Nathan Vardi, 10.05.11, 06:00 PM EDT Forbes Magazine dated October 24, 2011 David Matlin was one of the best distressed investors on Wall Street. Then he bet $1 billion on Flagstar Bancorp.
Cantor Fitzgerald Upgrades Flagstar Bancorp (FBC) to Buy; Upbeat Management Visit Encouraging 3Q:11 Results
Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Flagstar Bancorp (NYSE: FBC) to Buy, price target raised from $1.10 to $1.50.
Cantor analyst says, "In September, we spent a full day with Flagstar senior management and had some very positive takeaways. Based on those takeaways and on confirming 3Q:11 earnings, we are upgrading Flagstar."
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Shares of Flagstar Bancorp closed at $0.67 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $0.45-$1.90.
6 Month chart has a very obvious triple bottom with blowout earnings expected in 2-3 weeks. This is a $1.20 stock just going into earnings. Last time FBC posted a profit the common was $20 a share.
MACD turned positive and the RSI turned upwards as well. This is going to get VERY interesting.
Good morning. I had a question with regard to the New York Stock Exchange 1A [ph]. And my question is what immediate action is being taken now to keep the shares above $1?
Joseph Campanelli
We’re actually planning to return company in profitability. We’re not engaged in try and manipulate the price of stock and part of placed obviously.
Mark Steinberg – Dawson James
No, no, I didn’t mean to imply that. Please, don’t take it that way. But my question is something like a reverse split on the table what are you seeing?
Joseph Campanelli
Yeah. We believe executing our plan to get back to profitability will have the greatest impact on our market valuation.
Mark Steinberg – Dawson James
Okay. So may I…
Joseph Campanelli
We’ve started making money and I think the market will take care of our stock price.
Mark Steinberg – Dawson James
Okay. So may I assume at this point then that a reverse split is not on the table?
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