$15.78

0.43 (2.80%)

8/29/2008 4:00 PM

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)

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The Company conducts its principal lending, deposit gathering, transaction processing and service advisory activities through its banking and non-banking subsidiaries.

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Ticker Tags

Ohio (28), Regional - Midwest Banks (64), S&P 500 (479), Financial Services (32), Bank (30), Large Cap (467), Cincinatti (11)
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Fifth Third Bancorp At A Glance

Current Price:	$15.78
Last Trade Time:	8/29/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$15.41
Previous Close:	$15.35
Daily Range:	$15.11 - $16.08
52-Week Range:	$8.96 - $37.82
Volume:	8,826,548
Market Cap:	$8.87B
P/E Ratio:	18.95
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BB&T shares rise as analyst predicts possible deal
8/29/2008 4:53:00 PM - AP
Sector Wrap: Regional bank stocks mixed
8/29/2008 4:29:00 PM - AP
Ahead of the Bell: Analyst says BB&T might merge
8/29/2008 7:57:00 AM - AP
Sector Wrap: Regional bank stocks mostly rise
8/27/2008 7:37:00 PM - AP

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7 Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)

Avatar LORDZPAIN (98.68) Submitted: 6/11/08 11:15 PM

Showing some loyalty as FITB is one of my banks.

Fifth Third Bancorp (the Bancorp) is a diversified financial services company. As of December 31, 2007, the Bancorp operated 18 affiliates with 1,227 full-service banking centers, including 102 Bank Mart locations open seven days a week inside select...More

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12 Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)

Avatar AresFinancial (99.11) Submitted: 6/18/08 4:07 PM

"Worst Possible Business Model

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Recs 0 (FITB) LimoDriver1971 (83.62) Submitted: 8/28/08 1:49 PM : Start Price: $15.13 FITB Score: 5.14 My pick is only based on Peter Mack - My hypothesis: He is the current director of trade finance of FITB. His record with them is stable and predictable. He was named to the BoD of Bankers Ass. of Finance and trade, 2 things - 1) If he wasn't any good he wouldn't be there, and if he was less than completely respectable and honest the borad wouldn't have given him a chance. and 2) I think that if he has accepted this position that he has the ability to forsee issues before they arise. Trade banking issues that may topple an unsuspecting manager should be pre-empted by someone in this position. Just my 2 cents. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (FITB) dexion10 (89.67) Submitted: 8/26/08 11:18 PM : Start Price: $10.04 FITB Score: -59.67 Fifth Third's loan portfolio is one of the worst in the country - it reminds me of Country Wide (CFC)... there will be more bad news at Fifth Third so my red thumb remains... even though I picked it at the worst time possible. Fifth third has a lot of high loan to value loans and HELOC's and it has a very high ratio of home equity to market cap... all three of which make it the worst bank still trading above $13 for my money. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (FITB) tthwebster (< 20) Submitted: 8/23/08 3:29 PM : Start Price: $14.58 FITB Score: 8.27 contrarian.. and i don't have any points to protect Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (FITB) gaiachild (86.61) Submitted: 8/19/08 12:39 AM : Start Price: $13.91 FITB Score: -12.37 spec bear Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (FITB) cyncoot (72.45) Submitted: 7/24/08 9:46 PM : Start Price: $13.73 FITB Score: -12.59 In real life, FITB was a loser in my portfolio. It's a pleasure to rate it underperform when it's out of my holdings. :>) Paul Often wrong, never in doubt Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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