Hottest Financial Stocks Now – NBG PRI PFS FFG

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Financial stocks declined on Wall Street today, down 0.9%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.8%, the Nasdaq fell 0.7% and the S&P 500 was down 0.8%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

  • National Bank of Greece Sa (NBG): NBG stock is up 3.8% today.
  • Primerica Inc (PRI): PRI stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Provident Financial Services (PFS): PFS stock is up 0.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Fbl Financial Group (FFG): FFG stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX): MKTX stock is up 0.6% today.
  • SLM Corp (SLM): SLM stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Blackrock Preferred (BTZ): BTZ stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Verisk Analytics (VRSK): VRSK stock is up 0.5% today.
  • White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM): WTM stock is up 0.5% today on 7 times normal volume.
  • First Cash Financial Services (FCFS): FCFS stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

  • Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR): CFR stock is down 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS): VRTS stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Apollo Global Management Llc C (APO): APO stock is down 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Corpbanca (BCA): BCA stock is down 2.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Svb Financial Group (SIVB): SIVB stock is down 2.5% today.
  • MBIA Inc (MBI): MBI stock is down 2.5% today.
  • E*Trade Financial Corp (ETFC): ETFC stock is down 2.4% today.
  • The Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW): SCHW stock is down 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Regions Financial Corp (RF): RF stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI): TCBI stock is down 2.3% today.

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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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