August 4, 2015

Foreign Money Center Banks Stocks

Foreign Money Center Banks stocks are part of financial stock sector. Foreign money center banks are banks that offer financial services in foreign countries. Many times these banks are multinationals and service many different countries.

These companies often times trade as ADRs (American Depository Receipts), which means they are foreign companies traded in the United States. Foreign money centers tend to offer above-average dividend yields than companies in S&P 500 index.

Companies List

Foreign money center banks are typically located in the financial center around the world such as London, Zurich, etc. These foreign money center banks are HSBC Holdings plc, and Banco Santander, S.A.

Foreign money center banks companies are:
    Foreign Money Center Banks Stocks
  1. HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC)
  2. Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN)
  3. Lloyds Banking Group plc (LYG)
  4. UBS Group AG (UBS)
  5. Westpac Banking Corporation (WBK)
  6. Barclays PLC (BCS)
  7. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS)
  8. Credit Suisse Group AG (CS)
  9. East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC)
  10. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A (BLX)
  11. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (SFBS)

Top Performing Stocks 2015

The following is the year-to-date return of these stocks in 2015. Some of these stocks are listed in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, etc. They may be part of international stocks listed in US stock exchange.

Top performing foreign money center banks stocks 2015 are:
  1. UBS Group AG (UBS) 29.89%
  2. Lloyds Banking Group plc (LYG) 16.87%
  3. East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) 16.27%
  4. Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) 11.84%
  5. Barclays PLC (BCS) 10.33%
  6. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (SFBS) 9.57%
  7. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A (BLX) 4.00%
  8. HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) 3.25%

Foreign Money Center Banks Stocks Table

No.CompanyTickerCountryMarket CapPrice
1HSBC Holdings plcHSBCUnited Kingdom185.57B47.18
2Banco Santander, S.A.SANSpain105.13B7.22
3Lloyds Banking Group plcLYGUnited Kingdom95.61B5.37
4UBS Group AGUBSSwitzerland80.67B21.59
5Westpac Banking CorporationWBKAustralia74.81B23.92
6Barclays PLCBCSUnited Kingdom68.32B16.27
7The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plcRBSUnited Kingdom63.28B10.94
8Credit Suisse Group AGCSSwitzerland45.41B27.33
9East West Bancorp, Inc.EWBCUSA6.41B44.54
10Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.ABLXPanama1.20B30.92
11ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.SFBSUSA923.61M35.98

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