29th February 2008

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

  • RCS, PIMCO STR GLB GVT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.154078
  • PIMCO Strategic Global Government Fund, Inc. is a closed-end bond fund. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of investment grade fixed-income securities of the United States and other countries. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in government securities, which include bonds issued or guaranteed by the United States or foreign governments, by their agencies, authorities or instrumentalities, or by supranational entities, and synthetic instruments. Government securities also include mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by certain United States Government agencies and government-sponsored enterprises. The Fund also invests up to 20% of its total assets in non-investment grade securities regardless of the issuer, including corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Pacific Investment Management Company LLC is the Fund’s investment adviser.

  • NMO, NUVEEN MU MKT OPP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.084943
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  • HK, PETROHAWK ENERGY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.155827
  • Petrohawk Energy Corporation is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, production and exploration of oil and natural gas properties located onshore in North America. The CompanyG??s properties are concentrated in North Louisiana, Arkansas, East Texas, Oklahoma and the Permian basin. At December 31, 2006, its estimated total proved oil and natural gas reserves were approximately 1,076 Bcfe, consisting of 31 million barrels of oil (MMBbl) of oil, condensate and natural gas liquids, and 889 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas. Approximately 63% of its proved reserves were classified as proved developed. On November 30, 2007, the Company sold its Gulf Coast division. On July 12, 2006, it merged with KCS Energy, Inc. On January 27, 2006, it acquired Winwell Resources, Inc. During 2006, it sold certain of its oil and natural gas assets in Michigan, Wyoming and California. On March 21, 2006, it sold its Gulf of Mexico properties.

  • FMX, FOMENTO ECONOMICO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 106.265846
  • Foment Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (FEMSA) is a Mexico-based holding company engaged in beverage sector. It operates through subsidiaries, including Coca-Cola FEMSA SA de CV, FEMSA Cerveza SA de CV, FEMSA Comercio SA de CV. Coca-Cola FEMSA SA de CV is engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of certain Coca-Cola trademark beverages in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama and Argentina. FEMSA Cerveza SA de CV produces, distributes and markets various beer brands in Mexico and Brasil. FEMSA Comercio SA de CV is engaged in the operation of the chain of OXXO convenience stores. As of December 31, 2007 FEMSA Comercio SA de CV operated 5,563 stores in the main cities of Mexico. The Company is headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico.

  • ORA, ORMAT TECHNOLOGIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.656561
  • Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Ormat) is engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power business. The Company designs, develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal recovered energy-based power plants. Ormat conduct its business activities in two business segments: Electricity and Products. In the Electricity Segment, the Company develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants in the United States and geothermal power plants in other countries around the world, and sells the electricity generated by these plants. In the Products Segment, Ormat designs, manufactures and sells equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation, remote power units and other power generating units, and provides services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of geothermal and recovered energy power plants.

  • HCBK, HUDSON CITY BNCP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 395.573456
  • Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Hudson City Bancorp) serves as the holding company of its only wholly owned subsidiary, Hudson City Savings Bank (Hudson City Savings), a retail savings bank offering traditional deposit products, residential real estate mortgage loans and consumer loans. In addition, it purchases mortgages, mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by the United States Government and government-sponsored agencies and other investments permitted by applicable laws and regulations. Hudson City Savings’ revenues are derived principally from interest on its mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, and interest and dividends on its investment securities. Hudson City SavingsG?? primary sources of funds are customer deposits, borrowings, scheduled amortization and prepayments of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, maturities and calls of investment securities and funds provided by operations.

  • CNMD, CONMED CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 10.493885
  • CONMED Corporation (CONMED) is a medical technology company that focuses on surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures and monitoring. The Company’s products serve the clinical areas of arthroscopy, powered surgical instruments, electrosurgery, cardiac monitoring disposables, endosurgery and endoscopic technologies. CONMED’s products are used by surgeons and physicians in a range of specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery and gastroenterology. CONMED distributes its products worldwide from 10 manufacturing locations. The Company manufactures all of its products in facilities located in the United States, Mexico and Finland. CONMED markets its products both domestically and internationally directly to customers and through distributors. During the year ended December 31, 2007, international sales accounted for approximately 42% of the total sales.

  • PZE, PETROBRAS ENERGIA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 15.212611
  • Petrobras Energia Participaciones SA is an Argentinean holding company that operates in the international energy market. Through its subsidiaries, the Company manages its activities such business segments as Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Petrochemicals, Refining and Distribution, and Gas and Energy, among others. It conducts operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. In addition, it acts as contractor and provides technical and operating support in Mexico. In March 2007, Petrobras Energia purchased from ConocoPhillips a 25.67% and 52.37% interest in Sierra Chata and Parva Negra, respectively. The Company is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • WEC, WISCONSIN ENERGY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.740028
  • Wisconsin Energy Corporation is a diversified holding company. The Company conducts its operations primarily in two operating segments: a utility energy segment and a non-utility energy segment. Its primary subsidiaries include Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin Electric), Wisconsin Gas LLC (Wisconsin Gas) and W.E. Power, LLC (We Power). The CompanyG??s utility energy segment consists of Wisconsin Electric, Wisconsin Gas and Edison Sault. Its non-utility energy segment consists primarily of We Power. On September 27, 2006, the Company sold 100% of its membership interests in Minergy Neenah.

  • CCC, CALGON CARBON CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 159.372314
  • Calgon Carbon Corporation (Calgon), is a provider of products, and solutions for purifying water and air. The CompanyG??s operations are principally conducted in three business segments: Activated Carbon and Service, Equipment, and Consumer. The Activated Carbon and Service segment manufactures granular activated carbon for use in applications to remove organic compounds from water, air and other liquids and gases. The service aspect of the segment consists of the leasing, monitoring and maintenance of carbon adsorption equipment. The Equipment segment provides solutions to customersG?? air and water purification problems through the design, fabrication and operation of systems that utilize a combination of the CompanyG??s enabling technologies: carbon adsorption, ultraviolet (UV) and advanced ion exchange separation (ISEP) among others. The Consumer segment primarily consists of the manufacture and sale of carbon cloth and new consumer products based on the CompanyG??s technologies.

  • HEW, HEWITT ASSOC INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 116.713028
  • Hewitt Associates, Inc. (Hewitt) is a global provider of human resource benefits, outsourcing and consulting services. HewittG??s three business segments: Benefits Outsourcing, Human Resource Business Process Outsourcing (HR BPO) and Consulting, help clients develop, implement, and deliver strategies and programs that for human resources business process design, administration, and technologies, as well as help manage the human elements necessary to acquire, develop, motivate, and retain the talent required to meet business objectives. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, approximately of the CompanyG??s net revenues 50% were generated by its Benefits Outsourcing business, approximately 30% by its Consulting segment and approximately 20% by its HR BPO segment. It has ownership interest in Hewitt Associates LLC, a company that serves as its operating entity in the United States and also holds ownership interests in its subsidiaries. In September 2007, it acquired RealLife HR.

  • BHP, BHP BILLITON LIMI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 27.263964
  • BHP Billiton Limited is a diversified resources group. The Company is a producer of energy-related products, such as energy coal, oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and uranium. Its customer sector groups (CGS) are organized into nine business units: petroleum, aluminium, base metals, diamonds and specialty products, stainless steel materials, iron ore, manganese, metallurgical coal and energy coal. The Company generally extracts and processes minerals, oil and gas in the southern hemisphere from its production operations in Australia, Latin America and southern Africa. Its sales are concentrated in the northern hemisphere. In August 2006, BHP Billiton plc completed the sale of its 45.5% interest in the Valesul Aluminio SA joint venture to its joint venture partner, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. In April 2007, the Company acquired a 33.3% interest in Global Alumina’s Sangaredi Refinery Project in Guinea, West Africa.

  • CVD, COVANCE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 154.708130
  • Covance Inc. is a drug development services company that provides a range of early-stage and late-stage product development services on a worldwide basis primarily to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company also provides laboratory-testing services to the chemical, agrochemical and food industries. The services it provide constitute two segments, early development services, which includes preclinical services and clinical pharmacology services, and late-stage development services, which includes central laboratory, clinical development, periapproval, cardiac safety services and market access services. In 2006, the Company acquired Radiant Research Inc.

  • DTV, THE DIRECTV GROUP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 46.242550
  • The DIRECTV Group, Inc. is a provider of digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. The business segments, DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America are engaged in acquiring, promoting, selling and/or distributing digital entertainment programming through satellite to residential and commercial subscribers. On January 30, 2007, the Company acquired Darlene Investments LLC’s 14% minority interest in DLA LLC. On August 23, 2006, the Company completed the merger of its Brazil business, Galaxy Brasil Ltda. (GLB), with Sky Brazil Servicos LTDA (Sky Brazil) and completed the purchase of News Corporation’s and Liberty Media International’s interests in Sky Brazil. On February 16, 2006, it completed the acquisition of Sky Mexico. The Company has a fleet of ten geosynchronous satellites, including nine owned satellites and one leased satellite.

  • JBHT, JB HUNT TRANS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.248028
  • J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) is a surface transportation company in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the Company offers transportation of full-load freight, which it directly transports in multi-modal arrangements utilizing Company-owned revenue equipment and Company drivers, independent contractors, or third parties. JBHT also provides customized freight movement, revenue equipment, labor and systems services that are tailored to meet individual customersG?? requirements and involve long-term contracts. These arrangements are referred to as dedicated services and may include multiple pickups and drops, local and home deliveries, freight handling, specialized equipment and network design. It also provides integrated capacity and transportation services and solutions by utilizing a network of thousands of third-party carriers. JBHT operates in three business segments: full-truckload, dry-van (JBT), intermodal (JBI) and dedicated contract services (DCS).

  • EGLE, EAGLE BULK SHIPPI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 49.591938
  • Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company is engaged primarily in the ocean transportation of a range of major and minor bulk cargoes, including iron ore, coal, grain, cement and fertilizer, along worldwide shipping routes. As of December 31, 2006, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. owned and operated a fleet of 16 oceangoing vessels with a combined carrying capacity of 796,663 deadweight tons. The Company carries out the commercial management of its fleet through its wholly owned subsidiary, Eagle Shipping International (USA) LLC. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. expanded its fleet from 13 vessels to 16 vessels by acquiring the KESTREL I, TERN and JAEGER in June and July 2006, respectively. In August 2007, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. announced that it has completed the fleet acquisition from the parent of Anemi Maritime Services, a private Greek shipping company.

  • FCL, FOUNDATION COAL H Current Caprock Strength Rating: 137.504166
  • Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. (Foundation Coal) is a coal producer in the United States that operates a group of 14 mines located in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Illinois. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company sold 73.9 million tons of coal, including 71.6 million tons that were produced and processed at its operations. As of December 31, 2006, it had approximately 1.6 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. Foundation Coal is also involved in marketing coal produced by others to supplement its own production and, through blending, provide its customers with coal qualities beyond those available from its own production. The Company purchased and resold 1.9 million tons of coal in 2006.

  • BUCY, BUCYRUS INTL CL A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 196.695038
  • Bucyrus International, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets draglines, electric mining shovels and rotary blasthole drills (collectively, machines) used for surface mining, and provide the aftermarket replacement parts and service for these machines. The CompanyG??s equipment is primarily used by companies engaged in surface mining for a range of commodities. The design, engineering and manufacturing of most of its machines and manufactured aftermarket parts is done at its South Milwaukee, Wisconsin complex. In May 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of DBT GmbH, a subsidiary of RAG Coal International AG. DBT GmbH is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high technology system solutions for underground coal mining.

  • WYNN, WYNN RESORTS LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.379389
  • Wynn Resorts, Limited (Wynn Resorts) is a developer, owner and operator of destination casino resorts. It owns and operates two destination casino resorts: Wynn Las Vegas, on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Wynn Macau, located in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PeopleG??s Republic of China (Macau). The Company is also constructing Encore Suites at Wynn Las Vegas (Encore) and Wynn Diamond Suites at Wynn Macau. The CompanyG??s segments include Wynn Las Vegas, which includes Encore, and Wynn Macau.

  • IMO, IMPERIAL OIL LMT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 80.015816
  • Imperial Oil Limited is a Canada-based integrated oil company. It is active in all phases of the petroleum industry in Canada, including the exploration for, and production and sale of, crude oil and natural gas. It is producer of crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas, and a refiner and marketer of petroleum products. It is also supplier of petrochemicals. The Company’s operations are conducted through three main segments: natural resources (upstream), petroleum products (downstream) and chemicals. Natural resources operations include the exploration for, and production of, crude oil and natural gas, upgraded crude oil and heavy oil. Petroleum products operations consist of the transportation, refining and blending of crude oil and refined products, and the distribution and marketing thereof. The chemicals operations consist of the manufacturing and marketing of various petrochemicals.

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29th February 2008

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

  • XEC, CIMAREX ENERGY CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 83.668793
  • Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company’s operations are mainly located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. Proved oil and gas reserves during the year ended December 31, 2006, totaled nearly 1.45 trillion cubic feet equivalents, consisting of 1.1 trillion cubic feet of gas and 59.8 million barrels of oil and natural gas liquids. Of total proved reserves, 72% are gas and more than 80% are classified as proved developed. The Company operates the wells that account for 73% of its total proved reserves and approximately 70% of production.

  • CNL, CLECO CP(HLDG CO) Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.245668
  • Cleco Corporation holds investments in several subsidiaries, including Cleco Power LLC (Cleco Power) and Cleco Midstream Resources LLC (Midstream), which are its operating business segments. Cleco Power is an electric utility engaged principally in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity within Louisiana. Cleco Power is an electric utility regulated by the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), among other regulators, which determine the rates Cleco Power can charge its customers. Cleco Power serves approximately 268,000 customers in 104 communities in central and southeastern Louisiana. Midstream is a merchant energy subsidiary that owns and operates merchant generation stations and invests in joint ventures that own and operate a merchant generation station.

  • ORA, ORMAT TECHNOLOGIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.656561
  • Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Ormat) is engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power business. The Company designs, develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal recovered energy-based power plants. Ormat conduct its business activities in two business segments: Electricity and Products. In the Electricity Segment, the Company develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants in the United States and geothermal power plants in other countries around the world, and sells the electricity generated by these plants. In the Products Segment, Ormat designs, manufactures and sells equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation, remote power units and other power generating units, and provides services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of geothermal and recovered energy power plants.

  • TIP, ISHARES LEHMAN TI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 211.759079
  • NBL, NOBLE ENERGY INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 209.519943
  • Noble Energy, Inc. (Noble Energy) is an independent energy company that has been engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, production and marketing of crude oil and natural gas. Exploration activities include geophysical and geological evaluation and exploratory drilling on properties, for which the Company has exploration rights. Noble Energy operates throughout major basins in the United States, including ColoradoG??s Wattenberg field and Piceance basin, the Mid-continent area of western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, the San Juan basin in New Mexico, the Gulf Coast and the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Company also conducts business internationally in China, Ecuador, the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, West Africa (Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon) and in other areas.

  • ERF, ENERPLUS RES FD Current Caprock Strength Rating: -0.796765
  • Enerplus Resources Fund (Enerplus) is an open-end investment trust. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the FundG??s crude oil portfolio was approximately 70% light/medium and 30% heavy. In 2006, Enerplus sold 42% of its natural gas on the daily AECO market and 42% on the monthly AECO market, as well as 16% against the day and month New York Mercantile Exchange indices. On January 31, 2007, Enerplus acquired gross overriding royalty (GORR) interests in the Jonah natural gas field in Wyoming. During 2006, daily production averaged 85,779 barrels of oil equivalent per day. During 2006, the average production was weighted 53% to natural gas and 47% to liquids on a barrel of oil equivalent basis. In April 2007, the Company acquired a 90% interest in the Kirby Oil Sands Partnership, a privately held partnership operating in the Athabasca oil sands fairway of Alberta. In February 2008, Focus Energy Trust and Enerplus completed their merger pursuant to a plan of arrangement.

  • LLL, L-3 COMM HLDGS IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 29.196558
  • L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (L-3) is a system contractor for aircraft modernization and operations and maintenance (O&M), command, control and communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) collection systems and services, training and simulation, intelligence services and government support services. The Company operates in four segments: Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Government Services; Aircraft Modernization and Maintenance (AM&M), and Specialized Products. On February 3, 2005, L-3 acquired the Marine Controls division of CAE. On July 29, 2005, the Company acquired The Titan Corporation. On October 25, 2006, the Company acquired Nova Engineering. In April 2007, the Company acquired Geneva Aerospace, Inc., a provider of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology. Geneva Aerospace will be included in L-3’s Specialized Products segment.

  • PQ, PETROQUEST ENERGY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 10.731385
  • PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (PetroQuest) is an independent oil and gas company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and operation of oil and gas properties in Texas, Oklahoma, as well as onshore and in the shallow waters offshore the Gulf Coast Basin. During the year ended December 31, 2006, PetroQuest’s estimated proved reserves totaled 2,731 million barrels (MBbls) of oil and 118,153 million cubic feet equivalent (MMcfe) of natural gas. As of December 31, 2006, the Company operated approximately 60% of its total estimated proved reserves and managed the drilling and completion activities on an additional 31% of such reserves. As of December 31, 2006, the Company owned working interests in 16 gross (10 net) producing oil wells and 571 gross (217 net) producing gas wells. Of the 587 gross productive wells as of December 31, 2006, 14 had dual completions. PetroQuest sells its natural gas and oil production under fixed or floating market contracts.

  • AGP, AMERIGROUP CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 225.436966
  • AMERIGROUP Corporation is a multi-state managed healthcare company focused on serving people, who receive healthcare benefits through publicly sponsored programs, including Medicaid, State ChildrenG??s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), FamilyCare and Medicare Advantage. The Company designs its programs to address the particular needs of its members, for whom AMERIGROUP Corporation facilitates access to healthcare benefits pursuant to agreements with the applicable regulatory authority. The Company combines medical, social and behavioral health services to help its members obtain healthcare in an efficient manner. As of December 31, 2007, AMERIGROUP Corporation provided an array of products to approximately 1,711,000 members in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

  • AFL, A F L A C INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 200.546982
  • Aflac Incorporated is a general business holding company and acts as a management company, overseeing the operations of its subsidiaries by providing management services and making capital available. Its principal business is supplemental health and life insurance, which is marketed and administered through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac), which operates in the United States (Aflac U.S.) and as a branch in Japan (Aflac Japan). Aflac’s insurance business consists of two segments: Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. Aflac Japan sells cancer plans, care plans, general medical indemnity plans, medical/sickness riders, living benefit life plans, ordinary life insurance plans and annuities. Aflac U.S. sells cancer plans and various types of health insurance, including accident/disability, fixed-benefit dental, sickness and hospital indemnity, vision care, hospital intensive care, long-term care, ordinary life and short-term disability plans.

  • KND, KINDRED HEALTHCAR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 8.169164
  • Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (Kindred) is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, that provides services in over 600 locations in 39 states. Kindred operates hospitals, nursing centers, and a contract rehabilitation services business, Peoplefirst Rehabilitation Services, across the United States. The Company operates three business segments. The hospital division operates long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals. The health services division operates nursing centers. The rehabilitation division provides rehabilitation services in long-term care settings. On February 28, 2006, Kindred acquired the operations of the LTAC hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities operated by Commonwealth Communities Holdings LLC. In July 2007, AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Kindred merged their respective institutional pharmacy businesses to create PharMerica Corporation.

  • PRXL, PAREXEL INTL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 352.510712
  • PAREXEL International Corporation is a bio/pharmaceutical services company, providing a range of capability in clinical research, medical communications services, consulting, and informatics and technology products and services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. Its product and service offerings include clinical trials management, data management, biostatistical analysis, medical communications services, clinical pharmacology, patient recruitment, regulatory and product development consulting, health policy and reimbursement, industry training and publishing, medical imaging services, interactive voice response systems, clinical trial management systems, Web-based portals, systems integration, patient diary applications and other drug development services. In September 2007, it completed the acquisition of Taiwan-based APEX International Clinical Research Co., Ltd., which was subsequently renamed as Parexel Apex International.

  • ANDE, ANDERSONS INC (TH Current Caprock Strength Rating: 4.495631
  • The Andersons, Inc. has diversified interests in the agriculture and transportation markets. The Company operates in five segments: the Grain & Ethanol Group, the Rail Group, the Plant Nutrient Group, the Turf & Specialty Group and the Retail Group. The Grain & Ethanol Group purchases and merchandises grain; operates grain elevator facilities located in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, and invests in and provides management services for ethanol production facilities. The Rail Group sells, repairs, reconfigures, manages and leases railcars and locomotives. The Plant Nutrient Group manufactures and sells dry and liquid agricultural nutrients. The Turf & Specialty Group manufactures turf and ornamental plant fertilizer and control products for lawn and garden use, and professional golf and landscaping industries, as well as manufactures corncob-based products for use in various industries. The Retail Group operates six retail stores and a distribution center in Ohio.

  • ANSS, ANSYS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 122.079567
  • ANSYS, Inc. (ANSYS) develops and markets engineering simulation software and services used by engineers and designers across a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, electronics, biomedical and defense. It focuses on the development of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient and cost-conscious product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation. The Company distributes its ANSYS, ANSYS Workbench, ANSYSCFX, ANSYSDesignSpace, ANSYSICEM CFD, ANSYSAUTODYN, ANSYSICEPAK and FLUENT products through a global network of channel partners and direct sales offices in planned, global locations. On May 1, 2006, ANSYS completed its acquisition of Fluent Inc. (Fluent), which is a provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based, computer-aided engineering software and services.

  • CEG, CONSTELLATION ENG Current Caprock Strength Rating: 17.823517
  • Constellation Energy Group Inc. is an energy company that conducts its business through various subsidiaries, including a merchant energy business and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE). The CompanyG??s merchant energy business is a provider of energy solutions for a variety of customers. BGE is a regulated electric transmission and distribution utility company and a regulated gas distribution utility company with a service territory that covers the City of Baltimore and all or part of 10 counties in central Maryland. The CompanyG??s operating segments are Merchant Energy, Regulated Electric and Regulated Gas. Its remaining non-regulated businesses design, construct and operate renewable energy, heating, cooling and cogeneration facilities for commercial, industrial and governmental customers throughout North America, as well as provide home improvements, service electric and gas appliances, service heating, air conditioning and plumbing to residential customers in Central Maryland.

  • NAVG, NAVIGATORS GP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 24.101583
  • The Navigators Group, Inc. (Navigators Group) is an international insurance holding company focused on specialty products within the overall property/casualty insurance market. The Company’s underwriting operations consist of insurance company operations and operations at Lloyd’s of London. Its product line includes ocean marine insurance, professional liability insurance and specialty liability insurance. It conducts operations through its insurance company subsidiaries (Insurance Companies) and its operations at Lloyd’s of London (Lloyd’s Operations). The Insurance Companies consist of Navigators Insurance Company, which includes a United Kingdom Branch and Navigators Specialty Insurance Company, which underwrites specialty and professional liability insurance on an excess and surplus lines basis fully reinsured by Navigators Insurance Company. The CompanyG??s LloydG??s Operations include Navigators Underwriting Agency Ltd. and LloydG??s of London underwriting agency.

  • CMO, CAPSTEAD MTG CP N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1118.925537
  • Capstead Mortgage Corporation (Capstead) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that earns income from investing in real estate-related assets on a leveraged basis. These investments consist primarily of a core portfolio of residential adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored entities, either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by an agency of the federal government, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (Agency Securities). Capstead also seeks to invest a portion of its long-term investment capital in credit-sensitive commercial real estate-related assets, including subordinate commercial real estate loans either sourced internally or through joint ventures.

  • LEO, DREYFUS STRA MUNI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.950283
  • Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income tax. Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal obligations. The Fund invests at least 50% of its net assets in municipal bonds considered investment-grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by The Dreyfus Corporation (Dreyfus) in the case of bonds, and in the two highest rating categories or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus in the case of short-term obligations having or deemed to have maturities of less than one year. Its portfolio includes both long-term and short-term municipal investments. Dreyfus serves as the Fund’s investment advisor and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation.

  • CTRP, CTRIP.COM INTL LT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 158.403076
  • Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Ctrip) is a consolidator of hotel accommodations and air tickets in China. The Company aggregates information on hotels and flights, and enables its customers to make hotel and flight bookings. Ctrip also sells packaged-tours that include transportation and accommodations. The Company targets its services primarily at business and leisure travelers in China. Ctrip acts as agent in all of its transactions and does not take any inventory risks with respect to the hotel rooms and air tickets booked through the Company. Ctrip derives its hotel reservation, air-ticketing and packaged-tour revenues through commissions from hotels (primarily based on the transaction value of the rooms), air tickets and packaged-tour products, respectively, booked through its services. In March 2006, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, C-Travel International Limited.

  • MYD, BLACKROCK MUNIYIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.770908
  • Blackrock Muniyield Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The FundG??s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income taxes. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund may invest in certain securities, whose income return is inversely related to changes in a floating interest rate (inverse floaters). It may also invest in swap agreements. The Fund invests in sectors, such as transportation, hospital, power, education, housing, and water and sewer. The FundG??s investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, serves as the FundG??s sub-advisor.

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28th February 2008

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

  • MCD, MCDONALDS CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 125.146095
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  • ADVS, ADVENT SOFTWARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 186.961472
  • Advent Software, Inc. (Advent) offers integrated software solutions for automating and integrating data and work flows across investment management organizations, as well as the information flows between the investment management organization and external parties. Its business is organized into two segments: Advent Investment Management and MicroEdge. Advent Investment Management is the Company’s core business and derives revenues from the development, marketing and sale of software products, data interfaces and related maintenance and services that automate, integrate and support certain functions of investment management organizations. MicroEdge derives revenues from the sale of software and services for grant management, matching gifts and volunteer tracking for the grantmaking community. In December 2006, it acquired East Circle Solutions, Inc., which develops software to automate the billing process for investment management organizations.

  • HDB, HDFC BANK LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 160.067551
  • NHP, NATIONWIDE HLTH P Current Caprock Strength Rating: 134.354874
  • DNEX, DIONEX CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.569416
  • Dionex Corporation (Dionex), incorporated in 1980, designs, manufactures, markets and services range of liquid chromatography systems, sample preparation devices and related products that are used by chemists to separate and quantify the individual components of complex chemical mixtures in many major industrial, research and laboratory markets. The CompanyG??s products are used to analyze chemical substances in the environment and in a broad range of industrial and scientific applications. Its liquid chromatography systems are focused in two product areas: ion chromatography (IC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The Company offers a mass spectrometer coupled with either an IC or HPLC system. For sample preparation, it provides automated solvent extraction systems. In addition, Dionex develops and manufactures consumables, detectors, automation and analysis systems for use in or with liquid chromatographs.

  • AFL, A F L A C INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 200.546982
  • Aflac Incorporated is a general business holding company and acts as a management company, overseeing the operations of its subsidiaries by providing management services and making capital available. Its principal business is supplemental health and life insurance, which is marketed and administered through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac), which operates in the United States (Aflac U.S.) and as a branch in Japan (Aflac Japan). Aflac’s insurance business consists of two segments: Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. Aflac Japan sells cancer plans, care plans, general medical indemnity plans, medical/sickness riders, living benefit life plans, ordinary life insurance plans and annuities. Aflac U.S. sells cancer plans and various types of health insurance, including accident/disability, fixed-benefit dental, sickness and hospital indemnity, vision care, hospital intensive care, long-term care, ordinary life and short-term disability plans.

  • DE, DEERE CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 353.266449
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  • LH, LABORATORY CORP N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.657993
  • LHC Group, Inc. (LHC Group) provides post-acute healthcare services primarily to Medicare beneficiaries in rural markets in the southern United States. The Company provides home-based services, primarily through home nursing agencies and hospices, and facility-based services, primarily through long-term acute care hospitals and outpatient rehabilitation clinics. Through its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries, equity joint ventures, and controlled affiliates, LHC Group operates in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, and West Virginia. As of December 31, 2006, it owned and operated 106 home nursing locations, six hospices, a diabetes self management company, and a home health pharmacy. In March 2006, the Company sold one home nursing agency in Louisiana. During the year ended December 31, 2006, LHC Group acquired the existing operations of seven entities.

  • HAE, HAEMONETICS CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 56.928413
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  • LIHR, LIHIR GOLD LTD AD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 94.448135
  • Lihir Gold Limited is a gold producer in the Australasian region. The CompanyG??s principal activities consist of the exploration for, development of and mining, processing and sale of gold assets. The company operates gold mines and processing facilities on the island of Lihir, 900 kilometers northeast of Port Moresby in New Ireland province of Papua New Guinea. In March 2007, the Company completed a merger with Victorian gold mining company Ballarat Goldfields NL. Ballarat is building an underground mine and process plant at the historic gold mining centre of Ballarat, 110 kilometers north-west of Melbourne in Victoria.

  • FRO, FRONTLINE LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 48.227261
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  • TSU, TIM PARTICIPACOES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.498489
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  • UNT, UNIT CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.678202
  • U.C.A. AG is a Germany-based consultancy and investment company for small and medium-sized companies. Its consulting business covers the implementation of capital market transactions, such as the disposal and acquisition of assets and shares in other companies, strengthening of capital reserves through the provision of liquidity and financing of acquisitions. U.C.A. AG provides private equity for medium-sized companies in order to finance a company’s growth, realize capital-intensive transactions and facilitate the reorganization of shareholders and partners by acquiring shares in the company. Its portfolio includes MicroVenture GmbH & Co. KGaA, SynCare GmbH, aovo Touristik AG, Sevenval AG, Datapharm AG, Myblog AG, asOne Archivierungssysteme AG and others. U.C.A. AG is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

  • UST, U S T INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 41.726654
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  • DNEX, DIONEX CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.569416
  • Dionex Corporation (Dionex), incorporated in 1980, designs, manufactures, markets and services range of liquid chromatography systems, sample preparation devices and related products that are used by chemists to separate and quantify the individual components of complex chemical mixtures in many major industrial, research and laboratory markets. The CompanyG??s products are used to analyze chemical substances in the environment and in a broad range of industrial and scientific applications. Its liquid chromatography systems are focused in two product areas: ion chromatography (IC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The Company offers a mass spectrometer coupled with either an IC or HPLC system. For sample preparation, it provides automated solvent extraction systems. In addition, Dionex develops and manufactures consumables, detectors, automation and analysis systems for use in or with liquid chromatographs.

  • ABX, BARRICK GOLD CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 235.477280
  • Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick) is gold mining company. It generates revenue and cash flow from the production and sale of gold and copper. The Company sells its production in the world market through three primary distribution channels: gold bullion is sold in the gold spot market; gold and copper concentrate is sold to independent smelting companies, and gold bullion and copper cathode is sold under gold and copper cathode sales contracts between the Company and various third parties. Barrick has four regional business units (RBU): North America, South America, Australia Pacific and Africa. In January 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Placer Dome Inc. (Placer Dome). During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in Atacama Copper Pty Ltd., which has a 75% interest in the Reko Diq project in Pakistan and associated mineral interests. As of December 19, 2007, Barrick held over 94% interest in Arizona Star Resource Corp.

  • SYK, STRYKER CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 4.098660
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  • ASR, GRUPO AEROPORTUAR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.714497
  • Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR) holds concessions to operate, maintain and develop nine airports in the southeast region of Mexico. As operator of these airports, the Company charges airlines, passengers and other users fees for the use of the airports’ facilities. ASUR also derives rental and other income from commercial activities conducted at its airports, such as the leasing of space to restaurants and retailers. Its concessions include the concession for Cancun International Airport. ASUR also holds concessions to operate the airports in Cozumel, Huatulco, Merida, Minatitlan, Oaxaca, Tapachula, Veracruz and Villahermosa. During the year ended December 31 , 2006, its airports served a total of 13.8 million passengers, approximately 58.2% of which were international passengers.

  • NWSB, NORTHWEST BANCORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 93.044609
  • Northwest Bancorp, Inc. is a holding company of Northwest Savings Bank (the Bank). The Bank is a community-oriented institution offering traditional deposit and loan products, and through a subsidiary, consumer finance services. As of December 31, 2006, the primary activity of the Company was the ownership of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Bank. As of December 31, 2006, through the Bank, Northwest Bancorp, Inc. operated 160 community-banking offices throughout its market area in northwest, southwest and central Pennsylvania, western New York, eastern Ohio, Maryland and Florida. The Company, through the Bank and its wholly owned subsidiaries, also operates 49 consumer lending offices throughout Pennsylvania and two consumer lending offices in New York. Northwest Bancorp, Inc. focuses its lending activities primarily on the origination of loans secured by first mortgages on owner-occupied, one- to four-family residences.

  • AIZ, ASSURANT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 147.249084
  • Assurant, Inc. (Assurant) provides creditor-placed homeowners insurance, manufactured housing homeowners insurance, debt protection administration, credit insurance, warranties and extended service contracts, individual health and small employer group health insurance, group dental insurance, group disability insurance, group life insurance and pre-funded funeral insurance. The Company is the successor to the business operations and obligations of Fortis, Inc. The Company has five segments: Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health, Assurant Employee Benefits, and Corporate & Other. On April 1, 2006, the Company separated its Assurant Solutions business segment into two business segments: Assurant Solutions and Assurant Specialty Property. On January 21, 2005, Fortis N.V. and Fortis SA/ NV, through a wholly owned subsidiary Fortis Insurance N.V. owned approximately 36% of the outstanding common stock of Assurant.

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27th February 2008

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

  • WLT, WALTER INDS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 203.552536
  • Walter Industries, Inc. (Walter) is a diversified company that operates in five segments: Natural Resources, Sloss, Financing, Homebuilding and Other. Through these operating segments, the Company offers a diversified line of products and services, including coal and natural gas, furnace and foundry coke and slag fiber, mortgage financing and home construction. The Natural Resources segment consists primarily of Jim Walter Resources, Inc. (JWR) and Kodiak Mining Company, LLC (Kodiak). Sloss primarily manufactures and markets foundry and furnace coke, which are used by foundries and blast furnaces in the production of iron and steel products. The Financing segment consists primarily of Mid-State Homes, Inc. (MSH) and Walter Mortgage Company (WMC). The Homebuilding segment includes Jim Walter Homes, Inc (JWH). On December 14, 2006, Walter completed the spin-off of Mueller Water Products, Inc. (Mueller Water), which included the Mueller, U.S. Pipe and Anvil operating segments.

  • NDAQ, NASDAQ STOCK MKT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.383184
  • The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq) is a holding company operating The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC as its wholly owned subsidiary. Nasdaq commenced operations as a registered national securities exchange for Nasdaq-listed securities. The Company, through its subsidiaries provides securities listing, trading, and information products and services. The CompanyG??s segments include Market Services segment and Issuer Services segment. The Market Services segment includes the transaction-based business and market information services business. The Issuer Services segment includes securities listings business, insurance business, shareholder, directors and newswire services and financial products business. During the year ended December 31, 2006, Nasdaq through its wholly owned subsidiary Nightingale Acquisition Limited (NAL) acquired an investment in the London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE). On September 26, 2007, the Company sold its remaining holdings in LSEG??s share capital to Borse Dubai.

  • NUV, NUVEEN MUNI VALUE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 52.871735
  • Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end diversified management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities or certain United States territories. The Fund’s investments also include zero coupon bonds and inverse floaters. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. invests in various industries, including healthcare, transportation, utilities and consumer staples. Nuveen Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.

  • KO, COCA COLA CO THE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 235.789154
  • The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, distributes and markets non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. It manufactures beverage concentrates and syrups, which it sells to bottling and canning operations, fountain wholesalers and some fountain retailers, as well as some finished beverages, which it sells primarily to distributors. The Company owns or licenses more than 400 brands, including diet and light beverages, waters, juice and juice drinks, teas, coffees, and energy and sports drinks. It also has ownership interests in numerous bottling and canning operations. Finished beverage products bearing the CompanyG??s trademarks are sold in more than 200 countries. As of December 31, 2006, the Company operated through eight segments: Africa; East, South Asia and Pacific Rim; European Union; Latin America; North America; North Asia, Eurasia and Middle East; Bottling Investments, and Corporate. In June 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Energy Brands, Inc., known as glaceau.

  • ONB, OLD NATIONAL BANC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 24.371874
  • Old National Bancorp (Old National) is a financial holding company. The Company, through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, provides a range of services, including commercial and consumer loan and depository services, investment and brokerage services, lease financing and other traditional banking services. Through its non-bank affiliates, Old National provides services to supplement the banking business, including fiduciary and wealth management services, insurance and other financial services. Old National operates in two segments: community banking and treasury. On February 1, 2007, the Company completed its acquisition of St. Joseph Capital Corporation (St. Joseph), a banking franchise headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana.

  • BLKB, BLACKBAUD INC. Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.222506
  • Blackbaud, Inc. is a global provider of software and related services designed specifically for non-profit organizations. The Company provides an operational platform through its three core software applications: The Raiser’s Edge, The Financial Edge and The Education Edge. In addition, Blackbaud offers 40 extended applications providing distinct, add-on functionality tailored to meet the specific needs of its diverse customer base. The Company offers a suite of analytical tools and related services that enable non-profit organizations to extract, aggregate and analyze vast quantities of data to help them make better-informed operational decisions. Blackbaud provides an array of complementary professional services, including implementation, business process improvement, education services, as well as maintenance and technical support. In January 16, 2007, the Company acquired Target Software Inc. and Target Analysis Group, Inc. In August 2007, Blackbaud acquired eTapestry.

  • SRCL, STERICYCLE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 440.991028
  • Stericycle, Inc. is engaged in the management of medical waste, infection control and pharmaceutical returns and the provision of related compliance services. The Company’s product and service offerings include Stericycle medical waste management services; Bio Systems sharps management services to reduce the risk of needle sticks; a variety of products and services for infection control; Steri-Safe Occupational Safety and Health Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance programs, and regulated returns management services for expired or recalled healthcare products. Stericycle, Inc. is a regulated medical waste management company in United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The CompanyG??s national networks include a total of 76 processing or combined processing and collection sites and 104 additional transfer, collection or combined transfer and collection sites.

  • CHTT, CHATTEM INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 195.330902
  • Chattem, Inc. (Chattem) is a marketer and manufacturer of a portfolio of branded over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products, toiletries and dietary supplements, in such categories as medicated skin care products, topical pain care, oral care, internal OTC, medicated dandruff shampoos, dietary supplements and other OTC and toiletry products. The CompanyG??s portfolio of products includes brands, such as Icy Hot, Aspercreme and Capzasin (topical pain care); Gold Bond Balmex and Cortizone-10 – medicated skin care; ACT and Herpecin-L – oral care; Selsun Blue and Selsun Blue Naturals – medicated dandruff shampoos, and Bullfrog, UltraSwim and Sun-In – other OTC and toiletry products.

  • OXY, OCCIDENTAL PET Current Caprock Strength Rating: 164.502548
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Occidental) conducts its operations through various oil and gas, chemical and other subsidiaries and affiliates. The Company operates in two segments: oil and gas, and chemical. The oil and gas segment explores for, develops, produces and markets crude oil and natural gas. The chemical segment (OxyChem) manufactures and markets basic chemicals, vinyls and performance chemicals. The CompanyG??s domestic oil and gas operations are located at the Permian Basin in west Texas and New Mexico, Elk Hills and other locations in California, the Hugoton field in Kansas and Oklahoma, Utah and western Colorado. International operations are located in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Libya, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. OxyChem manufactures and markets basic chemicals, vinyls, chlorinated organics and performance chemicals. In June 2007, BP p.l.c. acquired OccidentalG??s oil and gas interests in Horn Mountain.

  • AGP, AMERIGROUP CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 225.436966
  • AMERIGROUP Corporation is a multi-state managed healthcare company focused on serving people, who receive healthcare benefits through publicly sponsored programs, including Medicaid, State ChildrenG??s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), FamilyCare and Medicare Advantage. The Company designs its programs to address the particular needs of its members, for whom AMERIGROUP Corporation facilitates access to healthcare benefits pursuant to agreements with the applicable regulatory authority. The Company combines medical, social and behavioral health services to help its members obtain healthcare in an efficient manner. As of December 31, 2007, AMERIGROUP Corporation provided an array of products to approximately 1,711,000 members in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

  • ZTR, ZWEIG TOTL RETURN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 21.609512
  • The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund’s objective is to seek the highest total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income, consistent with the preservation of capital. The Fund will normally invest between 50% and 65% of its total assets in the highest quality fixed-income securities, and between 25% and 35% in equity securities. The FundG??s portfolio includes the United States Government securities, domestic common stocks, agency non-mortgage backed securities, foreign common stocks, exchange-traded funds and other securities (including short-term investments). The Fund invests in various sectors, including financials, information technology, healthcare, consumer staples, consumer discretionary, energy, industrials, materials and telecommunication services. The FundG??s investment advisor is Phoenix/Zweig Advisers LLC. Zweig Consulting LLC serves as the sub-advisor of the Fund.

  • RCS, PIMCO STR GLB GVT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.154078
  • PIMCO Strategic Global Government Fund, Inc. is a closed-end bond fund. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of investment grade fixed-income securities of the United States and other countries. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in government securities, which include bonds issued or guaranteed by the United States or foreign governments, by their agencies, authorities or instrumentalities, or by supranational entities, and synthetic instruments. Government securities also include mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by certain United States Government agencies and government-sponsored enterprises. The Fund also invests up to 20% of its total assets in non-investment grade securities regardless of the issuer, including corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Pacific Investment Management Company LLC is the Fund’s investment adviser.

  • PG, PROCTER GAMBLE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 53.672508
  • The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is focused on providing branded consumer goods products. The Company markets its products in more than 180 countries. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the Company was organized into three global business units: Beauty and Health, Household Care and Gillette GBU. P&G had seven segments under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Beauty; Health Care; Fabric Care and Home Care; Snacks, Coffee and Pet Care; Baby Care and Family Care; Blades and Razors, and Duracell and Braun. In September 2006, the Company’s Sure brand (an antiperspirant and deodorant brand) was acquired by Innovative Brands, LLC. In January 2007, P&G acquired HDS Cosmetics Lab Inc., which manufactures and markets Doctor’s Dermatologic Formula (DDF) skin care.

  • GENZ, GENZYME CORPORATI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 46.892391
  • Genzyme Corporation is a biotechnology company. The Company operates in five segments. Renal develops, manufactures and distributes products that treat patients suffering from renal diseases, including chronic renal failure. Therapeutics develops, manufactures and distributes therapeutic products, with a focus on products to treat patients suffering from genetic diseases and other chronic debilitating diseases. Transplant develops, manufactures and distributes therapeutic products that address pre-transplantation, prevention and treatment of acute rejection in organ transplantation, as well as other autoimmune disorders. Biosurgery develops, manufactures and distributes biotherapeutics and biomaterial products, with an emphasis on products that meet medical needs in orthopaedics and broader surgical areas. Genetics provides testing services for the oncology, prenatal and reproductive markets.

  • HCN, HEALTH CARE REIT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 49.511654
  • Health Care REIT, Inc. is a self-administered, equity real estate investment trust that invests in healthcare and senior housing facilities. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 4,132,749,000 of net real estate investments, inclusive of credit enhancements, in 578 facilities located in 37 states. At that date, the portfolio included 204 assisted living facilities, 221 skilled nursing facilities, 47 independent living/continuing care retirement communities, 89 medical office buildings and 17 specialty care facilities. It invests in assisted living, skilled nursing, independent living facilities/continuing care retirement communities, medical office buildings and specialty care facilities, which represented approximately 25%, 34%, 13%, 22% and 6%, respectively, of the CompanyG??s investments at December 31, 2006.

  • STJ, ST. JUDE MEDICAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 14.876364
  • St. Jude Medical, Inc. (St. Jude Medical) develops, manufactures and distributes cardiovascular medical devices for the global cardiac rhythm management, cardiac surgery, cardiology and atrial fibrillation therapy areas, and implantable neuromodulation devices. During the fiscal year ended December 30, 2006 (fiscal 2006), the CompanyG??s five segments were Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM), Cardiac Surgery (CS), Neuromodulation (Neuro), Cardiology (CD) and Atrial Fibrillation (AF). The principal products produced under each segment are tachycardia implantable cardioverter defibrillator systems (ICDs) and bradycardia pacemaker systems (pacemakers); mechanical and tissue heart valves and valve repair products; neurostimulation devices; closure devices, guidewires, hemostasis introducers and other interventional cardiology products, and electrophysiology (EP) introducers and catheters, advanced cardiac mapping and navigation systems and ablation systems.

  • JNJ, JOHNSON AND JOHNS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 8.617534
  • Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field. Johnson & Johnson has more than 250 operating companies. The Company operates in three segments: Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics. Sales of the Company’s two largest products, RISPERDAL/RISPERDAL CONSTA and PROCRIT/EPREX, accounted for approximately 8% and 6% of Johnson & Johnson’s total revenues, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2006. In May 2006, ETHICON, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, acquired Vascular Control Systems, Inc., which is focused on developing medical devices to treat fibroids and to control bleeding in obstetric and gynecologic applications. On December 20, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of the Consumer Healthcare business of Pfizer Inc. In February 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Conor Medsystems, Inc.

  • ACV, ALBERTO-CULVER CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 200.841766
  • Alberto-Culver Company (New Alberto-Culver), through its subsidiaries, operates two segments: Consumer Packaged Goods and Cederroth International. The Consumer Packaged Goods business, formerly Alberto-Culver Consumer Products Worldwide, develops, manufactures, distributes and markets branded beauty care products, as well as branded food and household products in the United States and more than 100 other countries. Cederroth International manufactures, markets and distributes beauty and healthcare products throughout Scandinavia and in other parts of Europe. Prior to November 16, 2006, New Alberto-Culver also operated a beauty supply distribution business, which included two segments: Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. These two segments comprised Sally Holdings, Inc. (Sally Holdings), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

  • URBN, URBAN OUTFITTERS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.870598
  • Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Urban Outfitters) is a lifestyle merchandising company that operates specialty retail stores under the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People brands, as well as a wholesale division under the Free People brand. In addition to its retail stores, it offers products and markets its brands directly to the consumer through e-commerce Websites, and Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People catalogs. It operates two business segments: a lifestyle merchandising retailing segment and a wholesale apparel business. The retailing segment consists of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People brands, whose merchandise is sold directly to the CompanyG??s customers through its stores, catalogs, call centers and Websites. The wholesale apparel segment consists of Free People Wholesale division that designs, develops and markets young womenG??s contemporary casual apparel.

  • XEC, CIMAREX ENERGY CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 83.668793
  • Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company’s operations are mainly located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. Proved oil and gas reserves during the year ended December 31, 2006, totaled nearly 1.45 trillion cubic feet equivalents, consisting of 1.1 trillion cubic feet of gas and 59.8 million barrels of oil and natural gas liquids. Of total proved reserves, 72% are gas and more than 80% are classified as proved developed. The Company operates the wells that account for 73% of its total proved reserves and approximately 70% of production.

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27th February 2008

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

  • UFCS, UNITED FIRE CASUA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.556551
  • United Fire & Casualty Company (United Fire) is engaged in the business of writing property and casualty insurance, and life insurance. The Company operates in two segments: property and casualty insurance, and life insurance. The property and casualty insurance segment markets most forms of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products, including surety bonds and reinsurance. The business is generated through 891 independent agencies and brokers in 41 states. The life insurance segment underwrites and markets life (primarily universal and traditional life) and annuity (primarily single premium annuity) products to individuals and groups through 899 independent agencies in 27 states. In May 2006, United Fire closed the sale of its subsidiary, American Indemnity Company, a property and casualty insurance company licensed in 26 states and the District of Columbia.

  • IDC, INTERACTIVE DATA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.240585
  • Interactive Data Corporation is a global provider of financial market data, analytics and related services to financial institutions, active traders and individual investors. The CompanyG??s customers use its offerings to support their portfolio management and valuation, research and analysis, trading, sales and marketing, and client service activities. Interactive Data Corporation markets and licenses its services either by direct subscriptions or through third-party business alliances. Its offerings are developed and delivered to customers through four businesses that comprise the CompanyG??s two business segments: Institutional Services and Active Trader Services. On March 6, 2006, it acquired Quote.com and certain other related assets from Lycos, Inc. In May 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of the assets comprising the market data division of Xcitek LLC, as well as the market data assets of its affiliate Xcitax LLC.

  • GIM, TEMPLETON GLOBAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 100.861855
  • Templeton Global Income Fund (the Fund) is a is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company. The Fund seeks high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. Templeton Global Income Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in income producing securities, including debt securities of United States and foreign issuers, including emerging markets. Its portfolio includes government bonds and short-term investments. Its portfolio includes government bonds and short-term investments. The Fund’s investments include companies located in Asia, Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Malaysia and Poland. Templeton Global Income Fund’s investment manager is Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers). The Fund may invest in the Franklin Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (the Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Advisers.

  • IHS, IHS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 339.527802
  • IHS Inc. (IHS) is a provider and source of Critical Information and Insight in the global information market. The Company provides information-driven solutions to meet its customers’ needs, which include gaining insight into global energy market movements, managing product lifecycles, meeting growing environmental challenges, and assessing national or corporate security issues. IHS customers range from governments and large multinational corporations to small companies and technical professionals, doing business in more than 180 countries. At the center of its Critical Information products and services is data obtained from public sources, third parties and its own databases. The Company operates through two segments. The Energy segment is focused primarily on the Energy information domain while its Engineering segment is focused primarily on the Product Lifecycle, Security and Environmental information domains.

  • FCL, FOUNDATION COAL H Current Caprock Strength Rating: 137.504166
  • Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. (Foundation Coal) is a coal producer in the United States that operates a group of 14 mines located in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Illinois. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company sold 73.9 million tons of coal, including 71.6 million tons that were produced and processed at its operations. As of December 31, 2006, it had approximately 1.6 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. Foundation Coal is also involved in marketing coal produced by others to supplement its own production and, through blending, provide its customers with coal qualities beyond those available from its own production. The Company purchased and resold 1.9 million tons of coal in 2006.

  • MTD, METTLER TOLEDO IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 61.375210
  • Mettler-Toledo International Inc. is a global supplier of precision instruments and services. It is a provider of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. It is also a provider of analytical instruments for use in life science, reaction engineering and real-time analytic systems used in drug and chemical compound development, and process analytics instruments used for inline measurement in production processes. In addition, the Company is a supplier of end-of-line inspection systems used in production and packaging for food, pharmaceutical and other industries. Its business is geographically diversified, with net sales during the year ended December 31, 2007, derived 43% from Europe, 38% from North and South America and 19% from Asia and other countries. The Company has five segments: U.S. Operations, Swiss Operations, Western European Operations, Chinese Operations and Other.

  • SMA, SYMMETRY MEDICAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 37.797249
  • Symmetry Medical Inc. (Symmetry) is an independent provider of implants and related instruments and cases to global orthopedic device manufacturers. Symmetry designs, develops and produces these products for companies in other segments of the medical device market, including the dental, osteobiologic and endoscopy segments, and it also provides limited specialized products and services to non-healthcare markets, such as the aerospace market. The CompanyG??s primary products and services include implants, instruments, cases and other specialized products and services for non-healthcare markets, primarily the aerospace market. In April 2007, it acquired TNCO Inc., a specialty medical instrument company. On January 9, 2007, it subsidiary Thornton Precision Components Limited acquired Whedon Limited and the holding company of Clamonta Limited. In September 2007, the Company acquired Specialty Surgical Instruments (SSI) and Ultra Containers of America (UCA).

  • TKC, TURKCELL ILET NEW Current Caprock Strength Rating: 112.638435
  • Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (Turkcell) is a provider of mobile services in Turkey. The Company provides mobile voice and data services over its global system for mobile communications (GSM) network. As of April 6, 2007, the Company provided service to its subscribers in 193 countries through commercial roaming agreements with 543 operators. On August 1, 2006, the Company’s indirect Ukrainian subsidiary, CJSC Digital Cellular Communications (DCC), merged with Astelit. In May 2006, Turkcell acquired a 40% interest in Turkcell Teknoloji Arastirma ve Gelistirme AS. In February 2006, the Company acquired a 15% interest in Eastasia. During the year ended December 31, 2006, it acquired a 50% investment in A-Tel Pazarlama ve Servis Hizmetleri A.S.

  • MON, MONSANTO COMPANY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1448.830444
  • Monsanto Company (Monsanto), along with its subsidiaries, is a global provider of agricultural products for farmers. The CompanyG??s seeds, biotechnology trait products, and herbicides provide farmers with solutions that improve productivity, reduce the costs of farming, and produce better foods for consumers and better feed for animals. It has two segments: Seeds and Genomics and Agricultural Productivity. Through its Seeds and Genomics segment, it produces seed brands, including DEKALB, Asgrow, D&PL, Deltapine and Seminis, and it develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds. It also provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. Through its Agricultural Productivity segment, the Company manufactures Roundup brand herbicides and other herbicides and provides lawn-and-garden herbicide products for the residential market and animal agricultural products focused on improving dairy cow productivity.

  • ACV, ALBERTO-CULVER CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 200.841766
  • Alberto-Culver Company (New Alberto-Culver), through its subsidiaries, operates two segments: Consumer Packaged Goods and Cederroth International. The Consumer Packaged Goods business, formerly Alberto-Culver Consumer Products Worldwide, develops, manufactures, distributes and markets branded beauty care products, as well as branded food and household products in the United States and more than 100 other countries. Cederroth International manufactures, markets and distributes beauty and healthcare products throughout Scandinavia and in other parts of Europe. Prior to November 16, 2006, New Alberto-Culver also operated a beauty supply distribution business, which included two segments: Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. These two segments comprised Sally Holdings, Inc. (Sally Holdings), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

  • RSCR, RES-CARE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.059252
  • Res-Care, Inc. (ResCare) is a human service company that provides residential, therapeutic, job training and educational supports to people with developmental or other disabilities, to youth with special needs, to adults who are experiencing barriers to employment and to older people who need home care assistance. The CompanyG??s programs include an array of services provided in both residential and non-residential settings for adults and youths with intellectual, cognitive or other developmental disabilities (DD), and youths who have special educational or support needs, are from disadvantaged backgrounds, or have severe emotional disorders, including some who have entered the juvenile justice system. ResCare also offers, through drop-in or live-in services, personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping and transportation to the elderly in their own homes. The Company operates through three segments: Community Services, Job Corps Training Services and Employment Training Services.

  • VIV, VIVO PARTICIPACOE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 59.381481
  • Vivo Participacoes S.A. (Vivo), formerly known as Telesp Celular Participacoes S.A., (TCP), is a provider of cellular telecommunications services in Brazil, through its subsidiary, Vivo S.A. Vivo provides cellular telecommunications services using global system for mobile communications (GSM)/enhanced data for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access (CDMA) and time division multiple access (TDMA) in the frequency of 850 megahertz. In February 2006, Tele Leste Celular Participacoes S.A. (TLE), Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes S.A. (TSD) and Celular CRT Participacoes S.A. (Celular CRT) merged with and into TCP, with TCP as the surviving company. Upon the completion of the merger, TCP was renamed Vivo Participacoes S.A. and became the holding company of Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participacoes (TCO) and Global Telecom S.A. (GT), and of the remaining subsidiaries of TLE, TSD and Celular CRT.

  • BXS, BANCORPSOUTH INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.531313
  • BancorpSouth, Inc.is a financial holding company for its principal subsidiary, BancorpSouth Bank (the Bank). The Company conducts commercial banking and financial services operations in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Florida. The Bank and its subsidiaries provide a range of financial services to individuals and small-to-medium size businesses. The Bank operates investment services, credit insurance and insurance agency subsidiaries, which engage in investment brokerage services and sales of other insurance products. The BankG??s trust department offers a variety of services, including personal trust and estate services, certain employee benefit accounts and plans, including individual retirement accounts, and limited corporate trust functions. In March 2007, BancorpSouth, Inc. completed its merger with City Bancorp, the parent company of The Signature Bank headquartered in Springfield, Missouri.

  • WRE, WASH REAL EST INV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.690000
  • Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (the Trust) is a self-administered, self-managed, equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company’s business consists of the ownership, operation and development of real properties in the greater Washington/Baltimore region. As of December 31, 2006, the Trust owned a diversified portfolio of 82 properties consisting of 24 office buildings, 13 medical office buildings, 14 retail centers, nine multi-family buildings and 22 industrial/flex properties. It also holds land for development. Office buildings, medical office buildings, retail centers, multi-family and industrial properties accounted for 40%, 11%, 17%, 15% and 17%, respectively, of the Company’s total real estate rental revenue by property group during the year ended December 31, 2006.

  • BLKB, BLACKBAUD INC. Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.222506
  • Blackbaud, Inc. is a global provider of software and related services designed specifically for non-profit organizations. The Company provides an operational platform through its three core software applications: The Raiser’s Edge, The Financial Edge and The Education Edge. In addition, Blackbaud offers 40 extended applications providing distinct, add-on functionality tailored to meet the specific needs of its diverse customer base. The Company offers a suite of analytical tools and related services that enable non-profit organizations to extract, aggregate and analyze vast quantities of data to help them make better-informed operational decisions. Blackbaud provides an array of complementary professional services, including implementation, business process improvement, education services, as well as maintenance and technical support. In January 16, 2007, the Company acquired Target Software Inc. and Target Analysis Group, Inc. In August 2007, Blackbaud acquired eTapestry.

  • WRE, WASH REAL EST INV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.690000
  • Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (the Trust) is a self-administered, self-managed, equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company’s business consists of the ownership, operation and development of real properties in the greater Washington/Baltimore region. As of December 31, 2006, the Trust owned a diversified portfolio of 82 properties consisting of 24 office buildings, 13 medical office buildings, 14 retail centers, nine multi-family buildings and 22 industrial/flex properties. It also holds land for development. Office buildings, medical office buildings, retail centers, multi-family and industrial properties accounted for 40%, 11%, 17%, 15% and 17%, respectively, of the Company’s total real estate rental revenue by property group during the year ended December 31, 2006.

  • MMT, M F S MULTIMKT IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 11.363444
  • MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end fund and maintains a portfolio that includes investments in investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, United States Government securities, and international investment-grade and emerging markets debt securities. The Trust’s investment objective is to seek high-current income, but may also consider capital appreciation. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, shares of the Trust provided a total return of 5.19%, at net asset value, underperforming the Multimarket Income Trust Blended Index, the EMBI Global, Government/Mortgage and United States High-Yield indices. The Trust is managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS).

  • TX, TERNIUM S.A. ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.619476
  • Ternium S.A , is a steel company in the Americas. It is a producer of crude steel in Latin America, with manufacturing, processing and finishing facilities, which produced nearly ten million tons of crude steel during the year ended December 31, 2006. Ternium produces and distributes a range of semi-finished and finished steel products, including value-added steel products, such as tinplate, cold rolled coils and sheets, galvanized and electrogalvanized sheets, pre-painted sheets, welded pipes, hot rolled pickled and annealed and tailor-made flat products. It also produces long steel products, such as bars and wire rod. Approximately 56.4% of TerniumG??s sales were made to South and Central America, 42.1% to North America and 1.5% to Europe and other markets during 2006. On July 26, 2007, it obtained 100% of shares of Grupo Imsa S.A. de C.V., a steel manufacturer.

  • IVGN, INVITROGEN CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.317347
  • Invitrogen Corporation (Invitrogen) is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of research tools in reagent, kit and high-throughput applications forms to customers engaged in life sciences research, drug discovery, diagnostics and the commercial manufacture of biological products. The Company is also a supplier of sera, cell and tissue culture media and reagents used in life sciences research, as well as in processes to grow cells in the laboratory and produce pharmaceuticals and other proteins. InvitrogenG??s products include gel-based separations technologies, antibodies and transfection agents. The Company focuses its business into two segments: BioDiscovery and Cell Systems. The Company also divides its target customer base into two categories: life science researchers and commercial producers of biopharmaceutical and other proteins.

  • CLC, CLARCOR INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.751421
  • CLARCOR Inc. (CLARCOR), along with its subsidiaries, conducts business in three principal industry segments: Engine/Mobile Filtration, Industrial/Environmental Filtration and Packaging. The CompanyG??s Engine/Mobile Filtration Segment sells filtration products used on engines and in mobile equipment applications, including trucks, automobiles, buses, locomotives, and marine, construction, industrial, mining and agricultural equipment. Its Industrial/Environmental Filtration Segment centers manufacture and marketing of filtration products used in industrial and commercial processes, and in buildings and infrastructures of various types. Its consumer and industrial packaging products business is conducted by a wholly-owned subsidiary, J. L. Clark, Inc. (J. L. Clark).

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  • ROS, OJSC ROSTELECOM A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 304.300751
  • Rostelecom telecommunications services provider and carrier of domestic long distance (DLD) and international long distance (ILD) traffic in the Russian Federation. The Company owns and operates a trunk telecommunications network and carry the bulk of Russia’s long-distance and international traffic. The Company renders domestic and international long-distance telecommunications services to end users and provides traffic throughput services to Russian operators, including each of Russia’s seven Internet-ready computer systems (IRCs) and alternative operators. In addition, the Company provides telecommunications services to various government entities across Russia and ensures the operation of the ground-based network of most television and radio broadcasting channels. Its trunk network, which transmits a majority of Russia’s domestic and international long-distance traffic, comprises of nearly 145,000 kilometers of digital and analog lines.

  • IVGN, INVITROGEN CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.317347
  • Invitrogen Corporation (Invitrogen) is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of research tools in reagent, kit and high-throughput applications forms to customers engaged in life sciences research, drug discovery, diagnostics and the commercial manufacture of biological products. The Company is also a supplier of sera, cell and tissue culture media and reagents used in life sciences research, as well as in processes to grow cells in the laboratory and produce pharmaceuticals and other proteins. InvitrogenG??s products include gel-based separations technologies, antibodies and transfection agents. The Company focuses its business into two segments: BioDiscovery and Cell Systems. The Company also divides its target customer base into two categories: life science researchers and commercial producers of biopharmaceutical and other proteins.

  • SMA, SYMMETRY MEDICAL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 37.797249
  • Symmetry Medical Inc. (Symmetry) is an independent provider of implants and related instruments and cases to global orthopedic device manufacturers. Symmetry designs, develops and produces these products for companies in other segments of the medical device market, including the dental, osteobiologic and endoscopy segments, and it also provides limited specialized products and services to non-healthcare markets, such as the aerospace market. The CompanyG??s primary products and services include implants, instruments, cases and other specialized products and services for non-healthcare markets, primarily the aerospace market. In April 2007, it acquired TNCO Inc., a specialty medical instrument company. On January 9, 2007, it subsidiary Thornton Precision Components Limited acquired Whedon Limited and the holding company of Clamonta Limited. In September 2007, the Company acquired Specialty Surgical Instruments (SSI) and Ultra Containers of America (UCA).

  • CEO, CNOOC LTD ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 217.421051
  • CNOOC Limited is a producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. It mainly engages in oil and natural gas exploration, development, production and sales. The Company has four major oil production areas offshore China: Bohai Bay, western South China Sea, eastern South China Sea and East China Sea. It is an offshore oil producer in Indonesia. It also has certain upstream assets in regions, such as Africa and Australia. As at 31 December 2006, the Company owned net proved reserves of approximately 2.53 billion barrels-of-oil (BOE) equivalent and its average daily net production was 457,482 barrels-of-oil equivalent. On April 20, 2006, the Company acquired a 45% working interest in the offshore Oil Mining License 130 (OML130) in Nigeria. On December 4, 2006, it acquired a 92.1% interest in AERD Projects Nigeria Limited, which holds a 38% working interest in the Offshore Oil Prospecting License 229 (OPL229) in Nigeria.

  • GLDN, GOLDEN TELECOM IN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 330.825806
  • Golden Telecom, Inc. (GTI) is a facilities-based provider of integrated telecommunication and Internet services throughout Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Company offers voice, data and Internet services to corporations, operators and consumers using its overlay network in cities throughout Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and via intercity fiber optic and satellite-based networks, including approximately 289 combined access points in Russia and other countries of the CIS. In addition, GTI offers mobile services in the Ukrainian cities of Kiev and Odessa. The Company has four business segments: Business and Corporate Services; Carrier and Operator Services; Consumer Internet Services, and Mobile Services. In December 2007, GTI acquired New Telecom Technologies. In December 2007, GTI completed the acquisition of ZAO BryanskTel and OOO BryanskIntel, which together form Group BryanskTel.

  • GILD, GILEAD SCIENCES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 149.438553
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The Company primarily focuses on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics for life threatening diseases. GileadG??s products include Truvada (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine), Viread, Atripla (efavirenz 600 milligram/emtricitabine 200 milligram/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 milligram), Emtriva, Hepsera (adefovir dipivoxil), AmBisome (amphotericin B liposome for injection), Vistide (cidofovir injection) and Flolan (epoprostenol sodium). The Company receives royalties from other products, including Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) and DaunoXome (liposomal daunorubicin injection). Gilead has operations in North America, Europe and Australia. In August 2006, the Company acquired Corus Pharma, Inc. In November 2006, Gilead acquired Myogen, Inc. and Raylo Chemicals Inc.

  • CHP, C&D TECHNOLOGIES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.501881
  • C&D Technologies, Inc. (C&D) is a manufacturer and marketer of electrical power storage systems for the standby power and motive power markets. The Company conducts its business in two segments: Standby Power and Motive Power. The Standby Power division manufactures and markets lead acid batteries and standby power systems that integrate lead acid batteries with other electronic components, which are used to provide backup or standby power for electrical equipment in the event of power loss from the primary power source. The Motive Power division manufactures and markets lead acid batteries and systems used to power, monitor, charge and test the batteries used in electric material handling vehicles, including forklift trucks, automated guided vehicles and airline ground support equipment. In August 2007, the Company completed the sale of its Power Electronics division to Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

  • ADVS, ADVENT SOFTWARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 186.961472
  • Advent Software, Inc. (Advent) offers integrated software solutions for automating and integrating data and work flows across investment management organizations, as well as the information flows between the investment management organization and external parties. Its business is organized into two segments: Advent Investment Management and MicroEdge. Advent Investment Management is the Company’s core business and derives revenues from the development, marketing and sale of software products, data interfaces and related maintenance and services that automate, integrate and support certain functions of investment management organizations. MicroEdge derives revenues from the sale of software and services for grant management, matching gifts and volunteer tracking for the grantmaking community. In December 2006, it acquired East Circle Solutions, Inc., which develops software to automate the billing process for investment management organizations.

  • APD, AIR PRODUCTS CHEM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 83.468361
  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. serves technology, energy, industrial and healthcare customers globally with a portfolio of products, services and solutions that include atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, equipment and services. The Company is a supplier of hydrogen and helium, and has built positions in markets, such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The Company operates through six business segments: Merchant Gases, Tonnage Gases, Electronics and Performance Materials, Equipment and Energy, Healthcare and Chemicals. In September 2007, FUJIFILM Holdings CorporationG??s subsidiary, FUJIFILM Electronic Materials, acquired the OptiYield Positive Photoresist developer business of Air Products and Chemicals Inc. In October 2007, the Company acquired Air Products Shanfeng, making the venture a wholly owned Air Products subsidiary in China.

  • ACL, ALCON INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.471506
  • Alcon, Inc. (Alcon) is a research and development driven, global medical specialty company focused on eye care. The Company develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and devices and consumer eye care products to treat diseases and disorders of the eye. As of March 19, 2007, AlconG??s products were sold in over 180 countries. Alcon manages its business through two segments: Alcon United States and Alcon International. Its portfolio spans three key ophthalmic categories: pharmaceutical, surgical and consumer eye care products. In its pharmaceutical category Alcon develops, manufactures and markets a range of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. Alcon offers a range of surgical equipment, single-use and disposable products. The Company markets contact lens care products, artificial tears and ocular vitamins, in its consumer eye care products category.

  • KNDL, KENDLE INTL INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.166256
  • Kendle International Inc. is a global clinical research organization (CRO) that provides a range of Phase I-IV global clinical development services to the biopharmaceutical industry. The Company operates in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America and Africa. It augments the research and development activities of biopharmaceutical companies by offering value-added clinical research services and the CompanyG??s information technology. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company reorganized its business into two reportable segments: Early Stage and Late Stage. The Early Stage business focuses on the CompanyG??s Phase I operations, while Late Stage comprises contract services related to Phase II through IV clinical development, regulatory affairs and biometrics offerings. In April 2006, it acquired Latin America CRO International Clinical Research Limited. In August 2006, it acquired Phase II-IV Clinical Services business of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

  • ARG, AIRGAS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.699491
  • Airgas, Inc. and subsidiaries (Airgas) is a distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases (delivered in packaged or cylinder form), and welding, safety and related products (hardgoods). Airgas is a producer of nitrous oxide in the United States, a producer and supplier of dry ice and a supplier of liquid carbon dioxide in the Southeastern United States. The Company is also a distributor of process chemicals, refrigerants and ammonia. The Company has two operating segments: Distribution and All Other Operations. The Distribution segment primarily engages in the distribution of packaged gases and hardgoods. The All Other Operations segment consists of business units that principally produce and distribute carbon dioxide, dry ice, nitrous oxide, specialty gases and anhydrous ammonia. The Company’s joint venture, National Welders Supply Company, Inc. (National Welders) is included in the All Other Operations segment. In February 2008, Airgas acquired Merriam-Graves Corporation.

  • KMP, KINDER MORGAN ENE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 79.919151
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (KMP) owns or operates approximately 26,000 miles of pipelines and approximately 150 terminals. The Company’s pipelines transport more than two million barrels per day of gasoline and other petroleum products, and up to seven billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. The Company operates through four segments: Products Pipelines, Natural Gas Pipelines, CO2 and Terminals. On December 1, 2006, the Company acquired all of the membership interests in Devco USA L.L.C.In November 20, 2006, KMP acquired all of the membership interests of Transload Services, LLC. In April 1, 2006, the Company sold its Wyoming natural gas gathering system and its Painter Unit fractionation facility to a third party for approximately. During the year ended December 31, 2006, KMP acquired all of the membership interests of Lomita Rail Terminal LLC and Transload Services, LLC, and the terminal assets and operations of A&L Trucking, L.P.

  • SIGI, SELECTIVE INS GP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 53.364811
  • Selective Insurance Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers property and casualty insurance products and diversified insurance services and products. It has three segments. The Insurance Operations segment writes property and casualty insurance business through seven insurance subsidiaries (the Insurance Subsidiaries). The Investments segment includes investment portfolio consisting of fixed-maturity investments, equity securities, short-term investments and other investments. The Diversified Insurance Services segment provides human resource administration outsourcing products and services, and federal flood insurance administrative services. Its Insurance Subsidiaries are Selective Insurance Company of America, Selective Way Insurance Company, Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina, Selective Insurance Company of the Southeast, Selective Insurance Company of New York, Selective Insurance Company of New England and Selective Auto Insurance Company of New Jersey.

  • FCX, FREEPORT MCMORAN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 2.827534
  • Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc., through its majority-owned subsidiary, PT Freeport Indonesia, is engaged in copper, gold and silver mining and production operations. It owns approximately 90.64% of PT Freeport Indonesia, and the Government of Indonesia owns the remaining. PT Freeport Indonesia mines, processes and explores for ore containing copper, gold and silver. It operates in the remote highlands of the Sudirman Mountain Range in the province of Papua, Indonesia, which is on the western half of the island of New Guinea. Its principal asset is the Grasberg minerals district. During the year ended December 31, 2006, PT Freeport IndonesiaG??s share of proven and probable recoverable reserves totaled 38.8 billion pounds of copper and 41.1 million ounces of gold, all of which are located in Block A. In October 2007, it announced the sale of its international wire and cable business, operated in the name of Phelps Dodge International Corporation to General Cable Corporation.

  • URBN, URBAN OUTFITTERS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.870598
  • Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Urban Outfitters) is a lifestyle merchandising company that operates specialty retail stores under the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People brands, as well as a wholesale division under the Free People brand. In addition to its retail stores, it offers products and markets its brands directly to the consumer through e-commerce Websites, and Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People catalogs. It operates two business segments: a lifestyle merchandising retailing segment and a wholesale apparel business. The retailing segment consists of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People brands, whose merchandise is sold directly to the CompanyG??s customers through its stores, catalogs, call centers and Websites. The wholesale apparel segment consists of Free People Wholesale division that designs, develops and markets young womenG??s contemporary casual apparel.

  • MXGL, MAX CAPITAL GROUP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.763169
  • Max Capital Group Ltd. (Max Capital), formerly Max Re Capital Ltd., is a global provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance products for the property and casualty market, with underwriting operations based in Bermuda, Ireland and the United States. It underwrites a diversified portfolio of risks that encompass long-tail business, including but not limited to general liability, medical malpractice, professional liability and workers compensation risks, as well as short-tail business, including but not limited to property, property catastrophe, aviation, and marine and energy risks. The Company also provides reinsurance for the life and annuity market when opportunities arise. Max Capital operates in the reinsurance and insurance business serving four segments: the property and casualty reinsurance segment, the property and casualty insurance segment, the U.S. excess and surplus lines insurance segment, and the life and annuity reinsurance segment.

  • CNL, CLECO CP(HLDG CO) Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.245668
  • Cleco Corporation holds investments in several subsidiaries, including Cleco Power LLC (Cleco Power) and Cleco Midstream Resources LLC (Midstream), which are its operating business segments. Cleco Power is an electric utility engaged principally in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity within Louisiana. Cleco Power is an electric utility regulated by the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), among other regulators, which determine the rates Cleco Power can charge its customers. Cleco Power serves approximately 268,000 customers in 104 communities in central and southeastern Louisiana. Midstream is a merchant energy subsidiary that owns and operates merchant generation stations and invests in joint ventures that own and operate a merchant generation station.

  • AG, AGCO CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 525.557983
  • AGCO Corporation (AGCO) manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts. AGCO sells a range of agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, self-propelled sprayers, hay tools, forage equipment and implements, and a line of diesel engines. Its products are marketed under a number of brand names, including AGCO, Challenger, Fendt, Gleaner, Hesston, Massey Ferguson, New Idea, RoGator, Spra-Coupe, Sunflower, Terra-Gator, Valtra and White Planters. AGCO distributes most of its products through a combination of approximately 3,600 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries. In addition, the Company provides retail financing in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland through its finance joint ventures with Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank). In September 2007, the Company acquired Industria Agricola Fortaleza Limitada.

  • AKS, A K STEEL HLDG CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 168.714890
  • AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding) is a fully integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, and tubular products through its wholly owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel). The CompanyG??s operations consist of seven steelmaking and finishing plants located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania that produce flat-rolled carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in slab, hot band, and sheet and strip form. The CompanyG??s operations also include AK Tube LLC (AK Tube), which further finishes flat-rolled carbon and stainless steel at two tube plants located in Ohio and Indiana into welded steel tubing used in the automotive, truck and construction markets. In addition, its operations include European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products.

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26th February 2008

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

  • VTR, VENTAS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 118.689217
  • Ventas, Inc. is a healthcare real estate investment trust with a portfolio of seniors housing and healthcare-related properties in the United States. Its primary business consists of financing, owning and leasing seniors housing and healthcare-related properties and leasing or subleasing those properties to third parties. As of December 31, 2006, its portfolio consisted of 172 seniors housing properties, 218 skilled nursing facilities, 43 hospitals and 19 other communities in 43 states. It also had real estate loan investments relating to seniors housing and healthcare-related third parties as of December 31, 2006. It operates through its subsidiaries, Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership and PSLT OP, L.P., and ETOP, in which it owns all of the partnership units. As of December 31, 2006, its acquisitions included VSCRE Holdings, LLC, IPC AL Real Estate Investment Trust, IPC Equity Holdings Limited and 64 senior care properties. In April 2007, it acquired Sunrise Senior Living REIT.

  • ABT, ABBOTT LABORATORI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 36.519253
  • Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a diversified line of healthcare products. It has four segments. The Pharmaceutical Products segmentG??s products include adult and pediatric pharmaceuticals. The Diagnostic Products segmentG??s products include diagnostic systems and tests for blood banks, hospitals, commercial laboratories, physiciansG?? offices, alternate care testing sites, plasma protein therapeutic companies and consumers. The Nutritional Products segmentG??s products include a line of pediatric and adult nutritional. The Vascular Products segmentG??s products include a line of coronary, endovascular and vessel closure devices. In February 2008, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Company’s SIMCOR (Niaspan/simvastatin), a medicine for cholesterol management. In January 2008, AbbottG??s HUMIRA (adalimumab) received approval from FDA, for moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.

  • CDE, COEUR D ALENE CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 29.986561
  • Coeur dG??Alene Mines Corporation (Coeur) is a primary silver producer located in North America and is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the operation and/or ownership, development and exploration of silver and gold mining properties and companies located primarily within the United States (Nevada and Alaska) South America (Chile, Argentina and Bolivia), Australia (New South Wales) and Africa (Tanzania). The Rochester mine, Cerro Bayo mine and Martha mine, each operated by the Company, and the Endeavor and Broken Hill mines which are operated by others, constituted the CompanyG??s principal operating and development-stage mining properties and interests during the year ended December 31, 2006. On June 1, 2006, the Company completed the sale of 100% of the shares of its wholly owned subsidiary Coeur Silver Valley, Inc. In December 2007, Coeur announced the completion of its acquisitions of Bolnisi Gold NL and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation, which creates the silver company.

  • ITC, ITC HOLDINGS CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 286.261017
  • ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC Holdings) is engaged in the transmission of electricity in the United States through its two subsidiaries. The Company derives nearly all of its revenues from providing network transmission service, point-to-point transmission service, and scheduling, control and dispatch services over its system. Its two wholly owned subsidiaries are International Transmission Company (ITCTransmission), which is an independently owned and operated electricity transmission company in the United States, and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Michigan Transco Holdings, Limited Partnership (MTH) and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings.

  • TSU, TIM PARTICIPACOES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.498489
  • TIM Participacoes S.A. (TIM) is a wireless provider in Brazil. The Company primarily uses the global system for mobile communications technology (GSM) to provide mobile telecommunications services throughout Brazil. In four of its areas, TIM Participacoes offers time-division multiple access technology (TDMA), in addition to GSM. The Company offers value-added services, including short message services or text messaging, multimedia messaging services, push-mail, Blackberry service (the first provider in Brazil to do so), video call, turbo mail, wireless application protocol (WAP) downloads, Web browsing, business data solutions, songs, games, television access, voice mail, conference calling, chats and other content and services. It provides interconnection services to fixed line and mobile service providers as well. On March 16, 2006, the Company acquired TIM Celular S.A.

  • HK, PETROHAWK ENERGY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.155827
  • Petrohawk Energy Corporation is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, production and exploration of oil and natural gas properties located onshore in North America. The CompanyG??s properties are concentrated in North Louisiana, Arkansas, East Texas, Oklahoma and the Permian basin. At December 31, 2006, its estimated total proved oil and natural gas reserves were approximately 1,076 Bcfe, consisting of 31 million barrels of oil (MMBbl) of oil, condensate and natural gas liquids, and 889 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas. Approximately 63% of its proved reserves were classified as proved developed. On November 30, 2007, the Company sold its Gulf Coast division. On July 12, 2006, it merged with KCS Energy, Inc. On January 27, 2006, it acquired Winwell Resources, Inc. During 2006, it sold certain of its oil and natural gas assets in Michigan, Wyoming and California. On March 21, 2006, it sold its Gulf of Mexico properties.

  • KTC, KT CORP ADS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.977843
  • KT Corporation is an integrated telecommunications services provider in Korea. It operates in two segments: wireline communications segment and PCS service segment. Wireline communications include services provided to fixed-line customers, including Internet access services, data communication services, leased line services and telephone services. PCS services include personal communications system (PCS) service and IMT-2000 service. The CompanyG??s services include telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance and international long-distance fixed-line telephone services and interconnection services to other telecommunications companies; broadband Internet access service and other Internet-related services; PCS mobile telecommunications service through its subsidiary, KT Freetel Co., Ltd., and various other services, including leased line service and other data communication service. In March 2007, the Company acquired Korea First Data Systems.

  • EXC, EXELON CORPORATIO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.499933
  • Exelon Corporation (Exelon) is a utility services holding company. It operates through its principal subsidiaries Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Generation), Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) and PECO Energy Company (PECO). GenerationG??s business consists of its owned and contracted electric generating facilities, its wholesale energy marketing operations and its competitive retail sales operations. ComEdG??s energy delivery business consists of the purchase and regulated retail and wholesale sale of electricity and the provision of distribution and transmission services to retail customers in northern Illinois, including Chicago. PECOG??s energy delivery business consists of the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and the provision of transmission and distribution services to retail customers in southeastern Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, as well as the purchase and regulated retail sale of natural gas to retail customers in the Pennsylvania counties.

  • MLNM, MILLENNIUM PHARM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 133.557907
  • Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing medicines to change the lives of patients with cancer and inflammatory diseases. It commercializes VELCADE (bortezomib) for Injection, for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy. In addition, VELCADE is United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), approved therapeutic for the treatment of patients who have received at least one prior therapy for mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive form of non-HodgkinG??s lymphoma. The Company has a development pipeline of nine clinical and preclinical product candidates in its therapeutic focus areas of cancer and inflammation, and it has an oncology-focused discovery organization. In October 2006, the Company announced a two-year agreement with Ortho Biotech Inc., to jointly promote VELCADE in the United States.

  • PHI, PHILIPPINE LG DS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 404.734253
  • Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) is a diversified telecommunications company in the Philippines. The Company operates through three segments: Wireless, Fixed Line, and Information and Communications Technology. On February 16, 2006, ePLDT acquired a 60% equity interest in Level Up!, a publisher of online games in the Philippines. The acquisition of Level Up!, together with netGames, ePLDTG??s online gaming subsidiary. On May 8, 2006, Smart signed a share purchase agreement to acquire the remaining 20% equity interest in Wolfpac, In October 2006, ePLDT acquired an additional 6.2% interest in Philweb, raising ePLDTG??s total equity stake to 25.5% as at December 31, 2006. On July 11, 2006, ePLDT acquired a 100% equity interest in SPi Technologies, Inc., (SPi), and its direct and indirect Philippine and offshore subsidiaries. On August 11, 2006, SPi acquired 100% of CyMed, Inc., a medical transcription company based in Richmond, Virginia.

  • BDX, BECTON DICKINSON Current Caprock Strength Rating: 380.990540
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), is a medical technology company engaged in the manufacture and sale of a range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. The segments in which the Company operates include BD Medical, BD Diagnostics and BD Biosciences. As of December 20, 2006, BD acquired the outstanding shares (approximately 93.8%) of TriPath Imaging, Inc. (TriPath). As of May 4, 2007, BD acquired all of the outstanding shares of Plasso Technology, Ltd. (Plasso). BDG??s operations outside the United States are conducted in Canada, Japan, Asia Pacific, South Latin America and North Latin America.

  • OHI, OMEGA HEALTHCARE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 75.914658
  • Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (Omega), is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in income producing healthcare facilities, principally long-term care facilities located in the United States. It provides lease or mortgage financing to qualified operators of skilled nursing facilities and, to a lesser extent, assisted living facilities, rehabilitation and acute care facilities. As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s portfolio of investments consisted of 236 healthcare facilities located in 27 states and operated by 32 third-party operators. This portfolio was made up of 222 long-term healthcare facilities and two rehabilitation hospitals owned and leased to third parties; fixed-rate mortgages on nine long-term healthcare facilities, and three long term care facilities as held-for-sale.

  • CHU, CHINA UNICOM LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 363.561218
  • China Unicom Limited is engaged in the cellular business (both global system for mobile, GSM, communications and code division multiple access, CDMA) in 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China through China Unicom Corporation Limited, the provision of international and domestic long-distance calls, data and Internet services, and other related telecommunication value-added businesses. As to its cellular business, the Company is a mobile telecommunications operator in the People’s Republic of China. It is organized into four business segments based on the various types of telecommunications services: GSM Business; CDMA Business; Data and Internet Business, and Long Distance Business.

  • PGJ, POWERSHARES ETF Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.395359
  • STT, STATE STREET CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 233.163345
  • State Street Corporation is a financial holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, including its banking subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, State Street Corporation provides a range of products and services for institutional investors globally. The lines of business of the Company are Investment Servicing and Investment Management. The business provide services to support institutional investors, including custody, daily pricing and administration, brokerage and other trading services, deposit and short-term investment facilities, loan and lease financing, investment manager and hedge fund manager operations outsourcing, performance, risk and compliance analytics, investment research and investment management, including passive and active United States and non United States equity and fixed income strategies. On July 2, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Investors Financial Services Corp., a bank holding company based in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • BBG, BILL BARRETT CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 99.990746
  • Bill Barrett Corporation explores for and develops oil and natural gas in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. The Company has exploration and development projects in nine basins and a regional overthrust belt in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States. These basins are the Piceance, the Wind River, the Uinta, the Powder River, the Williston, the Green River, the Denver-Julesburg, the Paradox and the Big Horn. Bill Barrett has executed joint exploration agreements with partners in its East Madden, Yellow Jacket, Circus, Big Horn, Grand River, Red Bank Extension, Red Water, Tri-State, and Cooper Deep exploration projects. Additional joint exploration projects at Hook, Woodside, Salt Flank, other Wind River areas and several other exploration areas are expected to be pursued. In connection with these anticipated joint exploration agreements, Bill Barrett expects to sell approximately 30% to 60% of working interests.

  • ADM, ARCHER DANIELS MD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 105.415352
  • Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is engaged in procuring, transporting, storing, processing, and merchandising agricultural commodities and products. The CompanyG??s operations are classified into three business segments: Oilseeds Processing, Corn Processing, and Agricultural Services. The Company’s remaining operations are aggregated and classified as Other. In December 2006, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. acquired the assets of Haldane Foods Limited and its meat-free and non-dairy beverage business based in Newport Pagnell, the United Kingdom, from the Company. In January 2007, CSM nv acquired the activities of the Company. As of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the Company operated 23 domestic wheat flour mills, a domestic bulgur plant, two domestic corn flour mills, two domestic milo mills, and 20 foreign flour mills with a total daily milling capacity of approximately 26,700 metric tons (1.0 million bushels). It also operates six bakery mix plants.

  • ELNK, EARTHLINK INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 10.102737
  • EarthLink, Inc. is a total communications provider, providing integrated communication services and related value-added services to individual consumers and business customers utilizing Internet protocol (IP)-based technologies. Its service offerings include dial-up and wireline broadband Internet access services and value-added services. The CompanyG??s service offerings include narrowband access over traditional telephone lines; broadband access via digital subscriber line (DSL), cable, satellite and wireless technologies; advertising and other value-added services, and Web hosting. In April 2006, the Company acquired New Edge Networks, a single-source national provider of secure multi-site managed data networks and dedicated Internet access for businesses and communications carriers.

  • GEF, GREIF INC CL A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 75.771164
  • Greif, Inc. is a global producer of industrial packaging products with manufacturing facilities located in over 45 countries. The Company offers a line of industrial packaging products, such as steel, fiber and plastic drums, intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging products, and polycarbonate water bottles, which are complemented with a variety of value-added services, including blending, packaging, logistics and warehousing. It also produces containerboard and corrugated products for niche markets in North America. Greif, Inc. sells timber to third parties from its timberland in the southeastern United States. The Company also owns timberland in Canada that it does not actively manage. In addition, it sells timberland and special use land, which consists of surplus land, higher and better use (HBU) land, and development land. Greif, Inc. operates in three business segments: Industrial Packaging and Services; Paper, Packaging and Services, and Timber.

  • SJT, SAN JUAN BASIN RO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 68.237228
  • San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the Trust) is an express trust created by the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Indenture, known as the Original Indenture, between Southland Royalty Company (Southland Royalty) and the Fort Worth National Bank. The Trustee of the Trust is Compass Bank. The function of the Trustee is to collect the net proceeds attributable to the Royalty (Royalty Income), to pay all expenses and charges of the Trust, and then distribute the remaining available income to the Unit Holders. On March 24, 2006, Compass Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Compass Bank, completed its acquisition of TexasBanc Holding Co., the parent company of TexasBank, the prior trustee of the Trust. On the same date, TexasBank merged with Compass Bank, and as a result, Compass Bank succeeded TexasBank as Trustee under the terms of the Indenture. On February 16, 2007, Compass Bancshares, Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to be acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

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25th February 2008

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

  • GTY, GETTY RLTY HLDG C Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.647312
  • Getty Realty Corp. (Getty Realty) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership and leasing of retail motor fuel and convenience store properties and petroleum distribution terminals in the United States. As of December 31, 2006, the Company owned fee title to 829 retail motor fuel and convenience store properties, and seven petroleum distribution terminals. Getty Realty also leases 213 retail motor fuel and convenience store properties, and three petroleum distribution terminals. The CompanyG??s typical property used as a retail motor fuel and convenience store is located on between one-half and three quarters of an acre of land in a metropolitan area in the Northeast United States. Approximately one-half of its retail motor fuel properties have repair bays (typically two or three bays per station) and nearly half have convenience stores, canopies or both.

  • IDC, INTERACTIVE DATA Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.240585
  • Interactive Data Corporation is a global provider of financial market data, analytics and related services to financial institutions, active traders and individual investors. The CompanyG??s customers use its offerings to support their portfolio management and valuation, research and analysis, trading, sales and marketing, and client service activities. Interactive Data Corporation markets and licenses its services either by direct subscriptions or through third-party business alliances. Its offerings are developed and delivered to customers through four businesses that comprise the CompanyG??s two business segments: Institutional Services and Active Trader Services. On March 6, 2006, it acquired Quote.com and certain other related assets from Lycos, Inc. In May 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of the assets comprising the market data division of Xcitek LLC, as well as the market data assets of its affiliate Xcitax LLC.

  • MYD, BLACKROCK MUNIYIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.770908
  • Blackrock Muniyield Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The FundG??s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income taxes. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund may invest in certain securities, whose income return is inversely related to changes in a floating interest rate (inverse floaters). It may also invest in swap agreements. The Fund invests in sectors, such as transportation, hospital, power, education, housing, and water and sewer. The FundG??s investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, serves as the FundG??s sub-advisor.

  • RJET, REPUBLIC AIRWAYS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.193539
  • Republic Airways Holdings Inc. operates Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., (Chautauqua Airlines), Republic Airline Inc. (Republic Airline) and Shuttle America Corporation (Shuttle America). As of December 31, 2007, the Company offered scheduled passenger service on approximately 1,250 flights daily to 119 cities in 39 states, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica and the Bahamas pursuant to code-share agreements with AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Frontier Airlines, Inc., US Airways, Inc. and United Air Lines, Inc. The Company provides its partners with regional jet service, operating as AmericanConnection, Continental Express, Delta Connection, Frontier Airlines, US Airways Express or United Express, including service out of their hubs and focus cities in Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Houston, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Washington, D.C.

  • HDB, HDFC BANK LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 160.067551
  • HDFC Bank Limited (the Bank) operates in three segments: retail banking, wholesale banking and treasury services. The retail-banking segment serves retail customers through a branch network and other delivery channels. The wholesale banking segment provides loans and transaction services to corporate and institutional customers. The treasury services segment undertakes trading operations on the account, foreign exchange operations and derivatives trading. The Bank offers derivative products to its customers, who use them to hedge their market risks, within the framework of regulations as may apply from time to time. It also deals in derivatives on its own account and also for the purpose of its own balance sheet risk management. The operations of HDFC Securities Ltd. have been classified under the retail banking segment. In October 2007, the Bank acquired equity shares of HDB Financial Services Ltd. Upon this acquisition of shares, HDB Financial has become a subsidiary of the Bank.

  • KTF, DSW MUN INC TR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.159714
  • DWS Municipal Income Trust (the Fund) is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide high current income exempt from federal income tax by investing in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, tax-exempt securities. It invests in individual bonds whose yields and market values fluctuate. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The FundG??s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund. DWS Scudder Investments Service Company is an affiliate of the Advisor.

  • R, RYDER SYSTEM INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 121.216743
  • Ryder System, Inc. (Ryder) is a provider of transportation and supply chain management solutions. The Company operates in three segments: Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), which provides full-service leasing, contract maintenance, contract-related maintenance and commercial rental of trucks, tractors and trailers to customers principally in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom; Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), which provides supply chain solutions, including distribution and transportation services throughout North America, and in Latin America, Europe and Asia, and Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC), which provides vehicles and drivers as part of a dedicated transportation solution in the United States. In October 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Pollock NationaLease, under which it acquired PollockG??s fleet of approximately 2,000 vehicles and nearly 200 contractual customers served by six locations.

  • AKS, A K STEEL HLDG CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 168.714890
  • AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding) is a fully integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, and tubular products through its wholly owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel). The CompanyG??s operations consist of seven steelmaking and finishing plants located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania that produce flat-rolled carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in slab, hot band, and sheet and strip form. The CompanyG??s operations also include AK Tube LLC (AK Tube), which further finishes flat-rolled carbon and stainless steel at two tube plants located in Ohio and Indiana into welded steel tubing used in the automotive, truck and construction markets. In addition, its operations include European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products.

  • ABX, BARRICK GOLD CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 235.477280
  • Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick) is gold mining company. It generates revenue and cash flow from the production and sale of gold and copper. The Company sells its production in the world market through three primary distribution channels: gold bullion is sold in the gold spot market; gold and copper concentrate is sold to independent smelting companies, and gold bullion and copper cathode is sold under gold and copper cathode sales contracts between the Company and various third parties. Barrick has four regional business units (RBU): North America, South America, Australia Pacific and Africa. In January 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Placer Dome Inc. (Placer Dome). During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in Atacama Copper Pty Ltd., which has a 75% interest in the Reko Diq project in Pakistan and associated mineral interests. As of December 19, 2007, Barrick held over 94% interest in Arizona Star Resource Corp.

  • LEO, DREYFUS STRA MUNI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.950283
  • Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income tax. Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal obligations. The Fund invests at least 50% of its net assets in municipal bonds considered investment-grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by The Dreyfus Corporation (Dreyfus) in the case of bonds, and in the two highest rating categories or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus in the case of short-term obligations having or deemed to have maturities of less than one year. Its portfolio includes both long-term and short-term municipal investments. Dreyfus serves as the Fund’s investment advisor and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation.

  • BKE, BUCKLE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 75.173958
  • The Buckle, Inc. is a retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for fashion-conscious young men and women. As of February 3, 2007, the Company operated 350 retail stores in 38 states throughout central, northwest, southeast and southwestern United States under the names Buckle and The Buckle. The existing stores are in four downtown locations, 9 strip centers, 20 lifestyle centers and 318 shopping malls. The Company markets a selection of mostly brand-name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories and footwear. Most stores are located in regional, high-traffic shopping malls.

  • USB, US BANCORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 44.086376
  • U.S. Bancorp operates as a financial holding company and a bank holding company. It provides a range of financial services, including lending and depository services, cash management, foreign exchange and trust and investment management services. It also engages in credit card services, merchant and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) processing, mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage and leasing. ItG??s banking subsidiaries are engaged in the general banking business, principally in domestic markets. The subsidiaries provide a range of products and services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities and other financial institutions. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank. The CompanyG??s products and services are provided through four major lines of business: Wholesale Banking, Payment Services, Wealth Management and Consumer Banking. In November 2006, it announced an agreement to acquire United Financial Corp.

  • LMT, LOCKHEED MARTIN C Current Caprock Strength Rating: 126.940300
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation principally researches, designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, operates and sustains advanced technology systems, products and services. The Company serves customers in domestic and international defense and civil markets, with its principal customers being agencies of the United States Government. The Company operates in five principal business segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Space Systems, Information Technology and Global Services (IT&GS) and Integrated Systems and Solutions (IS&S). During the year ended December 31, 2006, approximately 84% of the Company’s net sales were made to the United States Government, either as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor. In February 2007, the Company acquired Management Systems Designers Incorporated. In April 2007, the Company acquired the defense and intelligence business of RLM Systems Pty, Ltd. In August 2007, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired 3Dsolve, Inc.

  • ADM, ARCHER DANIELS MD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 105.415352
  • Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is engaged in procuring, transporting, storing, processing, and merchandising agricultural commodities and products. The CompanyG??s operations are classified into three business segments: Oilseeds Processing, Corn Processing, and Agricultural Services. The Company’s remaining operations are aggregated and classified as Other. In December 2006, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. acquired the assets of Haldane Foods Limited and its meat-free and non-dairy beverage business based in Newport Pagnell, the United Kingdom, from the Company. In January 2007, CSM nv acquired the activities of the Company. As of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the Company operated 23 domestic wheat flour mills, a domestic bulgur plant, two domestic corn flour mills, two domestic milo mills, and 20 foreign flour mills with a total daily milling capacity of approximately 26,700 metric tons (1.0 million bushels). It also operates six bakery mix plants.

  • CBU, COMMUNITY BK SYS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 98.150024
  • Community Bank System, Inc. is a single bank holding company, which wholly owns five subsidiaries: Community Bank, N.A. (the Bank), Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc. (BPAS), CFSI Closeout Corp. (CFSICC), First of Jermyn Realty Co. (FJRC) and Town & Country Agency LLC (T&C). BPAS owns two subsidiaries, Benefit Plans Administrative Services LLC (BPA) and Harbridge Consulting Group LLC. BPAS provides administration, consulting and actuarial services to sponsors of employee benefit plans. CFSICC, FJRC and T&C are inactive companies. The Company also wholly owns four unconsolidated subsidiary business trusts established for the purpose of issuing mandatorily redeemable preferred securities, which are considered Tier I capital under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines. In May 2007, BPAS acquired Hand Benefits & Trust, Inc. In June 2007, the Company acquired TLNB Financial Corporation, which is the parent company of Tupper Lake National Bank.

  • PVA, PENN VIRGINIA CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 53.993431
  • Penn Virginia Corporation (Penn Virginia) is engaged in the engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas primarily in the Appalachian, Mississippi, Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast onshore areas of the United States. The company also collects royalties on various oil and gas properties, in which it owns a mineral fee interest. The Company is also indirectly involved in the businesses engaged in by Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (PVR). The Company owns PVG GP, LLC, the sole general partner of Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (PVG). The Company operates in three primary business segments: oil and gas, coal and natural gas midstream. The Company operates in three primary business segments. It is in the crude oil and natural gas exploration and production business and, through its direct and indirect ownership interests in PVR, it is in the coal and natural gas midstream businesses. In June 2006, the Company acquired Crow Creek Holding Corporation.

  • NJ, NIDEC CP (NIHON) Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.335129
  • Nidec Corporation (Nidec) is a manufacturer of spindle motors for computer hard disk drives. The Company also produces a variety of other small precision brushless direct current (DC) motors. As of March 31, 2007, the Company operated through 117 subsidiaries located in 17 countries, and four affiliated companies located in four countries. The Company acquired 98.9% of Fujisoku Corporation in November 2006 and 100% of the voting rights of the Motors & Actuators business of Valeo S.A. in December 2006. In addition, it acquired 87.1% of Brilliant Manufacturing Limited in February 2007.

  • WABC, WESTAMERICA BNCP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 62.256195
  • Westamerica Bancorporation is a bank holding company that provides a range of banking services to individual and corporate customers in Northern and Central California, through its subsidiary, Westamerica Bank (the Bank). Westamerica Bank operates as a state-chartered bank. The principal communities served are located in Northern and Central California, from Mendocino, Lake and Nevada Counties in the North to Kern County in the South. The Company focuses on the banking needs of small businesses. The Company owns 28 branch office locations. Westamerica Bancorporation also has a wholly owned subsidiary, Community Banker Services Corporation, which provides data processing services and other support functions to the Company and its subsidiaries.

  • STRA, STRAYER EDUCATION Current Caprock Strength Rating: 225.001740
  • Strayer Education, Inc. is a post-secondary education services corporation. It offers academic programs through its wholly owned subsidiary, Strayer University, Inc., both in traditional classroom courses and through Strayer University Online. The Strayer University is an institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education, and public administration at 47 physical campuses in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and Kentucky. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had more than 31,000 students enrolled in its programs. As part of its program offering, the Strayer University also offers classes via the Internet through Strayer University Online, providing its working adult students a program offering over the Internet.

  • KTF, DSW MUN INC TR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.159714
  • DWS Municipal Income Trust (the Fund) is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide high current income exempt from federal income tax by investing in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, tax-exempt securities. It invests in individual bonds whose yields and market values fluctuate. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The FundG??s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund. DWS Scudder Investments Service Company is an affiliate of the Advisor.

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25th February 2008

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

  • PBT, PERMIAN BASIN ROY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 252.514313
  • The Permian Basin Royalty Trust (the Trust) is an express trust. The principal assets consists of a 75% net overriding royalty interest carved out by Southland Royalty Company (Southland) from its fee mineral interest in the Waddell Ranch properties in Crane County, Texas (Waddell Ranch properties), and a 95% net overriding royalty interest carved out by Southland from its major producing royalty properties in Texas (Texas Royalty properties). The net overriding royalties are referred to as the Royalties. The properties and interests from which the Royalties were carved and which the Royalties burden are referred to as the Underlying Properties. The Trust is not empowered to carry on any business activity.

  • TIP, ISHARES LEHMAN TI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 211.759079
  • BMI, BADGER METER INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 50.240925
  • Badger Meter, Inc. is a marketer and manufacturer of products using flow measurement and control technologies developed both internally and with other technology companies. Its products are used to measure and control the flow of liquids. The CompanyG??s product lines fall into two general categories, utility and industrial. The utility category comprises two product lines: residential and commercial water meters (with various automatic meter reading (AMR) technology systems), which are sold to water utilities and constitute a majority of the CompanyG??s sales. Industrial product line sales comprises the remainder of the CompanyG??s sales and include automotive fluid meters, small precision valves, electromagnetic meters, impeller flow meters and industrial process meters (all with related accessories and instrumentation).

  • GFIG, GFI GROUP INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 104.983421
  • GFI Group Inc. is an inter-dealer broker specializing in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives products and related securities. The Company provides brokerage services and data and analytics products to institutional clients in markets for a range of credit, financial, equity and commodity instruments. It functions as an intermediary on behalf of its brokerage clients by matching their trading needs with counterparties having reciprocal interests. The Company focuses primarily on the more complex, and often less liquid, markets for sophisticated financial instruments, primarily OTC derivatives. The Company offers its clients a hybrid brokerage approach, combining a range of telephonic and electronic trade execution services, depending on the needs of the individual markets. It complements its hybrid brokerage capabilities with decision support products, such as value-added data and analytics software. In February 2008, the Company acquired Trayport Ltd.

  • CHD, CHURCH DWIGHT CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 95.218185
  • Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products under brand names, including ARM & HAMMER and TROJAN. It operates in three primary segments, Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and Specialty Products. The Consumer Domestic segment includes household products for deodorizing and cleaning, such as ARM & HAMMER baking soda and cat litter and SCRUB FREE and BRILLO cleaning products, and laundry products. The Consumer International segment primarily sells a variety of personal care products, some of which use the same brands as the CompanyG??s domestic product lines in international markets, including France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Spain and Brazil. The Specialty Products segment produces sodium bicarbonate, which it sells together with other specialty inorganic chemicals for a variety of industrial, medical and food applications. On August 7, 2006, it acquired Orange Glo International, Inc.

  • NOV, NATL OILWELL VARC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 29.458580
  • National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) is a worldwide provider of equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry. The Company operates in three segments: Rig Technology, Petroleum Services & Supplies, and Distribution Services. The Rig Technology segment designs, manufactures, sells and services complete systems for the drilling, completion and servicing of oil and gas wells. The Petroleum Services & Supplies segment provides a variety of consumable goods and services used to drill, complete, remediate and workover oil and gas wells, service pipelines, flowlines and other oilfield tubular goods. The Distribution Services segment provides maintenance, repair and operating supplies, and spare parts. In March 2006, NOV acquired Soil Recovery A/S. In November 2006, it acquired Rolligon Ltd. In December 2006, it acquired 87% of NQL Energy Services Inc.

  • TECH, TECHNE CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 108.706253
  • Techne Corporation and its subsidiaries are engaged in the development and manufacture of biotechnology products and hematology calibrators and controls. These activities are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc (R&D Systems). Through R&D Systems Europe Ltd. (R&D Europe), its wholly owned subsidiary, the Company distributes biotechnology products throughout Europe. Techne Corporation has three operating segments: biotechnology, R&D Systems Europe and hematology. The biotechnology segment consists of R&D Systems’ Biotechnology Division, Fortron Bio Science, Inc. (Fortron), BiosPacific, Inc. and R&D Systems China Co. Ltd. (R&D China), which develop, manufacture and sell biotechnology research and diagnostic products world-wide. R&D Systems Europe distributes Biotechnology Division products throughout Europe. The hematology segment develops and manufactures hematology controls and calibrators for sale world-wide.

  • UVV, UNIVERSAL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.137901
  • Universal Corporation (Universal) is a leaf tobacco merchant and processor that has operations in agri-products and in the distribution of lumber and building products. The Company operates in three reportable segments, North America; Other Regions, and Other Tobacco Operations. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the North America and Other Regions segments, which are part of the CompanyG??s flue-cured and burley tobacco operations, accounted for 17% and 68% of its revenues and 19% and 63% of the CompanyG??s segment operating income, respectively. Its Other Tobacco Operations segment accounted for 14% of the CompanyG??s revenues and 18% of its segment operating income in fiscal 2007. As of September 1, 2006, the Company sold the lumber and building products businesses, along with a portion of the agri-products operations.

  • NOC, NORTHROP GRUM HOL Current Caprock Strength Rating: 66.249763
  • Northrop Grumman Corporation is an integrated enterprise consisting of many formerly separate businesses that cover the entire defense spectrum, from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. The Company is aligned into seven segments categorized into four primary businesses. The Mission Systems, Information Technology, and Technical Services segments are presented as Information and Services. The Integrated Systems and Space Technology segments are presented as Aerospace. The Electronics and Ships segments are each presented as separate businesses. Newport News and Ship Systems are aggregated and reported as the Ships business. In January 2007, the Company acquired Essex Corporation.

  • PTY, PIMCO CP OPPORTUN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.936417
  • PIMCO Corporate Opportunity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation in a diversified portfolio of United States dollar-denominated corporate debt obligations of varying maturities and other income producing securities. These include corporate bonds, debentures, notes and other similar types of corporate debt instruments. It focuses on corporate debt obligations rated in the lowest investment-grade category (Baa or BBB) and in the highest non-investment-grade category (Ba or BB). It invests in residual interest municipal bonds and residual interest tax exempt bonds (inverse floaters), whose interest rates bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. The FundG??s investment manager is Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. Its sub-advisor is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.

  • ORB, ORBITAL SCIENCES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 9.550298
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) develops and manufactures small rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. The Company’s primary products and services include Launch Vehicles, which include rockets that are used as interceptor and target vehicles for missile defense systems, small-class space launch vehicles that place satellites into Earth orbit, and suborbital launch vehicles that place payloads into a variety of high-altitude trajectories; Satellites and Space Systems, which include satellites and interplanetary spacecraft and related systems for communications, remote sensing, scientific and military missions, and space-related technical service, and Transportation Management Systems, which include software-based transportation management systems for public transit agencies and private vehicle fleet operators.

  • VVC, VECTREN CORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.719864
  • Vectren Corporation (Vectren) is an energy holding company. The CompanyG??s wholly owned subsidiary, Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (Utility Holdings), serves as the intermediate holding company for three operating public utilities: Indiana Gas Company, Inc. (Indiana Gas or Vectren North), Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO or Vectren South), and the Ohio operations (VEDO or Vectren Ohio). Utility Holdings also has other assets that provide information technology and other services to the three utilities. Indiana Gas provides energy delivery services to over 568,000 natural gas customers located in central and southern Indiana. SIGECO provides energy delivery services to over 141,000 electric customers and approximately 112,000 gas customers located near Evansville in southwestern Indiana. SIGECO also owns and operates electric generation to serve its electric customers and optimizes those assets in the wholesale power market.

  • EMR, EMERSON ELEC CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 71.880608
  • Emerson Electric Co (Emerson), is engaged in designing and supplying product technology and delivering engineering services in a range of industrial, commercial and consumer markets globally. The business segments of the Company includes Process Management, providing measurement, control and diagnostic capabilities for automated industrial processes producing items, such as foods, fuels, medicines and power; Industrial Automation, bringing integrated manufacturing solutions to diverse industries globally; Network Power, providing power and environmental conditioning and reliability to help keep telecommunication systems, data networks and critical business applications continuously operating; climate technologies for household and commercial comfort, as well as food safety and energy efficiency through air-conditioning and refrigeration technology, and appliance and tools, providing designed motors for applications, appliances and integrated appliance solutions.

  • CSTR, COINSTAR INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.980988
  • Coinstar, Inc. (Coinstar) is a multi-national company offering a range of solutions for retailersG?? storefronts consisting of self-service coin counting; entertainment services, such as skill-crane machines, bulk vending machines and kiddie rides, and e-payment services, such as pre-paid wireless products, stored value cards, payroll cards, pre-paid debit cards and money transfer services. It also offers a range of point-of-sale terminals, standalone e-payment kiosks and e-payment-enabled, coin-counting machines in drugstores, universities, shopping malls, supermarkets and convenience stores in the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries. Coinstar owns and operates more than 13,500 coin-counting machines in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. On May 31, 2006, Coinstar acquired Travelex Money Transfer Limited (renamed Coinstar Money Transfer (CMT)), a company that is in the business of offering money transfer services.

  • FORR, FORRESTER RESRCH Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.737383
  • Forrester Research, Inc. (Forrester) conducts independent technology and market research and provides advice to global leaders in business and technology. It offers products and services in four major areas: Research, Data, Consulting, and Community. Its products and services are targeted to specific roles, including principally senior management, business strategists, and marketing and technology professionals a companies who collaborate with Forrester to align their technology investments with their business goals. Research serves as the foundation for all its offerings and consists primarily of annual memberships to its syndicated research offering RoleView, formerly WholeView2, that provides access to its core research on a range of business and technology issues of interest to the specific roles its products and services address. In addition to RoleView, Forrester also provides several client-focused products and services in the CompanyG??s Data, Consulting, and Community offerings.

  • NEM, NEWMONT MIN CP (H Current Caprock Strength Rating: 23.004967
  • Newmont Mining Corporation (Newmont) is primarily a gold producer with significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, Bolivia, New Zealand and Mexico. As of December 31, 2007, Newmont had proven and probable gold reserves of 86.5 million equity ounces and an aggregate land position of approximately 42,680 square miles (110,550 square kilometers). Newmont is also engaged in the production of copper, principally through its Batu Hijau operation in Indonesia. The Company has operating segments of Nevada, Yanacocha in Peru, Australia/New Zealand, Batu Hijau in Indonesia, Africa and Other Operations comprising smaller operations in Bolivia, Mexico and Canada. It also has a Merchant Banking Segment and an Exploration Segment. In January, 2008, the Company, held approximately 96% of Miramar Mining Corporation. As a result of the acquisition, Newmont owns the Hope Bay gold mining project in the Nunavut Territory of Canada.

  • QGEN, QIAGEN NV Current Caprock Strength Rating: 186.214981
  • QIAGEN N.V. (QIAGEN) is a provider of technologies and products for preanalytical sample preparation and linked molecular assay solutions. QIAGEN operates in life sciences-related industries, and develops, manufactures and markets a portfolio of technologies and products, which meet the needs of the markets, including academic and industrial research, applied testing and molecular diagnostics. The Company offers over 500 products for a variety of applications in the handling, separation, purification, and subsequent use of nucleic acids and proteins. The main categories of its products include consumables, instrumentation and other. QIAGEN markets its products in more than 40 countries throughout the world. During the year ended December 31, 2006, it acquired Gentra Systems, Inc., Research Biolabs Pte. Ltd., Genaco Biomedical Products, Inc., PG Biotech Co. Ltd. and Research Biolabs Sdn Bhd. In July 2007, the Company acquired Digene Corporation.

  • DCI, DONALDSON CO INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 104.990479
  • Donaldson Company, Inc. (Donaldson) is a manufacturer of filtration systems and replacement parts. The CompanyG??s product mix includes air and liquid filters, and exhaust and emission control products for mobile equipment; in-plant air cleaning systems; compressed air purification systems; air intake systems for industrial gas turbines, and specialized filters for diverse applications, such as computer disk drives and semiconductor processing. Products are manufactured at more than 35 plants worldwide and through three of the CompanyG??s joint ventures. Donaldson has two segments: Engine Products and Industrial Products. On March 1, 2007, the Company acquired Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc., which was integrated into the Engine Products segment. On June 1, 2007, it acquired Rawsen Equipment (Pty) Limited, which was integrated into the Industrial Products segment.

  • KTF, DSW MUN INC TR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 6.159714
  • DWS Municipal Income Trust (the Fund) is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide high current income exempt from federal income tax by investing in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, tax-exempt securities. It invests in individual bonds whose yields and market values fluctuate. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The FundG??s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund. DWS Scudder Investments Service Company is an affiliate of the Advisor.

  • VTR, VENTAS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 118.689217
  • Ventas, Inc. is a healthcare real estate investment trust with a portfolio of seniors housing and healthcare-related properties in the United States. Its primary business consists of financing, owning and leasing seniors housing and healthcare-related properties and leasing or subleasing those properties to third parties. As of December 31, 2006, its portfolio consisted of 172 seniors housing properties, 218 skilled nursing facilities, 43 hospitals and 19 other communities in 43 states. It also had real estate loan investments relating to seniors housing and healthcare-related third parties as of December 31, 2006. It operates through its subsidiaries, Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership and PSLT OP, L.P., and ETOP, in which it owns all of the partnership units. As of December 31, 2006, its acquisitions included VSCRE Holdings, LLC, IPC AL Real Estate Investment Trust, IPC Equity Holdings Limited and 64 senior care properties. In April 2007, it acquired Sunrise Senior Living REIT.

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24th February 2008

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected. These stocks are a selection of stocks, and are NOT the top rated stocks. To view the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated Stock rating lists on the website.
The Caprock Analytics Strength Metric is a proprietary metric that estimates the current strength of a security based on an advanced, proprietary algorithm using a variety of technical and fundamental factors. A security with a high strength metric indicates strong momentum and a likelihood for further strength in the near future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please register for FREE at Caprock Analytics, login, and view the updated lists on the website. As always, thoroughly investigate these potential investments to ensure they are a fit for your investing goals and objectives.

  • WLT, WALTER INDS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 203.552536
  • Walter Industries, Inc. (Walter) is a diversified company that operates in five segments: Natural Resources, Sloss, Financing, Homebuilding and Other. Through these operating segments, the Company offers a diversified line of products and services, including coal and natural gas, furnace and foundry coke and slag fiber, mortgage financing and home construction. The Natural Resources segment consists primarily of Jim Walter Resources, Inc. (JWR) and Kodiak Mining Company, LLC (Kodiak). Sloss primarily manufactures and markets foundry and furnace coke, which are used by foundries and blast furnaces in the production of iron and steel products. The Financing segment consists primarily of Mid-State Homes, Inc. (MSH) and Walter Mortgage Company (WMC). The Homebuilding segment includes Jim Walter Homes, Inc (JWH). On December 14, 2006, Walter completed the spin-off of Mueller Water Products, Inc. (Mueller Water), which included the Mueller, U.S. Pipe and Anvil operating segments.

  • MSB, MESABI TRUST CTF Current Caprock Strength Rating: 143.796799
  • Mesabi Trust conserves and protects the Trust Estate, and collects and distributes the income and proceeds there from to the Trust’s certificate holders. The Agreement of Trust prohibits the Trust from engaging in any business. The lessee/operator of Mesabi Trust’s mineral interests is Northshore Mining Corporation, a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., which is a producer of iron ore products. The assets of Mesabi Trust consist of two different interests in certain properties in the Mesabi Iron Range: Mesabi Trust’s interest as assignor in the Amended Assignment of Peters Lease and the Amended Assignment of Cloquet Lease, which together cover properties aggregating approximately 9,750 contiguous acres in St. Louis County, Minnesota (the Peters and Cloquet Lease Lands), and Mesabi Trust’s ownership of the entire beneficial interest in the Mesabi Land Trust, which has a 20% interest as fee owner in the Peters Lease Lands and a 100% fee ownership in certain non-mineral-bearing lands.

  • ITG, INVESTMENT TEC NE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 35.947548
  • Investment Technology Group, Inc. (ITG) is a specialized agency brokerage and technology firm that partners with clients globally to provide solutions spanning the entire investment process. The Company has two segments: U.S. Operations and International Operations. The U.S. Operations segment provides equity trading, trade order management, connectivity and research services to institutional investors, plan sponsors, brokers, alternative investment funds and money managers in the United States The International Operations segment includes ITGG??s brokerage businesses in Europe, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan (collectively, Asia), as well as a research and development facility in Israel. On January 3, 2006, ITG acquired The Macgregor Group, Inc. (Macgregor). On January 3, 2006, the Company also acquired Plexus Plan Sponsor Group, Inc. (Plexus). On August 16, 2006, ITG entered into a 50% joint venture with Merrill to form Block Alert LLC.

  • NBR, NABORS INDS INC N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 24.269753
  • Nabors Industries Ltd. (Nabors) is a land drilling contractor with approximately 615 land drilling rigs. The Company conducts oil, gas and geothermal land drilling operations in the United States Lower 48 states, Alaska, Canada, South and Central America, the Middle East, the Far East and Africa. It is also one of the land well servicing and workover contractors in the United States and Canada. The Company owns approximately 610 land workover and well-servicing rigs in the United States, primarily in the southwestern and western United States, and approximately 190 land workover and well-servicing rigs in Canada. Nabors is a provider of offshore platform workover and drilling rigs, and owns 48 platform, 19 jack-up units and five barge rigs in the United States and multiple international markets. On January 3, 2006, Nabors acquired 1183011 Alberta Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Airborne Energy Solutions Ltd.

  • HCBK, HUDSON CITY BNCP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 395.573456
  • Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Hudson City Bancorp) serves as the holding company of its only wholly owned subsidiary, Hudson City Savings Bank (Hudson City Savings), a retail savings bank offering traditional deposit products, residential real estate mortgage loans and consumer loans. In addition, it purchases mortgages, mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by the United States Government and government-sponsored agencies and other investments permitted by applicable laws and regulations. Hudson City Savings’ revenues are derived principally from interest on its mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, and interest and dividends on its investment securities. Hudson City SavingsG?? primary sources of funds are customer deposits, borrowings, scheduled amortization and prepayments of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, maturities and calls of investment securities and funds provided by operations.

  • ECL, ECOLAB INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.403633
  • Ecolab Inc. (Ecolab) develops and markets products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, healthcare and industrial markets. It provides cleaning and sanitizing products and programs, as well as pest elimination, maintenance and repair services primarily to hotels and restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, quick-service units, grocery stores, commercial and institutional laundries, light industry, dairy plants and farms, food and beverage processors, and the vehicle wash industry. It operates in three segments: United States Cleaning & Sanitizing Segment, United States Other Services Segment and International Segment. In September 2006, Ecolab acquired DuChem Industries, Inc. and Powles Hunt & Sons International Ltd. On January 1, 2007, it integrated its former Professional Products division into the Institutional Division. In July 2007, the Company acquired Eagle Environmental Systems. In November 2007, Ecolab acquired Microtek Medical Holdings, Inc.

  • ANF, ABERCROMBIE & FIT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 22.515133
  • Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F) is a specialty retailer that operates stores selling casual apparel, such as knit shirts, graphic t-shirts, jeans, woven shirts, shorts, as well as personal care and other accessories for men, women and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister and RUEHL brands. As of February 3, 2007, the Company operated 944 stores in the United States and Canada. During the fiscal year ended February 3, 2007 (fiscal 2006), A&F purchased merchandise from approximately 258 factories and suppliers located throughout the world, primarily in Southeast Asia and Central and South America. In fiscal 2006, the Company did not source more than 5% of its apparel from any single factory or supplier. A&F pursues global sourcing that includes relationships with vendors in 37 countries and the United States.

  • GHL, GREENHILL & CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 51.067162
  • Greenhill & Co., Inc. (Greenhill) is an independent investment banking firm that provides financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and similar corporate finance matters, and manages merchant banking funds and commits capital to those funds. Greenhill acts for clients located throughout the world from offices in New York, London, Frankfurt, Toronto and Dallas. Its principal subsidiaries are Greenhill & Co., LLC, a registered broker-dealer, which provides investment banking services in North America; Greenhill & Co. International LLP, a limited liability partnership, which provides investment banking services in Europe, and Greenhill Capital Partners, LLC and Greenhill Venture Partners, LLC, each of which is a registered investment advisor, through which the Company conducts its North American merchant banking business. GreenhillG??s principal sources of revenue are financial advisory and merchant banking fund management.

  • MYD, BLACKROCK MUNIYIE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.770908
  • Blackrock Muniyield Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The FundG??s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income taxes. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund may invest in certain securities, whose income return is inversely related to changes in a floating interest rate (inverse floaters). It may also invest in swap agreements. The Fund invests in sectors, such as transportation, hospital, power, education, housing, and water and sewer. The FundG??s investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, serves as the FundG??s sub-advisor.

  • FRO, FRONTLINE LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 48.227261
  • Frontline Ltd. (Frontline) is engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of oil tankers, including oil/bulk/ore (OBO) carriers. The Company operates tankers of two sizes: very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which are between 200,000 and 320,000 deadweight tons, and Suezmaxes, which are vessels between 120,000 and 170,000 deadweight tons. As of May 31, 2007, the Company operated a tanker fleet consisting of 81 vessels. The fleet consists of 40 VLCCs, which are either owned or chartered in, 21 Suezmax tankers, which are either owned or chartered in, and eight Suezmax OBOs, which are chartered in. The Company operates through subsidiaries and partnerships located in the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man, Liberia, Norway, Marshall Islands, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Malta, Hong Kong and Singapore. Frontline is also involved in the charter, purchase and sale of vessels. As of January 18, 2007, Frontline Ltd. held a 33% interest in Sealift Ltd.

  • CHP, C&D TECHNOLOGIES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.501881
  • C&D Technologies, Inc. (C&D) is a manufacturer and marketer of electrical power storage systems for the standby power and motive power markets. The Company conducts its business in two segments: Standby Power and Motive Power. The Standby Power division manufactures and markets lead acid batteries and standby power systems that integrate lead acid batteries with other electronic components, which are used to provide backup or standby power for electrical equipment in the event of power loss from the primary power source. The Motive Power division manufactures and markets lead acid batteries and systems used to power, monitor, charge and test the batteries used in electric material handling vehicles, including forklift trucks, automated guided vehicles and airline ground support equipment. In August 2007, the Company completed the sale of its Power Electronics division to Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

  • NMO, NUVEEN MU MKT OPP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 12.084943
  • Company description not available.

  • SSL, SASOL LTD ADR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 74.745232
  • Sasol Limited is an integrated oil and gas company with substantial chemical interests. Sasol mines coal in South Africa. Through Sasol Synfuels, this coal, along with Mozambican natural gas, is converted into fuels and chemical feedstock using Fischer-Tropsch technology. The Company also has chemical manufacturing and marketing operations in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Its larger chemical portfolios include monomers, polymers, solvents, olefins, surfactants, surfactant intermediates, comonomers, waxes, phenolics and nitrogenous products. Sasol produces crude oil offshore Gabon. The Company operates through three segments clusters: South African energy cluster (Sasol Mining, Sasol Synfuels, Sasol Oil and Sasol Gas), international energy cluster (Sasol Synfuels International and Sasol Petroleum International) and chemical cluster (Sasol Polymers, Sasol Solvents, Sasol Olefins & Surfactants, Sasol Nitro, Sasol Wax and Infrachem).

  • HLEX, HEALTHEXTRAS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.287270
  • HealthExtras, Inc. provides pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services and supplemental benefit programs. The PBM segment, which operates under the brand name Catalyst Rx, accounted for 97% of the Company’s revenue during the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company’s PBM clients include more than 1,000 self-insured employers, including state and local governments, third-party administrators (TPAs), and managed care organizations, who contract with HealthExtras to administer the prescription drug component of their overall health benefit programs. Total claims processed increased to 29.3 million in 2006. HealthExtras offers its own supplemental benefit programs, including lump sum accidental disability benefits, accidental death and dismemberment benefits, and emergency accident and sickness medical benefits. The supplemental benefits segment accounted for 3% of the Company’s revenue in 2006.

  • CHCO, CITY HOLDING CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 101.882088
  • City Holding Company is a bank holding company. The Company conducts its principal activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, City National Bank of West Virginia (City National). Through its network of 67 banking offices in West Virginia (56 offices), Kentucky (nine offices), and Ohio (two offices), City National provides credit, deposit, trust and investment management, and insurance products and services to its customers. The West Virginia locations are centered in the Charleston, Huntington, Beckley, and Martinsburg markets. City National owns 49 locations and leases 18 locations, pursuant to operating leases. City NationalG??s delivery channels include automated teller machines, check cards, interactive voice response systems, and Internet technology. The CompanyG??s business activities are limited to one business segment, which is community banking. As of December 31, 2006, 53% of the CompanyG??s loan portfolio was categorized as residential mortgage and home equity loans

  • BG, BUNGE LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 295.490662
  • Bunge Limited (Bunge) is a Bermuda-based holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company operates as an integrated, global agribusiness and food company operating in the farm-to-consumer food chain. It operates through three divisions: agribusiness, fertilizer and food products. These divisions include four segments: agribusiness, fertilizer, edible oil products and milling products. The agribusiness division is an integrated business involved in the purchase, storage, transport, processing and sale of grains and oilseeds. The fertilizer division is involved in every stage of the fertilizer business, from mining of raw materials to the sale of fertilizer products primarily in Brazil. The food products division consists of two business segments: edible oil products and milling products. These segments include businesses that produce and sell food products, such as edible oils, shortenings, margarine, mayonnaise, and milled products, such as wheat flours and corn products.

  • CTRP, CTRIP.COM INTL LT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 158.403076
  • Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Ctrip) is a consolidator of hotel accommodations and air tickets in China. The Company aggregates information on hotels and flights, and enables its customers to make hotel and flight bookings. Ctrip also sells packaged-tours that include transportation and accommodations. The Company targets its services primarily at business and leisure travelers in China. Ctrip acts as agent in all of its transactions and does not take any inventory risks with respect to the hotel rooms and air tickets booked through the Company. Ctrip derives its hotel reservation, air-ticketing and packaged-tour revenues through commissions from hotels (primarily based on the transaction value of the rooms), air tickets and packaged-tour products, respectively, booked through its services. In March 2006, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, C-Travel International Limited.

  • HP, HELMERICH PAYNE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 111.265259
  • Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is primarily engaged in contract drilling of oil and gas wells for others. The contract drilling business accounts for almost all of the Company’s operating revenues. It is also engaged in the ownership, development and operation of commercial real estate. It is organized into two separate operating entities: contract drilling and real estate. The Company’s contract drilling business consists of three business segments: U.S. land drilling, offshore platform drilling and international drilling. The Company’s U.S. land drilling is conducted primarily in Oklahoma, California, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, New Mexico, and North Dakota, and offshore from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, California, Trinidad and Equatorial Guinea. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, the Company’s international land segment operated in seven international locations: Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Tunisia and Chile.

  • ABT, ABBOTT LABORATORI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 36.519253
  • Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a diversified line of healthcare products. It has four segments. The Pharmaceutical Products segmentG??s products include adult and pediatric pharmaceuticals. The Diagnostic Products segmentG??s products include diagnostic systems and tests for blood banks, hospitals, commercial laboratories, physiciansG?? offices, alternate care testing sites, plasma protein therapeutic companies and consumers. The Nutritional Products segmentG??s products include a line of pediatric and adult nutritional. The Vascular Products segmentG??s products include a line of coronary, endovascular and vessel closure devices. In February 2008, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Company’s SIMCOR (Niaspan/simvastatin), a medicine for cholesterol management. In January 2008, AbbottG??s HUMIRA (adalimumab) received approval from FDA, for moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.

  • WABC, WESTAMERICA BNCP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 62.256195
  • Westamerica Bancorporation is a bank holding company that provides a range of banking services to individual and corporate customers in Northern and Central California, through its subsidiary, Westamerica Bank (the Bank). Westamerica Bank operates as a state-chartered bank. The principal communities served are located in Northern and Central California, from Mendocino, Lake and Nevada Counties in the North to Kern County in the South. The Company focuses on the banking needs of small businesses. The Company owns 28 branch office locations. Westamerica Bancorporation also has a wholly owned subsidiary, Community Banker Services Corporation, which provides data processing services and other support functions to the Company and its subsidiaries.

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