Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) raised the price target for BankUnited shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:BKU) to $50 from the previous target of $48, while retaining an Overweight rating on the stock.

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Citi kicked off earnings season on Wednesday with their December-quarter results.

The largest banks in the U.S. may justify further gains in stock prices if their earnings updates in the coming days include any upside surprises around loan growth or a boost from lighter regulations expected by the Trump administration.

Goldman Sachs ( GS 6.02%), and Citigroup ( C 6.49%) were all higher by 5% or more for the day. There are two main reasons why these bank stocks are soaring. First, bank stocks kicked off fourth-quarter 2024's earnings season on Wednesday,

According to Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo are offering a 90-day forbearance of their mortgage payments, without reporting the payments to credit reporting agencies.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon addressed his retirement timeline, Goldman chief David Solomon talked Apple, and bankers overall appeared to exude “animal spirits.”

JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Bank of America, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo postpone payments for damaged or destroyed homes.

Capital flowed into debt issued by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. after strong quarterly results from the big banks. Of the four, the most ...

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Wells Fargo reported earnings per share of $1.43 for the fourth quarter, beating Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $1.35. A year earlier, the bank reported profit of 86 cents a share. Net interest income, a key metric for banks, fell 7% to $11.8 ...

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.

Among the S&P 500’s eleven sectors, Financials are expected to report the highest year-over-year earnings growth at nearly 40 percent, according to FactSet. Banks make up so much of that gain that if they were excluded from the sector, that figure would fall to 11 percent.