--- title: "Weekly Recap | US Bancorp +1.44%, most brokers rate it buy" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298103523.md" description: "US Bancorp (USB) gained 1.44% this week to close at $63.37, while the S&P 500 edged up just 0.09%, so the stock beat the index by about 1.35 percentage points. The daily bars show a down-up shape: Monday fell to $61.58 and Tuesday touched a low of $60.795, then the stock rallied for three straight sessions, peaking at $63.71 on Thursday before easing to $63.37 on Friday. Weekly amplitude was 4.68%. Average daily volume of 6.63 million shares ran about 8." datetime: "2026-09-05T08:21:19.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298103523.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298103523.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298103523.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | US Bancorp +1.44%, most brokers rate it buy ## The Week US Bancorp (USB) gained 1.44% this week to close at $63.37, while the S&P 500 edged up just 0.09%, so the stock beat the index by about 1.35 percentage points. The daily bars show a down-up shape: Monday fell to $61.58 and Tuesday touched a low of $60.795, then the stock rallied for three straight sessions, peaking at $63.71 on Thursday before easing to $63.37 on Friday. Weekly amplitude was 4.68%. Average daily volume of 6.63 million shares ran about 8.6% below the 60-day median, so turnover stayed light. ## Key Events The week’s company news centred on branding, people and regional expansion. On Monday U.S. Bank launched a new brand campaign featuring chief financial playmaker Fernando Mendoza, while also announcing an expansion of its business banking team into Florida and Georgia. On Tuesday the bank named former JPMorgan and Coinbase executive Richa Pareek as chief product officer, continuing a run of management changes. CEO Gunjan Kedia sold 27,267 common shares on Monday, worth about $1.7 million, in a routine insider-disclosure move. On the holdings side, Headlands Technologies and B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG both reported purchases this week. Filings were dominated by multiple 424B2 and 424B3 submissions tied to financing activity rather than operational shifts. ## Analyst Ratings Across 23 covering institutions, 12 rate USB buy, 2 rate it overweight and 9 rate it hold; no one has an underweight or sell rating. The consensus recommendation is buy, with a consensus target price of $70.32, about 11.0% above the latest close. The target range runs from $65 to $77, a spread of roughly 18%, so views around the stock are not especially tight. Within the diversified banking industry, USB sits at rank 4 out of 60 names. ## The Week Ahead The macro calendar is fairly busy next week. Tuesday brings the NFIB small business optimism index; Thursday is heavier, with initial jobless claims, September PPI final demand and core PPI, a 10-year Treasury auction and existing home sales all due, touching on inflation, employment and housing signals. On the company side, USB’s Q3 results do not arrive until 15 October before the open, with consensus around $1.30 EPS and $7.99 billion in revenue, so next week is not an earnings window, but rate data could still move bank-sector sentiment. ## In Short This week’s move was modest but outpaced the market, with light volume suggesting rhythm repair rather than a high-conviction breakout. The sell side is constructive, with a consensus buy and a target roughly 11% above spot, while valuation sits at 12.64x P/E and 1.63x P/B, a mid-range level. Yet the latest session’s large and medium orders were both net outflows, with only small orders net buying, so flows and ratings are not aligning. What matters next is the PPI and Treasury auction next week, and whether the management changes translate into more concrete regional expansion. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [USB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USB.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [U.S. Bancorp Sees Strong Quarter as Fees, Deposits and Capital Markets Accelerate](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299378622.md) - [U.S. Bank partners with Stellar to test stablecoin](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298643369.md) - [Brown-Forman Announces $500 Million Debt Offering | BF Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299367620.md) - [3 AI Semiconductor Stocks with More Than 40% Upside and Recent 'Buy' Ratings](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299464643.md) - [What's Going On With Sandisk Stock Friday?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299469153.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**