M&T Bank Corp (NYSE:MTB)

solid dividend that is well funded... 6 bucks plus per share in cash...Debnt ratio is less than 1 .....stability is a good thing....the market is probably going to go through a bit of turmoil in the next few years...

Strong performer in it's sector. Just beat estimates and possible takeover candidate.

Conservative mid-sized bank with minimal excessive risks. Solid, consistent dividend as well.

What a great company:
1) Buffett loves it
2) It held its dividend throughout the financial crisis
3) It has outperformed nearly all the decently sized banks over nearly every period I look it
4) The management is clearly top notch
5) Recently there has been forced selling by AIB a large shareholder, it appears as if the high volume selling is done
6) The pullback is enough for me to jump in
7) The dividend is high enough to sustain me even if the stock goes nowwhere for a while (3.61%)
8) They just acquired WL bank at a huge bargain...gaining market share for pennies on the dollar, the stock jumped on the news, which is generally very good for the stock
9) Fitch just announced they are keeping theri credit rating the same after the acquisition, the stock goes up

10) Good history, good news, good price action, just after a nasty sell-off = A fat pitch, Buffett style.

Should be interesting to see what happens when AIB sells its shares of this bank.

This met a high level screen to indicate a buy and strong outperform against its peers (other tickers in its industry). My 1st version of this spreadsheet devles deep into the company's balnace sheet and recent income statements, combined with other relevant price data for the company including insider/institutional holdings, short interest, debt levels, etc.
Testing capabilities of this 1st version of my automated, valuation spreadhseet matched with my personal criteria and see how it holds up.

Banks are doing better but not as well as the market overall

good numbers on this stock and a fat dividend. when the dust clears from the recession this will be a winner.

The banking taint will wear off and MTB shares will rise again.

DV fianance source.

Another buffet owned bank stock. He's done the research, I will pick with him.

I won't pretend to know much, but I'll share what I do know:

Comprises just under one percent of Berkshire Hathaway's holdings, Buffett is buying, P/E below 8 after turning a profit last quarter, high dividend, conservative management, expanding to the mid-Atlantic region, plenty of growth room at a $4 billion market cap. Am I missing something? Seems like a great buy to me (my money is where my mouth is).

Just look at their balance sheet and 2008 net PROFIT!!

The chart looks nasty so it must be time to SLOWLY start buying even though we arent at the bottom yet.

Just a lucky dummy on 504 but feel this one has a good BV per share and not many shorts willing to pay back $2.80 dividends.

M&T Bank is and always will be a Buffalo based bank and employs only here in the USA and does not outsource for the sake of cheaper labor.

With that said, because M&T Bank is a Regional local bank with strong roots to the communities for which they have a footprint in they will remain strong and viable.

These economic conditions will surely rebound. Nothing happens overnight and the customers and the employees will continue to work hard and continue to make M&T Bank one of the best regional banks in the nation.

Gotta like this stock, particularly considering its competitors are falling like flies! Well positioned as the financial sector comes out of its doldrums. This one is as good a buy now as it was 6 months ago, perhaps better!

Conservative approach to lending and limited exposure to foreclosure markets has allowed MTB to remain above the current economic frays.

This bank is just BAD, as someone who lives local and despises both the company as a fairly unimportant financial and as a friend of customers (I would never use this bank myself... its just that poor at customer service,) I think that this stock is overvalued and will be beat down in the coming months.

solid financial company, pummeled by industry assocation