Berkshire took a new stake in Citigroup ( C 1.88%) in 2022 and the stock currently makes up 1.5% of Berkshire's portfolio. Citigroup has far and away been the worst-performing large U.S. bank stock since the Great Recession and many investors have ditched the stock out of frustration.
Bank of America and Morgan Stanley are next up in a series of bank earnings reports due out this week. The firms report fourth-quarter results on Thursday morning. Their competitors—JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo,
Sheer size doesn't guarantee future growth, though. Indeed, the bigger the organization gets, the more difficult it can be to find new ways to tack on even more size. For any company to be the basis for a life-changing investment, it must be able to firmly outpace the mere rising tide of inflation and population growth.
Bank of America stock, for example, was down 2% after reporting a 116% spike in earnings. M&T Bank, US Bancorp, and PNC Financial were all down about the same, or more. Only Morgan Stanley stock was rising Thursday, but it is primarily an investment bank and asset manager, and less a consumer bank.
JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report earnings before the opening bell Wednesday, kicking off a stretch of earnings reports as America's largest financial institutions wrap up their 2024s.
JPMorgan Chase reported fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here's what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting: Earnings: $4.
Bank of America on Thursday announced profits more than doubled in the fourth quarter, surging to $6.7 billion from $3.1 billion in the same period last year - another in a wave of favorable reports from the nation's biggest banks. The 111% increase in earnings buoyed its full-year profits to $27.1 billion.
JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are preparing to ease mortgage repayment conditions for customers affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, as residents grapple with one of the most destructive ...
JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S. by assets, reported fourth-quarter net income of $14 billion, topping Wall Street’s expectations of $11.7 billion. Quarterly profit rose 50% from a year earlier.
JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Wells Fargo (WFC) report on Wednesday, while Bank of America (BAC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) release results on Thursday. RBC Capital markets analyst Gerard Cassidy joins Seana Smith and Brad Smith to discuss what investors can expect from Big Bank earnings.
JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Citi kicked off earnings season on Wednesday with their December-quarter results.
Investors are awaiting earnings from Big Banks earnings this week, watching especially closely for guidance updates. Citi (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Wells Fargo (WFC) report on Wednesday.