Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Upgrades UMB Financial (UMBF) to Market Perform; Valuation More Reasonable; May Benefit from Flight to Safety

August 9, 2011 7:10 AM EDT
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Price: $146.10 -2.59%

Rating Summary:
    13 Buy, 2 Hold, 0 Sell

Rating Trend: Down Down

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 13 | Down: 9 | New: 24
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded UMB Financial (NASDAQ: UMBF) from Underperform to Market Perform with a price target of $39.00.

KBW analyst says, "Since reporting what we viewed as solid and stable Q2 results, the shares are down nearly 20%, partly due to weakness in the equity markets. That said, a flight to safety may benefit companies such as UMBF given what remains a highly uncertain economic outlook."

For more ratings news on UMB Financial click here and for the rating history of UMB Financial click here.

Shares of UMB Financial closed at $35.37 yesterday.


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