Barclays Reiterates an 'Equalweight' on CIT Group (CIT); 3Q11 Preview

October 13, 2011 1:55 PM EDT
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Barclays reiterates an 'Equalweight' on CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) price target of $40.00.

Barclays analyst says, "When CIT reports 3Q11 results on October 25, we expect a GAAP loss of $0.66 compared to consensus of a $0.12 loss. On a pre-FSA basis, we estimate a loss of $0.09. During the quarter, CIT made significant progress with its balance sheet restructuring by paying down its remaining $3B of first lien debt and $1.4B of Series A debt, in addition to closing a new lower-cost revolving credit facility. The company also began to transition its Vendor Finance originations into CIT Bank, which should boost margin longer-term. However, we continue to believe the company has a multi-year path to achieving normalized earnings as it pays down high cost debt and also grows into its capital base."

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Shares of CIT Group closed at $32.86 yesterday.


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