Financial Sector gainers: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), PrivateBancorp (NASDAQ:PVTB), Qiwi PLC (NASDAQ:QIWI), Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) was set to be the fourth Greek lender to tap international markets through a share offering on Wednesday after plans were approved for it to raise up to 2.5 billion euros ($3.5 billion) to boost its core capital. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) shares after opening at $4.38 moved to $4.50 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $4.48. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.34 and price to cash ratio as 0.67. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) showed a negative weekly performance of -17.19%.

PrivateBancorp (NASDAQ:PVTB) will be issuing its Q114 quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.41 per share and revenue of $134.50 million for the quarter. PrivateBancorp Inc (NASDAQ:PVTB) shares advanced 6.10% in last trading session and ended the day on $29.59. PVTB return on equity ratio is recorded as 11.70% and its return on assets is 1.10%. PrivateBancorp Inc (NASDAQ:PVTB) yearly performance is 62.67%.

Analysts at Standpoint Research started coverage on shares of Qiwi PLC (NASDAQ:QIWI) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $44.00 price target on the stock. Standpoint Research’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 41.94% from the company’s current price. Qiwi PLC (NASDAQ:QIWI) shares moved up 7.05% in last trading session and was closed at $34.01, while trading in range of $31.05-$34.06. Qiwi PLC (NASDAQ:QIWI) year to date performance is -39.27%.

Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE:AF)’s share price rose 4.9% on Thursday following a stronger than expected earnings report, Analyst Ratings News reports. The company traded as high as $14.09 and last traded at $13.76, with a volume of 490,900 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $13.12. Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) weekly performance is 5.74%. On last trading day company shares ended up $13.82. Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 1.83%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $14.46.