Chris Kotowski

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reported a first-quarter 2025 EPS of $2.60, up from $2.02 a year ago, beating the consensus of $2.21. Net earnings increased to $4.16 billion from $3.14 billion. The U.S. bank reported first-quarter revenue of $17.74 billion, up 17% year over year, beating the...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) reported on Tuesday upbeat earnings for its third quarter. The company reported its results amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways. Oppenheimer On Goldman Sachs Analyst Chris Kotowski reiterated an Outperform rating while raising the...

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) reported upbeat earnings on Tuesday for its third quarter. The company reported its results amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways. Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski reiterated an Outperform rating, while raising the price target from...

Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) shares recovered slightly in early trading on Monday after tanking on Friday, following the second-quarter results. The results came amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways from the release. Oppenheimer On Citigroup Analyst Chris Kotowski...

Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) recovered in early trading on Monday, after tanking on Friday, following the second-quarter results. The results came amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways from the release. Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski maintained...

Shares of Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) recovered slightly in early trading on Monday, after tanking on Friday, following the second-quarter results. The results came amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways from the release. Goldman Sachs analyst Richard Ramsden...

Shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) were rising in early trading on Wednesday, even as other financial stocks came under pressure after earnings. Here are some key analyst takeaways from the release. Goldman Sachs analyst Richard Ramsden reiterated a Buy rating, while reducing the price...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) and other financial stocks have been in focus as some of the sector’s biggest banks report first-quarter results. Here are some key analyst takeaways from Goldman Sachs’ release. Argus Research analyst Stephen Biggar upgraded the rating to Buy, while...

Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) declined in pre-market trading on Wednesday, after the company reported a decline in its fourth-quarter net profit. The results came amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways from the earnings release. BMO Capital Markets analyst...

Shares of Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) were heading south in early trading on Monday. Although the Federal Reserve is likely near the end of its tightening cycle, the bond market does not reflect this, according to Oppenheimer. The Apollo Global Management Analyst: Chris Kotowski downgraded...

Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) are trading higher into Thursday’s session following the bank’s second-quarter earnings print, which showed its weakest quarterly profits since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic-induced recession in 2020, and a host of analyst...

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) on Tuesday issued second-quarter earnings which beat consensus estimates as the company — like all banks — brought in more interest income amid the Federal Reserve's latest rate hike campaign. By The Numbers: Bank of America issued earnings of 88...

Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) rose in early trading on Wednesday, after some of the biggest banks reported upbeat quarterly results. Investors look forward to an exciting earnings season ahead. Here are some key analyst takeaways from Morgan Stanley’s earnings release. UBS On Morgan...

Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski upgraded shares of Citigroup, Inc (NYSE:C) to an Outperform rating and lifted the price target from $84 to $88. The analyst said that Citigroup, with a tangible book value of 0.59x, is still one of the cheapest banks on the market. He further noted that Citigroup...

Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) reported upbeat results for the first quarter, a solid start to the earnings season by banking majors. RBC Capital Markets On Bank of America Analyst Gerard Cassidy maintained an Outperform rating while raising the price target from $34 to $35. Bank of America...