Banking Stocks: Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS), UBS AG (NYSE:UBS), HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC), National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG)

Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) — which just settled a Lehman-related lawsuit with Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) — has shed 13% since touching a multi-year high of $55.28 in early January, with the stock now trading at $48.11. Nevertheless, option players have gambled on a rebound over the next few weeks. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) shares after opening at $15.33 moved to $15.57 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $15.46.Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.82 and price to cash ratio as 0.07. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) showed a negative weekly performance of -7.92%.

In its annual report published Friday, UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) revealed it hiked chief executive Sergio Ernotti’s pay by a fifth last year to 10.73 million Swiss francs ($12.30 million). However, the highest paid executive of the bank was its investment banking chief Andrea Orcel, who earned 11.43 million francs in 2013. UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) shares fell -3.20% in last trading session and ended the day on $20.26. UBS return on equity ratio is recorded as 0.70%. UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) yearly performance is 25.92%.

HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC) selected Jonathan Symonds, former CFO of Novartis AG, as chairman of its European retail banking unit HSBC Bank PLC. The firm reported Mr. Symonds’s selection will be for an initial three-year term which, subject to re-election by shareholders, will end at the conclusion of the 2017 annual general meeting. HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC) shares moved up 0.06% in last trading session and was closed at $49.88, while trading in range of $49.79-$50.32. HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC) year to date performance is -7.82%.

Citi Research analysts Florent Nitu, Vikas Sharma and Michael Klahr take a close look at Greek banks and how they shape up in various stress tests, with a particular focus on the National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG).  JPMorgan analyst Paul Formanko compiles a list of questions for that bank in light of the current landscape. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) weekly performance is 7.02%. On last trading day company shares ended up $5.16. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 1.41%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $5.71.