Biggest Movers in Financial Stocks Now – FBP TPL ANAT VRTS

by Portfolio Grader | April 17, 2014 6:45 pm

Financial stocks finished up broadly 0.2% on Wall Street on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 rose 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• First Bancorp (FBP[1]): FBP stock is up 5.3% today.

• Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL[2]): TPL stock is up 3.8% today.

• American National Insurance (ANAT[3]): ANAT stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS[4]): VRTS stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Mgic Investment Corp (MTG[5]): MTG stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Prudential Public Limited Company (PUK[6]): PUK stock is up 2.3% today.

• Itau Unibanco Banco Holding Sa (ITUB[7]): ITUB stock is up 2.3% today and up 21.6% in the last month.

• Fleetcor Technologies (FLT[8]): FLT stock is up 2.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Wisdomtree Invstmnts (WETF[9]): WETF stock is up 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Aviva Plc (AV[10]): AV stock is up 2.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Cash America International (CSH[11]): CSH stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Sterling Financial Corp (STSA[12]): STSA stock is down 1.5% today on 9 times normal volume.

• First American Corp (FAF[13]): FAF stock is down 1.4% today.

• Banco Macro S.A. (BMA[14]): BMA stock is down 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY[15]): NLY stock is down 1.4% today.

• Umpqua Holdings Corp (UMPQ[16]): UMPQ stock is down 1.4% today on 9 times normal volume.

• Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS[17]): ASPS stock is down 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Regions Financial Corp (RF[18]): RF stock is down 1.2% today.

• Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL[19]): GGAL stock is down 1.1% today and down 23.2% in the last month.

• Cathay General Bancorp (CATY[20]): CATY stock is down 1.1% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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