Bank Stocks

This forecast is designed for investors and analysts who need predictions of Bank Stocks (see Bank Stocks Package). It includes 20 stocks with bullish and bearish signals and indicates the best bank stocks to buy:

• Top 10 Bank stocks for the long position
• Top 10 Bank stocks for the short position

Package Name: Bank Stock Forecast
Recommended Positions: Short
Forecast Length: 1 Month (3/26/25 – 4/26/25)
I Know First Average: 8.67%

9 out of 10 top stock picks from the algorithm decreased as predicted for this 1 Month forecasting period. SF saw monumental price change of 15.81% in just 1 Month. DEI and JLL also had excellent performances with returns of 14.47% and 13.52% respectively. Finally, good returns could also come from short positions held on the rest of successfully predicted assets, providing positive gains over the same forecast period. The package had an overall average return of 8.67%, providing investors with a premium of 13.02% over the S&P 500’s return of -4.35% during the same period.

Stifel Financial Corp. provides retail brokerage; securities trading; investment banking; investment advisory; retail, consumer, and commercial banking; and related financial services for individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The company’s Global Wealth Management segment offers securities transaction, brokerage, and investment services; equity securities; fixed income securities, including municipal, corporate, and government agency securities; preferred stock; unit investment trusts; fee-based products; insurance and annuity products; and securities-based lending and asset management services. It also offers retail and commercial banking services, including personal loan programs, such as mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, loans secured by certificates of deposit or savings, and securities-based loans; and commercial lending, such as small business loans, commercial real estate loans, lines of credit, credit cards, term loans, and inventory and receivables financing. As of December 31, 2014, this segment had a network of 2,172 financial advisors located in 329 branch offices in 45 states and the District of Columbia; and 719 independent contractors. Its Institutional Group segment publishes research across various industry groups; distributes equity research products, executes equity trades, and sells the securities of companies for which the company acts as an underwriter; provides financial advisory services with respect to mergers and acquisitions, and the execution of public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities; coordinates marketing, distribution, pricing, and stabilization of the company’s managed equity and debt offerings; and acts as an underwriter and dealer in bonds issued by states, cities, and other political subdivisions. Stifel Financial Corp. was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Algorithmic Stock Forecast: The table on the left is a stock forecast produced by I Know First’s algorithm. Each day, subscribers receive forecasts for six different time horizons. Note that the top 10 stocks in the 1-month forecast may be different than those in the 1-year forecast. In the included table, only the relevant stocks have been included. The boxes are arranged according to their respective signal and predictability values (see below for detailed definitions). A green box represents a positive forecast, suggesting a long position, while a red represents a negative forecast, suggesting a short position.

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