Stocks on the Run – Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI)
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Shares of Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) gained 0.92% to $26.38 on Friday. The Trump administration is considering nominating Fifth Third Bancorp’s top lawyer to lead a key banking regulator, people familiar with the matter said.
Jelena McWilliams has had several meetings in recent weeks with administration officials about running the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the people said. Though she hasn’t been formally offered the position, she is a leading candidate, they added.
The White House has been scrambling to fill the FDIC job since its original nominee, James Clinger, withdrew earlier this month. Clinger’s decision was a setback for President Donald Trump, who needs his own regulators in place to make noteworthy changes to the financial rules he blames for hurting the economy. The FDIC, which polices lenders and protects customer deposits, is one of the main overseers of the U.S. banking industry and will have an important role in dismantling regulations. (Source: Bloomberg)
The stock price floated in a range of $25.98 – 26.43. The stock moved on high low volume, traded at a volume of 5,554,511 shares, as compared to its average daily volume of 6.06M shares. The market capitalization for the company is reported at $19.79B.
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) recently declared that Scott A. Minder has been named Vice President, Shareholder Relations. Mr. Minder succeeds Danny L. Greenfield who informed the Company he will retire in early 2018. Mr. Minder will report to Patrick J. DeCourcy, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Greenfield will serve as Vice President and Special Assistant to the CFO until his retirement, to assist ensure a smooth transition of ATI’s shareholder relations leadership.
‘We are happy to have Scott Minder join our team,” said Rich Harshman, ATI’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Scott has extensive financial administration experience, counting shareholder relations, in large global manufacturing businesses that serve markets relevant to ATI. He is an outstanding addition to ATI’s financial leadership team.
“Mr. Greenfield has led ATI’s shareholder relations efforts for the past sixteen years. On behalf of the Board of Directors and all of the employees of ATI, I want to extend our appreciation and gratitude to Dan for his 35 years of service to ATI.”
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) declined -0.22 points or -1.15% at the market. The stock opened at $19.01. It reached an intraday trading high of $19.27 and closed at $18.93. The total volume traded for the day is 2,138,469, as compared to its average daily volume of 2.02M shares. The current EPS for the company has been recorded at $-4.64 and the beta value recorded by the company stands at 2.49 points.
Before joining ATI, Mr. Minder held several finance leadership positions at PPG Industries, Inc., most recently as Director, Shareholder Relations, and before that as Global Business Controller for Industrial and Packaging Coatings. Before joining PPG he held financial leadership positions at General Motors and Penske Logistics. His career experiences span the finance function in areas such as acquisitions, statistics, pricing, risk administration, multi-national financial reporting, and shareholder relations, and include experience outside the United States with businesses in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Mr. Minder holds a B.S. in Administration Finance/Accounting from GMI Engineering & Administration Institute, and was selected for GM’s prestigious fellowship program, concluding his MBA at Duke University.