Christopher Mutascio

Having declined over the past one month, Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) shares are down 6 percent since December 14. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ Christopher Mutascio upgraded the rating for the company from Market Perform to Outperform, while establishing a price target of $60....

Investors looking to add (or initiate) exposure in the financial sector following Monday's stock market sell-off should consider Christopher Mutascio of KBW two latest picks which consists of a large regional bank and an insurer. Upgrading Regions Financial To Market Perform Regions...

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In a report published Tuesday, Keefe, Bruyete & Woods analyst Christopher Mutascio downgraded shares of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) to Underperform from Market Perform with an unchanged $14 price target as shares are currently trading at a premium despite "mediocre" profitability ratios. Mutascio noted...

In a report published Tuesday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher Mutascio downgraded the rating on Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) from Outperform to Market Perform, but reiterated the $20.00 price target. In the report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted, "We are downgrading FITB...

In a report published Tuesday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher Mutascio wrote that he is "increasingly confident" that U.S. Bancorp's (NYSE: USB) 2015 earnings per share estimate is too high and a revision lower is "likely" in the coming months. "At a recent conference, management...

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on Monday downgraded Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) from Market perform to Underperform. The firm's price target on Regions Financial is $9.50. Analysts Christopher Mutascio and Daniel Coffman wrote, "We believe the rally on a decent jobs report is...

In a report published Tuesday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher Mutascio reiterated an Outperform rating on SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI), but lowered the price target from $46.00 to $45.00. In the report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted, “Based on the company's 4Q14 results...

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) Monday from Outperform to Market Perform and set a $64 price target. Analyst Christopher Mutascio noted that the company had "substantially outperformed the BKX and the S&P 500 over the past six months, and...

In a report published Wednesday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher Mutascio reiterated a Market Perform rating on Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC), but lowered the price target from $56.00 to $55.00. In the report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted, “Based on the company's 3Q14...

In a report published Tuesday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher Mutascio upgraded the rating on Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN) to Outperform, and raised the price target to $11.50. In the report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted, “Based on the company's 2Q14 results reported...

In a report published Monday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher Mutascio upgraded the rating on SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) from Market Perform to Outperform, and raised the price target from $41.00 to $46.00. In the report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted, “We are upgrading STI to...