2 roundtable forums, 4 analysts and top management from 24 firms examine the Southeastern Banks sector in this 134 page report from The Wall Street Transcript.
Roundtable forum - Barry McCarver, Stephens Inc.; Robert Patten, Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.
Roundtable forum - Southeast & Southwest Community Banks; David Bishop, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.; Kevin Reynolds, Stanford Group Company
Mid-Atlantic Banks - Wilson Smith, Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.
2007 Outlook for Bank Stocks - Jeff Davis, FTN Midwest Securities Corp.
Roundtable forum - Southeast & Southwest Community Banks; David Bishop, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.; Kevin Reynolds, Stanford Group Company
Off the Record - Off the Record asks company leadership which management teams in their sector they most respect for their ability to execute and generate shareholder value.
CEO Interviews (average 2,500 words): Top management from 24 sector firms examine the outlook for their firm and sector. Firms interviewed include: American National Bankshares Inc., Appalachian Bancshares, Inc., Bank of South Carolina Corp., BankUnited Financial Corp., BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc., Central Virginia Bankshares, Inc., Citizens Financial Corp., Community Bankshares, Inc., Cooperative Bankshares, Inc., Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc., ECB Bancorp, Inc., Federal Trust Corp., First M&F Corp., FNB United Corp., HF Financial Corp., Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc., MidSouth Bancorp, Inc., New Century Bancorp, Inc., North State Bancorp, Peoples Bancorporation, Inc., Peoples Financial Corp., Pinnacle Bankshares Corp., Thomasville Bancshares, Inc. and United Tennessee Bankshares, Inc.
Topics covered: Retail relationships in individual communities - Interest-bearing products - Large transformational deals - Near-term catalyst - Non-performing assets - Difficult earnings environment - Commercial deposits - Sustainable revenue source for earnings growth - Trophy-type franchise - Community bank operating model - Low-cost deposit growth - Long-term stable management team - Large securities portfolio - Disappointment in 4Q06 earnings - Economic outlook for 2007 - Margin pressure - Yield curve outlook - Credit quality concerns - De novo expansion growth - Competitive environment - Management performance - Interest rate outlook - M&A activity - Narrowing bank multiples - Investor concerns - Stock picks - Stocks to avoid
Companies covered: Wachovia (WB), Commerce Bancorp (CBH), Wells Fargo (WFC), National City (NCC), Compass (CBSS), Colonial (CNB), The South Financial Group (TSFG), First Horizon (FHN), SunTrust (STI), Washington Mutual (WM), Regions Financial (RF), Texas Capital (TCBI), Trustmark (TRMK), BancorpSouth (BXS), Sterling Bancshares (SBIB), Franklin Bank (FBTX), Superior Bancorp (SUPR), Home BancShares (HOMB), BOK Financial (BOKF), JPMorgan (JPM), Bank of New York (BK), KeyCorps (KEY), Fifth Thirds (FITB), BB&T (BBT), Prosperity Bancshares (PRSP), Synovus (SNV), Total System Services (TSS), Zions (ZION), BankUnited (BKUNA), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Enterprise Financial (EFSC), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Seacoast Banking (SBCF) and Pinnacle Financial (PNFP).This Issue costs 175 - and is non-returnable.
The Wall Street Transcript does not endorse the views of any interviewee nor does it make stock recommendations.
