Three Financial Stocks to Watch For: American International Group (NYSE:AIG), Annaly Capital Management, (NYSE:NLY), BB&T (NYSE:BBT)

Three Financial Stocks to Watch For: American International Group (NYSE:AIG), Annaly Capital Management, (NYSE:NLY), BB&T (NYSE:BBT)

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On Wednesday, American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG)’s shares declined -0.26% to $60.80.

AIG has 88.00% institutional ownership while its EPS ratio was 3.40. The company has 1.25 billion shares outstanding while market capitalization of the company was $75.41 billion. Price to book ratio was 0.78. Net profit margin of the company was 11.10%. Stock volatility for the month was booked as 1.61% while for the week was recorded as 1.43%.

The mean estimate for the short term price target for American International Group Inc (AIG) stands at $68.33 according to 18 Analysts. The higher price target estimate for the stock has been calculated at $77.00 while the lower price target estimate is at $62.00.

Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is 2.20. This number is based on a 1 to 5 scale where 1 indicates a Strong Buy recommendation while 5 represents a Strong Sell.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is an insurance company. The Company provides a range of property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement products, mortgage insurance and other financial services.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY)’s shares dropped -1.05% to $9.85.

NLY has the market capitalization of $9.44 billion. The stock has P/B ratio of 0.80 while EPS was $0.04. Institutional ownership of the company was 58.90% while 947.78 million shares were outstanding. Net profit margin of the Company was 5.70% while its gross profit margin was 41.00%. Share of the company moved below its SMA 50 with -1.63%. ROE ratio was 0.40%.

The mean estimate for the short term price target for Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) stands at $10.71 according to 14 Analysts. The higher price target estimate for the stock has been calculated at $11.00 while the lower price target estimate is at $13.00.

Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is 2.80. This number is based on a 1 to 5 scale where 1 indicates a Strong Buy recommendation while 5 represents a Strong Sell.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. is a mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company uses its capital coupled with borrowed funds to invest in real estate related investments, earning the spread between the yield on its assets and the cost of its borrowings.

At the end of Wednesday’s trade, BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT)‘s shares surged 0.11% to $37.82.

BBT Its past 5-day performance at 0.42%. So far in 2015, the company has a year-to-date performance of -2.75%. The stock, as of last close, traded 10.46% up from its 52 week low and was -9.13% below its 52 week high. Its latest closing price was -1.03% below the SMA200 while the distance from SMA 50 and SMA 20 was 3.90% and 2.37% respectively.

The mean estimate for the short term price target for BB&T Corporation (BBT) stands at $41.94 according to 30 Analysts. The higher price target estimate for the stock has been calculated at $47.00 while the lower price target estimate is at $38.00.

Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is 2.20. This number is based on a 1 to 5 scale where 1 indicates a Strong Buy recommendation while 5 represents a Strong Sell.

BB&T Corporation (BB&T) is a financial holding company. The Company conducts its business operations primarily through its bank subsidiary, Branch Bank, and other nonbank subsidiaries.

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