National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) was upgraded by stock analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report issued on Friday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) net profit margin is 11.20% and weekly performance is 6.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up $3.22. Analysts mean target price for the company is $4.65. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -28.66%
American depositary receipts (ADRs) of Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) rose in New York trading after a fine issued to the lender involving gold-price fixing was less than what could have been imposed on the banking heavyweight. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) shares advanced 0.85% in last trading session and ended the day on $16.59. Its return on assets is 0.10%. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) quarterly performance is -3.71%.
Shares of Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) were the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 32,272,854 shares, a decrease of 19.4% from the April 15th total of 40,023,837 shares, American Banking News reports. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s stock is sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 18,778,025 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) shares moved up 0.32% in last trading session and was closed at $47.29, while trading in range of $47.09 – $47.40. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) year to date (YTD) performance is -9.21%.
The strongest financial service provider across the globe, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is setting up new goals and discussing its outlook for coming quarters. In furtherance of the same, it has announced to participate in upcoming conferences to acquaint the stakeholders with its new strategies. Further, it is also taking a range of steps to reduce the increased costs over non-yielding units. Thus, BAC is all geared up to deliver stronger results in its coming quarters. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) ended the last trading day at $14.72. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.48% and price to cash ratio as 0.25. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) showed a positive weekly performance of 1.45%.
HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at BNP Paribas in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. They currently have a GBX 675 ($11.36) target price on the stock. BNP Paribas’ price objective points to a potential upside of 9.79% from the company’s current price. HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC) net profit margin is 47.20% and weekly performance is -1.52%. On last trading day company shares ended up $51.91. Analysts mean target price for the company is $65.76. HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 2.41%.