Active Stocks under Review -- Research on US Bancorp, NorthStar Realty Finance, CBS Corp., and Fifth Third Bancorp

LONDON, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

The trading session on Monday, March 31, 2014 ended on a higher note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 16,457.66, up 0.82% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,198.99, up 1.04%. The S&P 500 finished the session 0.79% higher at 1,872.34. The gains were broad based as nine out of ten sectors finished on a positive note. Investor-Edge looks at some of the equities which attracted the most attention and traded the most shares during the session. These include US Bancorp (NYSE: USB), NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF), CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB). Free technical research on USB, NRF, CBS and FITB can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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US Bancorp.'s shares recorded heavy trading as a total of 6.21 million shares changed hands, against a three-month average volume of 7.53 million shares. On Monday, the stock finished the day at $42.86, up 1.32% and at an intraday range of $42.50 and $42.93. The stock traded at a PE ratio of 14.24. US Bancorp.'s shares have advanced 4.18% in the last one month and 6.09% on YTD basis, while the same has edged lower by 0.14% in the past three trading sessions. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index mapped a gain of 2.15% in the previous three months, while the S&P 500 gained 1.30% during the same period. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $41.11 and $38.57, respectively. The stock has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 54.47.  Sign up today to read free research on USB at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/632-USB-01Apr2014.pdf


Shares in NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. recorded heavy trading as a total of 6.45 million shares changed hands, against a three-month average volume of 8.97 million shares. On Monday, the stock traded at an intraday trading range of $15.84 and $16.14, before closing the day at $16.14, up 1.77%. NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.'s shares have gained 0.75% in the past three trading sessions, 4.06% in the last one month and 20.00% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index mapped a gain of 3.08% in the previous one month, while the S&P 500 gained 0.69% during the same period. The stock is trading above its 50-days and 200-day moving averages of $15.15 and $11.28, respectively. The stock has an RSI of 53.78. Sign up today to read free research on NRF at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/632-NRF-01Apr2014.pdf


CBS Corp.'s shares saw heavy trading as a total of 6.18 million shares changed hands on Monday, as compared with the three-month average volume of 5.65 million shares. The stock ended the day at $61.80, down 0.37% and at an intraday range of $61.67 and $62.69. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 20.40. The company's shares have fallen by 0.26% in the previous three trading sessions, 7.87% in the last one month and 3.04% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index went up by 0.97% in the previous three trading sessions, while the S&P 500 advanced 1.07% during the same period. The stock is trading below its 50-day moving average. CBS Corp.'s 50-day moving average of $63.24 is above its 200-day moving average of $57.65. The stock has an RSI of 36.47. Sign up today to read free research on CBS at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/632-CBS-01Apr2014.pdf


Shares in Fifth Third Bancorp saw heavy trading as a total of 6.44 million shares were exchanged, against a three-month average volume of 8.02 million shares. On Monday, the stock closed the day at $22.96, up 1.03% and with an intraday fluctuation between 22.83 and $23.03. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 12.39. Fifth Third Bancorp.'s shares have advanced 5.81% in the last one month and 9.15% on YTD basis, while the same has declined 1.31% in the past three trading sessions. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index gained 0.76% in the previous three trading sessions, while the NASDAQ Composite Index advanced 0.61% during the same period. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $21.87 and $19.90, respectively. The company's shares have an RSI of 55.15. Sign up today to read free research on FITB at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/632-FITB-01Apr2014.pdf


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