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S&P downgraded $KeyCorp(KEY.US)$ , $Comerica(CMA.US)$ $Valley National Bancorp(VLYPO.US)$ , $UMB Financial(UMBF.US)$ and $Associated Banc(ASB.US)$ on Monday. We sorted out some financial indicators and found that these companies' profitability and regulatory indicators are indeed deteriorating. Here is what we found:
Net Interest Margin: Net interest margin is a measure of the difference between ...

Two weeks after Moody’s Investors Service rattled financial stocks by cutting the ratings for a slew of US banks, S&P Global Ratings is downgrading and dimming its outlook for several more — citing a similar mix of pressures making life “tough” for lenders.
S&P lowered grades one notch for:
$KeyCorp(KEY.US)$
$Comerica(CMA.US)$
$Valley National Bancorp(VLY.US)$
$UMB Financial(UMBF.US)$
$Associated Banc(ASB.US)$
S&P said Monday in a s...

Gainers:
• $Akero Therapeutics(AKRO.US)$ +9.6% (announces two financing transactions with Pfizer (PFE) and Hercules Capital (HTGC) providing access to up to $125 million)
• $BrightSpire Capital(BRSP.US)$ +6.3% (increases dividend)
• $Humanigen(HGEN.US)$ +4% (entered into an agreement with PCI Pharma Services as part of preparations for commercialization in the United Kingdom)
• $Allison Transmission(ALSN.US)$ +2.8% (electric hybrid bu...

Gainers
• $Anaplan(PLAN.US)$ +28.2% (to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $66.00 per share)
• $Guess(GES.US)$ +5.04% (entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement to repurchase $175 mln of its common stock)
• $Membership Collective(MCG.US)$ +2.8% (authorizes stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $50 mln of the Company's Class A common stock)
• $Sorrento Therapeutics(SRNE.US)$ +2.3% (reports promising results with a universal...

Upgrades
• $Air Products & Chemicals(APD.US)$: JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $275
• $Associated Banc(ASB.US)$: Wells Fargo Upgrades to Overweight from Equal Weight - PT $28 (from $26)
• $Armstrong World Industries(AWI.US)$: Jefferies Upgrades to Buy from Hold - PT $111 (from $101)
• $BlackBerry(BB.US)$: RBC Capital Upgrades to Sector Perform from Underperform - PT $7
• $Commerce Bancshares(CBSH.US)$: Wells Fargo Upgrades to Equal Weight from...