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Taking advantage of the government's ignorant largesse? Graphic_rating_sell PVTB
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83%
 +48.38%
in 199 days
This company gladly took $250mm in TARP when times looked tough. Then, reading the fine print of what TARP allowed, the mgt did everything they could to insure they would still get a bonus in 2008, TARP requiring they defer it until the TARP was paid back. The bonuses were not small either, even tho 2008 was a year in which the bank had to take decent-sized write downs and lost $92mm! So now the bank has just raised capital via JPM, guess how much? $225mm, just enough to pay back the TARP so mgt can officially take their 2008 bonuses. So the gov't helped guarantee mgt didn't lose every...
By  utopius   (+9.05%  risk: aggressive)  05/22/09 1 comment




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Avoid Regional Domestic Banks – Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
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<u>Industry Rank Analysis 11-25-09</u>

Commercial real estate is in big trouble, with rising vacancy rates leading to lower effective rents. On top of that, the Cap rate, which is sort of like the P/E ratio for stocks (or to be more precise, like the E/P or earnings yield for stocks), has been rising, meaning that investors are willing to pay less for each dollar of operating earnings.

Moody’s recently estimated that commercial real estate values are now 43% below peak levels. This has weighed heavily on the real estate-related industries, and the Zacks Industry Ranks reflect those troubles. < />< />< />< /><><><><><><><><>< />< />< />< /><><><><>< />< />< />< /><><><><><><><><><><>< />< /><><><><><><><><>< />< /><><><><><>< />< /><>< />< /><><><><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  StraightStocks   (-6.56%  risk: moderate)  11/27/09 Comment


Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday – Zacks Tale of the Tape
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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

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  • Aqua America Inc (WTR)
  • Benihana Inc (BNHN)
  • Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc (BHLB)
  • Cal Dive International Inc (DVR)
  • California Water Service Group (CWT)
  • Carriage Services Inc (CSV)
  • Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY)
  • Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW)
  • Danaos Corp (DAC)
  • DemandTec Inc (DMAN)
  • Digi International Inc (DGII)
  • Dixie Group Inc (DXYN)
  • Encore Energy Partners LP (ENP)
  • Farmers Capital Bank Corp (FFKT)
  • Frontier Financial Corp (FTBK)
  • Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas (CGV)
    • ...
    By  StraightStocks   (-6.56%  risk: moderate)  11/03/09 Comment


    Trading Radar for 10.26: Verizon (VZ), Corning (GLW) ,McGraw-Hill (MHP), Radio Shack (RSH), Alberto Culver (ACV) Report
    The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:<u>Before Market Opens:</u>Earnings:Alberto Culver Co. (NYSE: ACV) – consensus EPS $0.32Atlas Air (NASDAQ: AAWW) ) - consensus EPS $0.57Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: BWP) - consensus EPS $0.18Ceragon Networks Ltd (NASDAQ: CRNT) - consensus EPS $0.03Corning (NYSE: GLW) - consensus EPS $0.39General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) - consensus EPS $0.53Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ: LKFN) - consensus EPS $0.35National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) - consensus EPS $0.79NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NVE) -...
    By  Street Insider   (+3.28%  risk: moderate)  10/23/09 Comment


    Small cap favorites from Oberweis
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    "While yearly results can be volatile, disciplined investors who remain invested in a portfolio of high-growth, small-cap equities can achieve an exceptional returns," notes Jim Oberweis, Jr.

    Indeed, over the past 33 years, the model portfolio in his The Oberweis Report has generated a compound rate of return of 19.9%, vs. 7.2% for the S&P 500 Index (excluding dividends). Here, he reviews a trio of small cap favorites.

    <>"Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ: LINC) is a for-profit provider of post-secondary education. The company offers recent high school graduates and working adults degree an...
    By  The Stock Advisors   (-16.95%  risk: moderate)  10/14/09 Comment


    PrivateBancorp plummets after slashing its quarterly dividend

    Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, From the boards, Financial Crisis

    The shares of PrivateBancorp (NASDAQ: PVTB) wasted no time in finding a fresh annual low this morning after the Chicago-based bank announced plans to slash its dividend by 87%. The quarterly payout will now be one penny per share, down from 7.5 cents per share. On the heels of this report, the stock quickly slipped to $9.65, marking its lowest price since September 2002.<>"Given the current economic and regulatory environment, we felt this was a prudent step to take to further enhance our capital position and our l...
    By  Elizabeth Harrow   (+27.47%  risk: conservative)  03/05/09 Comment



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