NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. Bancorp shares are up 1.16% to $41.68 in early market trading on Wednesday after the financial services holding company reported its fourth quarter earnings before the opening bell today. The bank reported earnings of 79 cents per diluted share which beat analysts' expectations of 77 cents per share by two cents. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramer's Best Stocks for 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Revenues for the period rose 5.7% over the same quarter last year to $5.17 billion, topping analysts' $5 billion estimate. Average total loans grew 5.9% while the company's return on average common equity was 14.4% for the period. TheStreet Ratings team rates U S BANCORP as a Buy with a ratings score of A-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate U S BANCORP (USB) a BUY. This is based on the convergence of positive investment measures, which should help this stock outperform the majority of stocks that we rate. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins, growth in earnings per share and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: You can view the full analysis from the report here: USB Ratings Report USB data by YCharts STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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