Список проголосовавших за комментарий " <table class="BriefingDataTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr> <td class="tickerColumn"> </td> <td class="articleColumn">Midsouth Bancorp upgraded to Outperform at Hovde Group; tgt raised to $17 (14.40)Hovde Group upgrades MSL to Outperform from Market Perform and raises their tgt to $17 from $11.25 on the heels of MSL's Q4 report. Firm should state up front that MSL delivered a core 4Q16 performance that came in modestly below expectations, and demonstrated unfavorable LQ trends in core EPS, core profitability (i.e., ROAA, ROTCE, and efficiency), and core pre-tax, pre-credit costs income, as well as a lack of positive LQ operating leverage. Specific headwinds were higher core expenses (especially in salaries/benefits due to hiring activity), lower core fee revs (mainly service charges and mortgage), a lower NIM (down 9 bp LQ), and a relatively lackluster pace of loan growth (up 2.8% LQA using avg. balances and 3.6% LQA using EOP balances). These were partly offset by a lower provision, although with the backdrop of continued negative migration in the energy book. <strong>All that said, while firm admittedly may be a bit early on this call, they think it's time for investors to revisit MSL as a long idea for a number of reasons.</strong></td> </tr></table>"