Stocks to Watch: Randgold Resources (ADR) (NASDAQ:GOLD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)

Randgold Resources Limited (NASDAQ:GOLD) had its buy rating reaffirmed by analysts at Numis Securities Ltd. The firm currently has a GBX 5,900 ($100.15) price target on the stock. Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:GOLD) stock opened today at $79.88 and is currently trading at $80.44. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 4.76%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was again ranked the top investment bank by revenue in the first quarter with $5.9 billion, according to a new survey published on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) stock opened at $57.69, in current trading session and currently is at $57.46, by losing -0.55%. The 52 week range of $50.06 – $61.48. Company’s market capitalization is 217.47 billion.

Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB) hired Barclays Plc’s Dan Voloshin to trade commercial-mortgage bonds as the bank builds up its team dedicated to buying and selling the debt. Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB) stock is currently trading at $38.08. The EPS of the stock is 0.08. Company’s market capitalization is 40.70 billion.

Barclays Plc (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) recommended trades that profit when the yield spread between 10-year and 40-year securities widens. Securities maturing in less than 25 years were supported after the Fed signalled interest rates are expected to stay low for a “considerable time” once it concludes monthly U.S. debt purchases, which were trimmed to $35 billion. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) stock opened the session at $16.26, and now is at $16.29. The 52 week range of the Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) stock remained $15.32 – $19.98 and the day range was $16.25 – $16.32.

Despite the odds that National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) faced and the fact that investors are preferring to stay away from it, the Greek bank has shown some improvement making it a good bet for the forthcoming time. The Greek bank currently accounts for 25% of the retail banking in Greece and has nearly 25% of deposits. The bank is steadily seeing the surge in its deposits, taking its loan-to-deposit ratio to 93%, thereby, curtailing its reliance on the Euro funding. Thus, from all angles, National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) appears to be in a stronger position, and that should comfort investor’s scepticism about it. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) stock opened today at $3.93 and is currently trading at $3.90. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 3.19%.

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