In a recent report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods took a deep look at the financial sector and lowered earnings per share estimates for the following 16 companies:

• Bank of Marin Bancorp BMRC 0.59%: 2015 EPS estimate was dropped from $3.40 to $3.10 and 2016 estimate was lowered from $3.55 to $3.25.
• BNC Bancorp BNCN 0.69%: 2015 EPS estimate was adjusted from $1.49 to $1.48 and 2016 projection was dropped from $1.75 to $1.69.
• Bank of Hawaii Corporation BOH 0.19%: 2015 EPS estimate was reduced from $3.90 to $3.80 and 2016 estimates were scaled back to $4.00 from $4.15.
• City Holding Company CHCO 0.18%: 2015 EPS estimate was dropped from $3.17 to $3.14 and 2016 earnings outlook was reduced from $3.40 to $3.30.
• Flagstar Bancorp Inc FBC 0.07%: 2015 EPS estimate was dropped from $0.60 to $0.55.
• Heritage Commerce Corp. HTBK 0.72%: 2015 EPS estimate was adjusted from $0.55 to $0.50 and 2016 projection was dropped from $0.60 to $0.55.
• Lakeland Financial Corporation LKFN: 2015 EPS estimate was reduced from $2.80 to $2.70 and 2016 estimates were scaled back from $3.00 to $2.95.
• Metlife Inc MET 0.55%: 2015 EPS estimate was reduced from $5.85 to $5.75.
• PacWest Bancorp PACW 0.53%: 2015 EPS estimate was dropped from $3.10 to $3.00 and 2016 earnings outlook was reduced from $3.26 to $3.10.
• Principal Financial Group Inc PFG 0.17%: 2015 EPS estimate was dropped from $4.38 to $4.37 and 2016 estimates were lowered from $4.35 to $4.30.
• Prudential Financial Inc PRU 0.59%: 2015 EPS estimate was adjusted from $10.00 to $9.95.
• Reinsurance Group of America Inc RGA 0.85%: 2015 EPS estimate was reduced from $8.85 to $8.75.
• SVB Financial Group SIVB 1.24%: 2016 EPS estimate was reduced from $7.70 to $7.00.
• Sun Bancorp, Inc./NJ SNBC 1.09%: 2015 EPS estimate was slashed from $0.29 to $0.16.
• Territorial Bancorp Inc TBNK 0.37%: 2015 EPS estimate was dropped from $1.50 to $1.43 and 2016 earnings outlook was reduced from $1.60 to $1.47.
• Yadkin Financial Corp YDKN 0.16%: 2015 EPS estimate was dropped from $1.60 to $1.58 and 2016 earnings outlook was reduced from $1.75 to $1.72.

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