The following list show stocks that were subjects of takeover rumors - and that hedge funds already have significant investments in. Here are 8 takeover rumors hedge funds are betting on: http://seekingalpha.com/article/259807-8-takeover-rumors-smart-money-is-betting-on?source=yahoo
Forget takeover rumours. Those who trade things like this at big institutions have better and faster information than we will ever have as retail traders. You can't compete.
10 REASONS TO BUY BANR BEFORE TAKEOVER 1) BANR has Tier 1 risk-based capital of 9.8% (vs. regulatory well-capitalized level of 6%) . see link 2) BANR has Total risk-based capital of 12.9% (vs. regulatory well-capitalized level of 10%) . see link 3) In Q4, Banner paid a $1.6M dividend on the $124M of senior preferred stock it issued to the U.S. Treasury. Most of the small banks stopped to pay dividend and interest on their loan from TARP 4) Non-performing assets (NAP) are declining in last 2 years . NAP totaled $254M at December 31, 2010, compared to $278M in the preceding quarter and $295M a year earlier. At year-end, Bannerâs NAP were 5.77% of total assets, compared to 6.05% at the end of the preceding quarter and 6.27% a year ago. 5) Too many investors are pessimistic on BANR and selling constantly. BANR crashed 82% since April 2010 and is extremely oversold. 6 ) Insiders and institutional own 72% of BANR shares. This is huge confidence in BANR future. 7 ) BANR is paying divided which is a great confidence to its capitalization 8) Insiders and executives bought 290K shares from their own money in last 6 months. This is huge confidence in BANR future. 9) Housing in Washington, Oregon and Idaho slowly improving. Recently there are 10 articles discussing slow recovery in real estate of Washington, Oregon and Idaho 10) BANR is the largest independent bank in Washington with 100 branches in Wa , Oregon and Idaho , yet its market capital is tiny $270M. Any significant improvement in the economy will push market cap above $500M
Banner Corporation (BANR) appears to be tradingat a higher than usual volume today and is now at $2.38, up 4 cents or 2%.
Wow this new technical analysis sounds good.... Full article : http://ac-investor.blogspot.com/2011/04/four-stocks-to-keep-eye-on.html
BANR should be added to Russell 3000 in May. http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfun...a-possibility-for-inclusion/?mod=yahoobarrons