Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks
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- DCI, DONALDSON CO INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 104.990479
- AXS, AXIS CAP HLDGS LT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 19.647703
- SPW, S P X CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 514.885315
- PXP, PLAINS EXPL&PROD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.217514
- FII, FEDERATED INV INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 40.086418
- CVD, COVANCE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 154.708130
- CHP, C&D TECHNOLOGIES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 30.501881
- WWE, WORLD WRESTLING E Current Caprock Strength Rating: 67.328812
- AGU, AGRIUM INC. Current Caprock Strength Rating: 430.409576
- INTU, INTUIT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.931304
- MDR, MCDERMOTT INT PAN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 58.341206
- HCP, HEALTHCARE PROP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 3.127659
- KGC, KINROSS GOLD CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 371.050720
- TSU, TIM PARTICIPACOES Current Caprock Strength Rating: 5.498489
- PRXL, PAREXEL INTL CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 352.510712
- BKN, BLACKROCK INV MUN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.977795
- KOP, KOPPERS HOLDINGS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 195.969543
- BG, BUNGE LTD Current Caprock Strength Rating: 295.490662
- LH, LABORATORY CORP N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.657993
- IDXX, IDEXX LABS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 76.505745
Donaldson Company, Inc. (Donaldson) is a worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and replacement parts. The Company?s product mix includes air and liquid filtration systems and exhaust and emission control products. Products are manufactured at 39 plants worldwide and through three joint ventures. The Company has two reporting segments: Engine Products and Industrial Products. Products in the Engine Products segment consist of air filtration systems, exhaust and emissions systems, liquid filtration systems and replacement parts. Products in the Industrial Products segment consist of dust, fume and mist collectors, compressed air purification systems, liquid filtration systems, static and pulse-clean air filter systems for gas turbines, and specialized air filtration systems for diverse applications including computer disk drives. The Company acquired on LMC West, Inc. on February 4, 2008. In October 2008, the Company acquired Western Filter Corporation.
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXIS Capital) is a Bermuda-based holding company for the AXIS group of companies. Through its various operating subsidiaries and branches, the Company provides a range of insurance and reinsurance products to insureds and reinsureds worldwide with operations in Bermuda, the United States and Europe. Its business consists of two global underwriting platforms: AXIS Insurance and AXIS Re. The Company operates through two business segments: insurance and reinsurance. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company established new underwriting branches in Singapore, Australia and Canada. In January 2009, the Company purchased Dexta Corporation Pty Ltd, an underwriting agency in Australia.
SPX Corporation is a global multi-industry manufacturing company with operations in over 40 countries and sales in over 150 countries around the world. The majority of its revenues, approximately 56% during the year ended December 31, 2008, are driven by global infrastructure development.The Company has four operating segments: Flow Technology, Test and Measurement, Thermal Equipment and Services, and Industrial Products and Services. In September 2008, the Company acquired Autoboss Tech, Inc., a China-based manufacturer of diagnostic tools and equipment. In January 2009, the Company sold its remaining portion of its DeZurik product line to Sartell Valves Inc. In July 2008, it announced the completion of the sale of its air filtration business unit to the Riverside Company. In December 2008, the Company sold its operations of Vibration Testing and Data Acquisition Equipment business (LDS) and Scales and Counting Systems business.
Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the activities of acquiring, developing, exploring and producing oil and gas properties primarily in the United States. The Company owns oil and gas properties with principal operations in Onshore California; Offshore California; the Gulf of Mexico; the Gulf Coast Region; the Mid-Continent Region, and the Rocky Mountains. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had estimated proved reserves of 292.1 million barrels of oil equivalent, of which 61% was comprised of oil and 72% was proved developed. During the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, PXP participated in 123 exploratory wells, of which 102 were successful, and 660 development wells, 652 of which were successful. The Company also has an interest in an exploration prospect offshore Vietnam.
Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated), together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is a provider of investment management products and related financial services. The Company sponsors, markets and provides investment-related services to various investment products, including mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products). Federated provided investment advisory services to 158 Federated-sponsored funds (the Federated Funds) as of December 31, 2008. Of the 158 Federated Funds as of December 31, 2008, Federated?s investment advisory subsidiaries managed 50 money market funds totaling $327.3 billion in assets, 51 fixed-income funds with $19.3 billion in assets and 57 equity funds with $17.5 billion in assets. In December 2008, Federated announced the completion of the acquisition of Clover Capital Management Inc.
Covance Inc. is a drug development services company providing 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. Covance maintains offices in more than 20 countries. The services it provides constitute two segments: early development services, which include preclinical services and clinical pharmacology services, and late-stage development services, which include central laboratory, clinical development, periapproval and market access services. It provides product development services on a global basis to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company served in excess of 300 biopharmaceutical companies. In March 2009, it acquired Swiss Pharma Contract, a 50-bed clinical research company based in Switzerland.
C&D Technologies, Inc. (C&D) is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of electrical power storage systems for the standby power market. The Company manufactures, markets and distributes 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. Its product offering includes flooded lead acid batteries (flooded); valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries, and power rectifiers and other related power distribution and monitoring equipment. Standby power systems are used in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, wireless and wireline telecommunications, cable television (CATV) systems, utilities and other applications. The Company’s batteries and standby power systems are marketed and sold under the Dynasty, Maxrate, msENDUR, Liberty and Sageon brands.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is an integrated media and entertainment company. The Company develops creative content centered on its talent and presented at its live and televised events. Its three brands include Raw, SmackDown and ECW. The Company operates through four segments: Live and Televised Entertainment, Consumer Products, Digital Media and WWE Studios (formerly WWE Films).
Agrium Inc. is a retailer of agriculture products and services in the United State, as well as Argentina and Chile, and global producer and wholesale marketer of nutrients for agricultural and industrial markets. The Company?s three operating business units are: Retail, Wholesale, and Advanced Technologies. The Company operates 872 retail centers, 72 terminals and 19 distribution centers in North and South America. On May 5, 2008, the Company acquired UAP Holding Corp. (UAP), a distributor of a range of crop protection products, nutrients, seed and services to growers across North America. On July 8, 2008, it acquired a 70% interest in Common Market Fertilizers S.A. (CMF) a fertilizer distribution company.
Intuit Inc. (Intuit) is a provider of business, financial management solutions for small and medium sized businesses, financial institutions, consumers and accounting professionals. The Company?s flagship products and services, including QuickBooks, Quicken and TurboTax software, enable small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. It has six business segments: QuickBooks, Payroll and Payments, Consumer Tax, Accounting Professionals, Financial Institutions and Other Businesses. The Company?s Small Business division consists of two segments: QuickBooks segment, and Payroll and Payments segment. The QuickBooks segment includes QuickBooks financial and business management software and services, technical support, financial supplies, and Website design and hosting services for small businesses. In December 2007, Intuit Inc. acquired Homestead Technologies Inc. In February 2008, it acquired Electronic Clearing House Inc.
McDermott International, Inc. (MII) is an engineering and construction company with specialty manufacturing and service capabilities. MII provides a variety of products and services to customers in the energy and power industries, including utilities and other power generators, and national oil companies, and the United States Government. MII is the parent company of the McDermott group of companies, including J. Ray McDermott, S.A. (JRMSA) and The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W). The Company operates in three business segments: Offshore Oil and Gas Construction, Government Operations and Power Generation Systems. On December 31, 2008, the Company?s Government Operations segment completed its acquisition of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., a provider of specialty nuclear fuels and related services.
HCP, Inc. (HCP) is a real estate investment trust (REIT), focusing primarily on properties serving the healthcare industry. The Company acquires, develops, leases, disposes and manages healthcare real estate and provide mortgage and financing to healthcare providers. HCP?s portfolio comprises investments in the five healthcare segments: senior housing, life science, medical office, hospital, and skilled nursing. The Company makes investments within five healthcare segments using the five investment products: properties under lease, investment management, developments, mezzanine loans, and non-managing member LLCs (DownREITs). As of December 31, 2008, HCP had interests in 264 senior housing facilities, including 25 facilities owned by the Company?s Investment Management Platform. As of December 31, 2008, HCP had interests in 104 life science properties, including eight facilities owned by Investment Management Platform.
Kinross Gold Corporation (Kinross) is engaged in the mining and processing of gold and as a by-product, silver ore, and the exploration for, and the acquisition of, gold bearing properties in the Americas, the Russian Federation and worldwide. The principal products of Kinross are gold and silver produced in the form of dore that is shipped to refineries for final processing. Kinross? share of proven and probable mineral reserves, as of December 31, 2008, was 45.6 million ounces of gold and 105.8 million ounces of silver. On July 31, 2008, Kinross completed the sale of its 40% interest in the Hammond Reef project to Brett Resources Inc. On September 30, 2008, it acquired Aurelian Resources Inc. On December 16, 2008, Kinross completed the acquisition of a 40% interest in Minera Santa Rose SCM (Minera) from certain subsidiaries of Anglo American Plc, and on January 8, 2009, Kinross acquired the remaining 60% interest in Minera from a subsidiary of Teck Cominco Limited.
TIM Participacoes SA 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. The Company offers value-added services, including short message services or text messaging, multimedia messaging services, push-mail, Blackberry service, 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. The Company provides interconnection services to fixed line and mobile service providers as well.
PAREXEL International Corporation (PAREXEL) is a biopharmaceutical 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. The Company?s 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, performance improvement, industry training and publishing, medical imaging services, interactive voice response systems (IVRS), clinical trial management systems (CTMS), Web-based portals, systems integration, patient diary applications, and other drug development services. In August 2008, PAREXEL completed the acquisition of ClinPhone plc.
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. (the Trust) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust seeks to provide high current income, which is exempt from regular federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital. The Trust may invest in zero-coupon bonds. It invests in sectors, such as hospitals, housing, transportation, power, education, and water and sewer. The Trust?s investment advisor is BlackRock Advisors, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. Its sub-advisor is BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (BFM), an affiliate of the advisor.
Koppers Holdings Inc. (Koppers Holdings), formerly as KI Holdings Inc., is an integrated provider of carbon compounds and commercial wood treatment products. Its products are used in a variety of applications in a range of end markets, including the aluminum, railroad, specialty chemical, utility, rubber, and steel industries. It operates two principal businesses: Carbon Materials and Chemicals, and Railroad and Utility Products. It processes coal tar into a variety of products, including carbon pitch, creosote, and phthalic anhydride, which are critical intermediate materials in the production of aluminum, the pressure treatment of wood and the production of plasticizers, and specialty chemicals. Through its Railroad and Utility Products business, the Company supplies railroad crossties in North America. In October 2008, Koppers Holdings sold 95% interest in Koppers Monessen Partners to ArcelorMittal S.A.
Bunge Limited (Bunge) is a global agribusiness and food company operating in the farm-to-consumer food chain. The Company is engaged in oilseed processing company, a producer and supplier of fertilizer to farmers in South America, and engaged in selling of packaged vegetable oils. The Company conducts its operations in three divisions: agribusiness, fertilizer and food products. These divisions include four segments: agribusiness, fertilizer, edible oil products and milling products. The Company?s agribusiness division is an integrated business principally involved in the purchase, storage, transport, processing and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products. Its agribusiness operations and assets are primarily located in North and South America, Europe and China, and it has marketing and distribution offices worldwide.
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is an independent clinical laboratory company. The Company has a national network of 36 primary laboratories and over 1,600 patient service centers along with a network of branches and STAT laboratories (which are laboratories that have the ability to perform certain routine tests quickly and report the results to the physician immediately). Through its national network of laboratories, the Company offers a range of clinical laboratory tests that are used by the medical profession in routine testing, patient diagnosis, and in the monitoring and treatment of disease. In addition, it has developed specialty testing businesses, such as oncology testing, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genotyping and phenotyping, diagnostic genetics and clinical trials. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company acquired additional partnership units in its Ontario, Canada joint venture, bringing the Company?s percentage interest owned to 85.6%.
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDEXX) develops, manufactures and distributes products, and provides services primarily for the veterinary, and the food and water testing markets. IDEXX?s primary products and services include point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, comprising rapid assays and instruments and consumables; laboratory and consulting services used by veterinarians; information products and services, and digital radiography systems used by veterinarians, and point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers used in the human medical diagnostics market. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company operated primarily through three business segments: products and services for the veterinary market, which it refers to as Companion Animal Group (CAG); water quality products (Water), and products for production animal health, which it refers to as the Production Animal Segment (PAS).