Stock price when the opinion was issued
Believes it is the 5th largest bank in the US. Has a nice dividend yield of 2.7%. Very strong in commercial lending as well as business lending, and works with consumers. Has very good relationship management with communities in the Midwest. It really makes sense to buy a company like this. There will be more integration and more acquisitions within banking.
Recently hit a 10-year high. They did an acquisition of another bank recently that is going very well. He generally doesn’t like bank stocks, but if he is going to buy one, this is one he does like. This is not for the faint of heart, there is a lot of risk in stocks like this.