This week, seven Commercial Banking stocks are improving their overall ratings on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).
Fulton Financial (NASDAQ:FULT) is bettering its rating of C (“hold”) from last week to a B (“buy”) this week. Fulton Financial is a multi-bank financial holding company. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of FULT stock.
Western Alliance Bancorp. (NYSE:WAL) is making headway this week, with the company’s rating improving to an A (“strong buy”) from a B (“buy”) last week. Western Alliance provides a range of banking and related services to businesses, professional firms, real estate developers and investors, local nonprofit organizations, high net worth individuals, and consumers. The stock price has risen 3.9% over the past month, better than the 0.4% decrease the S&P 500 has seen over the same period of time. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WAL stock.
Bridge Bancorp (NASDAQ:BDGE) is seeing ratings go up from a C last week to a B this week. Bridge Bancorp engages in the full-service commercial and consumer banking business. Over the last month, the price of BDGE shot up 2.5%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BDGE stock.
The rating of Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) moves up this week, rising from a B to a A. Peoples Bancorp is a multi-bank holding company. Shares of the company are up 0.6% from a month prior. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of PEBO stock.
Camden National (NASDAQ:CAC) shows solid improvement this week. The company’s rating rises from a C to a B. Camden National provides financial services to individuals, businesses, municipalities, and non-profits in Maine. Over the past month, CAC’s stock price increased 0.8%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CAC stock.
Banco de Chile (NYSE:BCH) earns a B this week, jumping up from last week’s grade of C. NonactiveBanco de Chile provides a wide customer base of individuals and corporations with general banking services. Investors have pushed the stock price up 4.7% over the past month. The stock has a dividend yield of 2.9%. The stock’s trailing PE Ratio is 7.50. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BCH stock.
PrivateBancorp (NASDAQ:PVTB) improves from a B to a A rating this week. PrivateBancorp, through its subsidiaries, is a provider of business and personal financial services to real estate companies as well as business owners, executives and entrepreneurs. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of PVTB stock.
Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.
