Matthew Keating

Bank of the Ozarks' name change to Bank Ozk (NASDAQ: OZK) was supposed to signal the company's evolution from a regional Arkansas community bank to a much larger entity with a national lending business. That's not the case, as the bank's growth hasn't played out as hoped,...

Barclays upgraded its rating on Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) to Overweight while dropping its price target from $150 to $139. This marks Signature's replacement of SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) as the firm's top pick. Analyst Matthew Keating provided three reasons for the decision: Keating...

Barclays raised its EPS estimates for Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ: ZION), as the company's capital plan came in ahead of the brokerage's expectation for a total payout ratio of closer to 50 percent. "The Fed did not object to Zion's capital plan submitted in April, which calls for an increase in its...