Nomura Securities Starts Regions Financial (RF) at Buy
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Price: $9.16 +0.11%
Rating Summary:
16 Buy, 7 Hold, 1 Sell
Rating Trend: = Flat
Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 13 | Down: 25 | New: 24
Rating Summary:
16 Buy, 7 Hold, 1 Sell
Rating Trend: = Flat
Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 13 | Down: 25 | New: 24
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Nomura Securities initiates coverage on Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) with a Buy. PT $9.00.
Analyst Keith Murray comments, "We think the shares will get a lift this year from continued credit improvement (we are lower than consensus on provision expense), higher-than-expected capital returns (we see a buyback along with a dividend increase), expense control, and a possible turn to positive loan growth in the second half of 2013. Shares currently trade at a discount to the regional bank group on both a P/E and P/B basis, and we think the current multiples of 9.4x 2014E earnings and 0.7x book value are not demanding. We believe shares could re-rate in 2013. FY13E EPS at $0.81; FY14E EPS at $0.85."
For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Regions Financial click here. For more ratings news on Regions Financial click here.
Shares of Regions Financial closed at $7.93 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $5.46-$7.97.
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Analyst Keith Murray comments, "We think the shares will get a lift this year from continued credit improvement (we are lower than consensus on provision expense), higher-than-expected capital returns (we see a buyback along with a dividend increase), expense control, and a possible turn to positive loan growth in the second half of 2013. Shares currently trade at a discount to the regional bank group on both a P/E and P/B basis, and we think the current multiples of 9.4x 2014E earnings and 0.7x book value are not demanding. We believe shares could re-rate in 2013. FY13E EPS at $0.81; FY14E EPS at $0.85."
For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Regions Financial click here. For more ratings news on Regions Financial click here.
Shares of Regions Financial closed at $7.93 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $5.46-$7.97.
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