Company Reports

With more regional banks out this week, we compare PNC to USB, KEY and others. PNC looking to expand retail deposits to keep funding costs down. We discuss new high yield savings account in that effort. Remain Buy on Stock, benchmark Bond fairly valued. Low counterparty and regulatory risk. PNC PNC PNC PNC PNC PNC PNC PN PNC

USB had high returns, but we investigate why its economic earnings are falling. Accumulated OCI and other tax adj. are the key factors. Still Buy on Stock, Bonds trade at fair value. Low counterparty & regulatory risk. USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB

GS smashed EPS estimates as investment banking on underwriting side and equities trading were the hallmarks. NII growth in the debt/loan book also helped. Preliminary talk on new CEO and new approaches. Buy on Stock & Bonds. GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS

MS posts good quarter in its traditional equity and M&A strengths. Seeing good growth in bank lending and deposits that helps keep slow quarter resilient. Buy on Stock & Bonds. MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS

BAC had strong core results with some quarterly lags on the fee revenues side. Consumer bank is the major engine that absorbs this noise. Still Buy on Stock & Bonds. Low counterparty and regulatory risks. BAC BAC BAC BAC BAC BAC BAC BAC BAC

WFC continues to underwhelm although there are some sparks of loan life. NIM still bogged down and fee revs stalled too. Go to Sell on Bonds on tightening, Buy on Stock on valuation. WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC

JPMorgan continues to impress even with flat trading as the consumer and commercial businesses ramped ahead. Still Buy on Stock & Bonds despite rate rise. Very low counterparty and regulatory risks. JPM JPM JPM JPM JPM JPM JPM JPM JPM

Citi needs to show more net interest margin improvement and card growth to get it out of the slow recovery lanes. Fixed income trading wasn't bad, but equity fizzled. Still Buy on Stock & Bonds. Medium counterparty and regualtory risk.  CITI CITI CIT CITI CITI CITI CITI CITI CITI

RF is all about low cost deposits and trying to attach that to digital banking to get some asset growth. Still, an upward battle as big brand banks infiltrate with their FinTech offerings. Sell on Stock, Buy on benchmark Bonds. RF RF RF RF RF RF RF RF RF

WFC remains burdened by poor decisions whether risk and compliance controls, or shrinking former star assets that have become duds. Still, top mgt not too concerned and hoping for a better 2019 to 2020. Still a Buy on Stock & Bonds. WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC WFC