4 Commercial Banking Stocks to Buy Now

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Four Commercial Banking stocks are moving up in their overall rating this week, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Every one of these is graded an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

The Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:TBBK) is bettering its rating of C (“hold”) from last week to a B (“buy”) this week. The Bancorp bank holding company provides a wide range of commercial and retail banking services and related other banking services. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Earnings Surprise, Margin Growth, and Sales Growth, TBBK also gets A’s. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of TBBK stock.

The rating of Wintrust Financia (NASDAQ:WTFC) moves up this week, rising from a C to a B. Wintrust Financial is a holding company, which provides traditional community banking services, wealth management services, commercial insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing and certain administrative services. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WTFC stock.

This week, Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN) is showing good progress as the company’s rating jumps from a B (“buy”) last week to an A (“strong buy”). Eagle Bancorp conducts commercial and consumer banking services. Shares of EGBN have increased 14.8% over the past month, better than the 2% increase the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. Shares of the stock have been changing hands at an unusually rapid pace, twice the rate of the week prior. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of EGBN stock.

Hudson Valley Holding Corp. (NYSE:HVB) boosts its rating from a C to a B this week. Hudson Valley Holding through its subsidiary, Hudson Valley Bank, provides commercial banking services through offices in Westchester and Bronx counties, New York. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of HVB stock.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.


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