A new Sterne Agee report identifies banks undervalued banks with “asset sensitivity” and delivers names of a few small to mid capped regional banking concerns that might be worth investment consideration. In part the research can be used to help ascertain winners and losers in a rising rate interest rate environment. Interests in big banks rise The report notes a rise in interest in banking stocks just over the last five trading sessions. Bank stocks are up 1.6 percent while the broader market, measured by the S&P 500, is up just 0.7 percent over the same period. That said, the…
Big Banks Vs Small Banks – Performance, Valuations
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.