Saturday, January 28, 2012

Barron's says Buy the Banks

http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052748704468304576627261773829164.html?mod=bol_share_tweet#articleTabs_article%3D0


"The financial industry is in much better shapethqan athe stocks in the sector would lead you to believe.  Financials are the worst-performing sector in the S+P 500 Index so far this year, with a decline of 20%, and losses of 40% more in such notable stocks as Bank of America, Citicorp, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.  The S+P is off just 3%."

The stocks in the major banks, regional banks and trust banks, as well as life insurers - look appealing, with many tradeing below tangible book value, a conservative measure of shareholder equity, and at single-digit pric3e/earnings multiples.  The stocks are even cheaper based on stated book value ...

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