Stock price when the opinion was issued
A great sector to be in. Financial services are going to be benefiting from a rising rate environment. The banks particularly may be really capped by how much the market pushes up rates. This is poking its head right above the $13.60 area. If it gets above that on a daily basis, it probably means this is going to go much higher. He has a target of $17 that should be reached in the next year.
Great management team and pays a strong dividend. They reported last Friday an in-line results, but deposits grew 8% last quarter. They lowered their full-year net-interest income growth forecast to account for interest rates. Shares rose last week by 5%.