{"id":37010,"date":"2015-09-25T09:18:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T13:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?p=37010"},"modified":"2015-09-25T09:18:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T13:18:23","slug":"why-is-first-niagara-financial-group-inc-nasdaqfnfg-making-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/why-is-first-niagara-financial-group-inc-nasdaqfnfg-making-noise-37010","title":{"rendered":"Why Is First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG) Making Noise?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG)<\/strong> apparently is exploring a sale opportunity of the company or other strategic alternatives, and has hired leading firm JPMorgan Chase to guide it on possible solutions. DealReporter reported earlier that the bank had approached possible buyers, and listed <strong>Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD)<\/strong>, <strong>Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) <\/strong>and <strong>New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:NYCB)<\/strong>, among prospective suitors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Going a bit in the past, First Niagara surprised all the market participants with its second quarter performance. The second quarter proved to be a strong quarter. Compared to 1Q, the company made notable improvements and surpassed the expectations on the bottom line. The company\u2019s diluted earnings per share surged 25% to $0.15 per share versus $0.12 per share from last quarter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is important to mention that these earnings surpassed analyst projections by $0.01. Moreover, First Niagara\u2019s revenues which missed forecasts slightly were $349.7 million, a YOY decline of 1%. It can be termed as a turn around performance from the first quarter. There were numerous reasons that led to this positive turn around. The increase in net income available to company\u2019s common shareholders can be attributed to a 5% growth in noninterest income and $11 million restructuring charges recorded in 1Q in from branch consolidations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The metrics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG) excelled on different metrics, particularly in segment of loan growth. The total loans surged 1% annualized to $23.2 billion in the reported period. This can be attributed to the robust performance in commercial real estate, which recorded a 9% increase. The commercial operation and commercial real estate segment loans surged to $14.1 billion. Also, the auto loans segment performed well in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Considering the rebound from the first quarter which proved to be a poor quarter, the equity of First Niagara has been snapped by volatility in the macro market equity index.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Niagara Financial Group Inc. 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