If it can do even half that again, it's below 11 times earnings–a buy, Cheigh says.
The only stock earnings a bullish Earnings Evaluation Rank of 10 is PanAmSat, which sells satellite services to these companies.
These are directed at people on low to moderate earnings, a different market to Equitable Life's high-earning professionals.
Many analysts consider eight times earnings a more reasonable price.
The bank's earnings, a slim $732 million, amounted to 3 cents a share.
Analysts expected earnings a share of 51 cents, according to Thomson Reuters.
The banks reported their earnings a year after the beginning of the credit crunch.
Because of her husband's earnings, a portion of her salary will be taxed at 15 percent.
While women lag in earnings, a growing number are breadwinners in their homes.
But the addition of the Knight stake added about 8 cents in earnings a share.
Unstable hours also result in unstable earnings, a nightmare for parents on tight budgets.
