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A Compelling Big Bank: 3.4% Dividend Yield

Big Banks have changed a lot since the great financial crisis, but in a lot of ways they have remained the same. They’re now subject to dramatically more stringent regulatory rules (e.g., “too big to fail”), but their profitability (and long-term value) is still derived largely based on the same basic metrics (e.g., book value and net interest margins plus fees). And despite media stories obsessed with which tech companies have the biggest market caps, big banks continue to generate among the biggest piles of net income. In this report, we review one big bank in particular, describing why the shares are undervalued, the 3.4% dividend yield is attractive, the current market opportunity, a review of the risks, and concluding with our opinion on who might want to consider investing.