1 Bank Stock to Own Forever

By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – Apr 8, 2013 at 4:01PM

NYSE: USB

U.S. Bancorp

Market Cap

$62B

Today's Change

(-0.20%) -$0.08

Current Price

$39.44

Price as of April 18, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

While many investors are still sheepishly scared off of the banking sector, this is the one banking stock to buy and hold for the long term.

In the following video, two of The Motley Fool's financial analysts, Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson, each answer the question, "With so many investors shying away from the banking sector right now, which one bank would you invest in if you had to own it forever?"

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