this unencumbered action has meaning as much about the future as the past . Thus, dividend actions take on great importance during crises. The reason is obvious -- i...
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