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BB&T Corporation

6/19/2013, 1:34 AM ET

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Thursday, October 18, 2012, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: BAX, BBT, BSX, BX, CY, DHR, DO, FCS, FITB, GPC, HBAN, KEY, LH, LUV, MS, NOK, NUE, PII, PM, PPG, SVU, TRV, UNP, USG, VZ Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: BAX, BBT, BSX, BX, CY, DHR, DO, FCS, FITB, GPC, HBAN, KEY, LH, LUV, MS, NOK, NUE, PII, PM, PPG, SVU, TRV, UNP, USG, VZ 2 Comments [Earnings]
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 11:23 AM Banks with the highest net interest margins during this time of historically low rates will see more pressure over the next year, Guggenheim says, while those with lower margins that have already felt margin pain likely won't see much further narrowing of spreads. The five large U.S. banks the firm thinks will face the least net interest margin compression through 2013: RF, BK, NTRS, STT, BBT. Comment! [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 3:51 PM BB&T (BBT) declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.54%. For shareholders of record Oct 05. Payable Nov 01. Ex-div date Oct 03. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, August 17, 2012, 6:35 AM BankUnited (BKU) is considering offers of around $25 a share from Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and BB&T (BBT), The NY Post reports, although the Florida-based firm is not in formal negotiations. The bids are below BankUnited's close of $25.70 yesterday and its asking price of $27-$29. Comment! [M&A, Financials]
Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 3:55 PM Adding to the wave of corporate debt issuance, BB&T (BBT) sells $750M of 5-year notes priced to yield 1.638%. Investors can't get enough, the size of the deal being bumped from an original $500M. Comment! [Financials]
Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 12:36 PM "We still have an eye on acquisition possiblitilies," says BB&T's (BBT) chief of South Florida operations just days after the bank closed its purchase of BankAtlantic. The just-completed deal gave BB&T an additional 78 branches and $3B in core deposits. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 6:37 AM BB&T (BBT): Q2 EPS of $0.72 beats by $0.02. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ADS, BAX, BBT, BX, CY, DGX, DHR, DO, FCS, FCX, FITB, GPC, HBAN, JCI, KEY, LUV, MS, NOK, NUE, NVS, PM, SHW, SWY, TCB, TRV, TSM, TXT, UNH, UNP, VZ Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ADS, BAX, BBT, BX, CY, DGX, DHR, DO, FCS, FCX, FITB, GPC, HBAN, JCI, KEY, LUV, MS, NOK, NUE, NVS, PM, SHW, SWY, TCB, TRV, TSM, TXT, UNH, UNP, VZ Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 7:18 AM BB&T (BBT) joins a number of other banks in redeeming trust preferred securities ($3.1B worth) after the Fed rules they could no longer be counted in Tier 1 capital calculations. (PR) Comment! [Financials]
Monday, June 18, 2012, 10:48 AM With net interest margin pressure likely to continue for banks, Evercore's John Pancari picks those lenders most exposed: FirstMerit (FMER), BBT, Commerce (CBSH), Wells Fargo (WFC), M&T (MTB), First Niagara (FNFG), PNC, and BofA (BAC). Best equipped to handle lower margins: KeyCorp (KEY), Regions (RF), and JPMorgan (JPM). 1 Comment [Financials]
Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 6:55 PM Bloomberg's 10 worst financial CEOs for upholding shareholder value: Vikram Pandit (C), Walter Bettinger (SCHW), Frederick Waddell (NTRS), Thomas Wilson (ALL), John Stumpf (WFC), Daniel Amos (AFL), Kelly King (BBT), Joseph Saunders (V), Jamie Dimon (JPM), Lloyd Blankfein (GS). 23 Comments [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 3:13 PM Continuing with the regional bank theme, Sterne Agee remains short the large broker/dealers and long quality regionals, even while sounding a note of caution about valuations. Favorite names: PNC and WFC. Momentum plays (those trading at premium multiples): BB&T(BBT) and PacWest (PACW). Ones to avoid: Zions (ZION) and First Horizon (FHN). Comment! [Financials]
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 6:15 PM Banks rating banks: JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is by far the most loved bank among Wall Street analysts, with 87.5% Buy ratings; next are WFC, DFS and COF, earning Buys from 70% or more. Least loved, with fewer than 40% earning Buy ratings: BK, BAC, BBT, TROW, MS. Comment! [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 6:23 AM BB&T (BBT): Q1 EPS of $0.61 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $2.34B (+14.7% Y/Y) beats by $200M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]