DA Davidson raised the firm’s price target on Fifth Third (FITB) to $52 from $49 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company’s acquisition of Comerica (CMA) in an all stock deal for $10.9B makes a great deal of strategic sense, serving as a springboard into high growth Texas market and strengthening its middle market banking business, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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