Online Brokers

After gaining more than 40 percent in 2017, E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ETFC) has further upside ahead in 2018, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Michael Cyprys upgraded E*Trade from Equal-weight to Overweight with a price target boosted from $44 to $63. The...

Brennan Hawken of UBS initiated coverage of E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ETFC) on Monday with a Buy rating and $43 price target as the company has various paths towards value creation. E*Trade's acquisition of OptionsHouse should be viewed as "key" to the company's turnaround...

Online brokers are engaged in an all-out battle to win over customers. The latest price war consists of privately-owned Fidelity announcing a reduction in its trading commissions on equity and ETF stocks from $7.95 to $4.95. This was followed by Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: SCHW) matching Fidelity...

In a research note published Wednesday, CLSA raised the ratings of online brokerages, premising the actions on different factors for different firms. The price target changes are as follows: Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: SCHW): $34 from $31. TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD): $37 from $34. E...

Deutsche Bank's Brian Bedell on Thursday released a year-end strategy guide covering the brokers, asset managers and exchanges. In order of investment preference, Bedell favors exchanges, online brokers, large-cap asset managers, alternative managers and finally, trust banks. Top Pick:...

U.S. stocks ended the week on a sour note as investors continue to sell many momentum names. Not helping the bull case was the much anticipated Jobs report number which failed to "wow" the market, coming in relatively in-line with expectations. The Dow suffered a triple digit point loss and...