Stifel Nicolaus Analyst Upgrades 14 Regional Banks, Downgrades 2

Several banking analysts at Stifel Nicolaus revised investment ratings on a number of stocks Monday morning:

• upgraded City Holding (Nasdaq: CHCO) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded Dime Community (Nasdaq: DCOM) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE: FCF) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded First Community Bancshares (Nasdaq: FCBC) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded Fulton (Nasdaq: FULT) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded Investors Bancorp (Nasdaq: ISBC) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded TrustCo Bank (Nasdaq: TRST) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded United Bankshares (Nasdaq: UBSI) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded WesBanco (Nasdaq: WSBC) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded Hudson Valley Holding Corp. (NYSE: HVB) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded People's United Financial (Nasdaq: PBCT) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded Webster Financial (NYSE: WBS) from Hold to Buy
  
• upgraded Susquehanna Bancshares (Nasdaq: SUSQ) from Sell to Hold
  
• upgraded Astoria Financial (NYSE: AF) from Sell to Hold
  
• downgraded Fox Chase Bancorp (Nasdaq: FXCB) from Buy to Hold
  
• downgraded Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL) from Buy to Hold

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