Stay away from gold-diggers, but head to Manhattan-based Signature Bank for some lovin'. The bank started from scratch in 2000, but is now among the 75 largest commercial banks in the country with well over $11 billion in assets and more than $9 billion in deposits.
As big banks continue to struggle, Signature Bank, which primary serves the small business community, doubled its profit in 2010. Its stock climbed more than 55% in the last year.
"Signature has been stealing market share in the greater New York City market for the past three years, and 2010 was no exception," said Jason O'Donnell, analyst at Boenning & Scattergood. "It's now entering 2011 firing on all cylinders, and we expect robust growth in the balance sheet."
Though the bank's stock has accelerated at a rapid pace, O'Donnell expects shares will rally another 25% over the next couple of years.
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