Hottest Financial Stocks Now – CG VRTS UNM HNT

by Portfolio Grader | August 27, 2014 6:45 pm

Financial stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq stayed the same and the S&P 500 was unchanged.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• The Carlyle Group L.P. (CG[1]): CG stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS[2]): VRTS stock is up 1.7% today.

• Unumprovident Corp (UNM[3]): UNM stock is up 1.5% today.

• Health Net Inc (HNT[4]): HNT stock is up 1.4% today.

• Primerica Inc (PRI[5]): PRI stock is up 1.4% today.

• Partnerre Ltd (PRE[6]): PRE stock is up 1.2% today.

• Royal Bank of Canada (RY[7]): RY stock is up 1.2% today.

• Aegon Nv (AEG[8]): AEG stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Toronto Dominion Bank (TD[9]): TD stock is up 1.1% today.

• Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS[10]): ASPS stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Gamco Investors (GBL[11]): GBL stock is down 2.4% today.

• Financial Engines (FNGN[12]): FNGN stock is down 1.9% today.

• Amtrust Financial Services (AFSI[13]): AFSI stock is down 1.8% today.

• Bankrate Inc (RATE[14]): RATE stock is down 1.5% today.

• Stifel Financial Corp (SF[15]): SF stock is down 1.5% today.

• Fleetcor Technologies (FLT[16]): FLT stock is down 1.5% today.

• Investors Bancorp (ISBC[17]): ISBC stock is down 1.3% today.

• Umpqua Holdings Corp (UMPQ[18]): UMPQ stock is down 1.4% today.

• NBT Bancorp Inc (NBTB[19]): NBTB stock is down 1.3% today.

• First Financial Bankshares (FFIN[20]): FFIN stock is down 1.3% 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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