SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI)

huge deposits, solid bank will rebound nicely.... i hope....

if they pay back the tarp they have the stock will be at 35 within that week of announcement. hopefully in the next few month (i say 3 to 6months) will be announcing the pay back.

It's the regional's time. Earnings call was just excellent - all the numbers are pointing in the right direction. TARP repayment looks to be on the Horizon and earnings are going to follow the ongoing (slow) recovery. A lot of focus on how well they can manage their expenses and generate new revenue but I'm a believer.

Like most large banks will eventually repay TARP.

John Paulson pick

STI will be bought in 2011. 2010 earnings will be positive in late 2010. This stock is a double in 2 years.

High PE is not justified by growth prospects. Stock Price has outrun the rest of the market. Challenges remain in distressed geographical footprint in which they operate: particularly FL and GA markets.

Banks are creatures of the economy they operate in..plus or minus their management practices. I believe "their" economy was,is more depressed than the nation as a whole. As it recovers, it should outperform the general market as there is more upside to capture..

Commercial loan exposure will do for STI what residential mtge.'s did for WaMu and Wachovia.

suntrust is a solid bank, hit on the mortgage side, but what bank wasnt, will continue to rise in coming years, and paying the tarp money back is a good sign

THE EARNINGS POTENTIAL IS EXTREMY STRONG POST RECESSION.....30% TO 35% UPSIDE BY END OF 4TH QUARTER...THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW BIG FINANCIALS LAGGARDS OF THE BANK RALLY

This account tracks the performance of the investment firm Ruane, Cunniff, and Goldfarb - the investment manager of Sequoia Fund.

Financial stocks carry a P/E ratio of 22.4, and the so-called "recovery" has been especially strong in bank stocks. Therefore, I’m concentrating my shorting interest in the banking sector.

Due to CAPS' scoring eccentricities, STI @ $7 is essentially a buy-and-hold forever proposition. There is absolutely no reason for me to ever end the pick - EVER!

However, this is not necessarily an endorsement of SunTrust as an investment. I believe it is an *alright* buy at $21, but I would not hold it in real life beyond $40 and it's possible that I would end it sooner than that. All the same, I do believe SunTrust is a well-managed bank and they will perform well in the future.

This regional has really put its focus back on the customer. It is gaining market share in the Southeast, growing deposits, and reducing costs. Could be a takeover target for a financial with little to no presence in the Southeast.

The bank has the best footprint in retail banking. It will go up in price either internally or be acquisition.

I am not surprise of the analyst upgrade because the whole market is a ponzy scam, from armagedden to prosperity in three months.

ofcourse we all remember back in february all the analysts on cmbc were saying BAC shares are worthless, now trading @ 11 and the same anaylsts saying is a buy, go figure !!

It is very funny to me how they try so hard with this new word green shoots to convince everyone that things are better , maybe for wall street not for the main street, Not that I am against that but i personaly have had enough of this manipulation of the market .

They're a good bank

As I wrote in my post last summer, my analysis of STI balance sheet and notes to financial statements indicated that potential write offs from all classes of assets (including those not required by FASB) were about $30B. STI management had stated the number was $6B and the stock recovered to the mid 30's along with other banks. I have no doubt when the stress test list is announced STI will not be a stock any Fool wants to own.