Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks
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- PBT, PERMIAN BASIN ROY Current Caprock Strength Rating: 252.514313
- AGN, ALLERGAN INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 34.217606
- CHCO, CITY HOLDING CO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 101.882088
- ESRX, EXPRESS SCRIPTS C Current Caprock Strength Rating: 61.213497
- TMO, THERMO FISHER SCI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 145.394485
- RIG, TRANSOCEAN INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 103.550560
- BUCY, BUCYRUS INTL CL A Current Caprock Strength Rating: 196.695038
- PBNY, PROVIDENT NEW YOR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 68.846123
- HXM, DESARROLLADORA HO Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1.585304
- RSG, REPUBLIC SVCS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 7.393464
- KND, KINDRED HEALTHCAR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 8.169164
- VIV, VIVO PARTICIPACOE Current Caprock Strength Rating: 59.381481
- CENX, CENTURY ALUMINUM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 26.985502
- ACL, ALCON INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 16.471506
- CMO, CAPSTEAD MTG CP N Current Caprock Strength Rating: 1118.925537
- AGU, AGRIUM INC. Current Caprock Strength Rating: 430.409576
- PHI, PHILIPPINE LG DS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 404.734253
- ERF, ENERPLUS RES FD Current Caprock Strength Rating: -0.796765
- ZTR, ZWEIG TOTL RETURN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 21.609512
- MMSI, MERIT MEDICAL SYS Current Caprock Strength Rating: 154.594406
The Permian Basin Royalty Trust (the Trust) is an express trust. The net overriding royalties conveyed to the Trust (the Royalties) include a 75% net overriding royalty carved out of Southland Royalty?s fee mineral interests in the Waddell Ranch in Crane County, Texas (the Waddell Ranch properties), and a 95% net overriding royalty carved out of Southland Royalty?s major producing royalty interests in Texas (the Texas Royalty properties).
Allergan, Inc. is a multi-specialty health care company focused on developing and commercializing pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices. The Company is engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing specialty pharmaceutical, medical device and over-the-counter products for the ophthalmic, neurological, medical aesthetics, medical dermatology, breast aesthetics, obesity intervention, urological and other specialty markets in more than 100 countries globally. In January 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Groupe Corneal Laboratoires (Corneal). In October 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Esprit Pharma Holding Company, Inc. (Esprit). In July 2008, the Company acquired the Aczone (dapsone) gel 5% from QLT USA, Inc. (QLT), a wholly owned subsidiary of QLT Inc. The Company operates in two business segments: specialty pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
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 69 banking offices in West Virginia (58 offices), Kentucky (eight offices), and Ohio (three offices), City National provides credit, deposit, trust and investment management, and insurance products and services to its customers. The Company?s business activities are limited to one reportable business segment, which is community banking. The West Virginia locations are primarily cantered in the Charleston, Huntington, Beckley, and Martinsburg markets. City National owns 50 locations and leases 19 locations, pursuant to operating leases. City National?s delivery channels include automated teller machines (ATMs), check cards, interactive voice response systems, and Internet technology.
Express Scripts, Inc. is a pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company in North America. The Company provides a range of services to its clients, which include health maintenance organizations (HMOs), health insurers, third-party administrators, employers, union-sponsored benefit plans, workers? compensation plans and government health programs. The Company operates in two segments: Pharmacy Benefit Management Services (PBM) and Specialty and Ancillary Services (SAAS). Its PBM services include retail network pharmacy management; retail drug card programs; home delivery pharmacy services; benefit design consultation; drug utilization review; drug formulary management programs, and compliance and therapy management programs for its clients. On June 30, 2008, the Company completed the sale of CuraScript Infusion Pharmacy, Inc. On July 22, 2008, it completed the acquisition of the Pharmacy Services Division of Medical Services Company.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Thermo Fisher), incorporated in 1956, is engaged in serving science. It provides analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software and services for research, manufacturing, analysis, discovery and diagnostics. The Company operates through two segments: analytical technologies and laboratory products and services. Analytical technologies segment includes pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, government and other research and industrial markets. Laboratory products and services segment offers combination of products and services that allows its customers to engage in their core business functions of research, development, manufacturing, clinical diagnosis and drug discovery. In April 2009, Alesco Corporation Ltd. sold its Scientific & Medical division to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. In October 2009, the Company acquired B.R.A.H.M.S. AG.
Transocean LTD. (Transocean), formerly Transocean Inc., is an international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. As of February 03, 2009, the Company owned, had partial ownership interests in or operated 136 mobile offshore drilling units. Its fleet included 39 high-specification floaters (ultra-deepwater, deepwater and harsh environment semisubmersibles, and drillships), 28 midwater floaters, 10 high-specification jackups, 55 standard jackups and four other rigs. As of February 03, 2009, the Company also has 10 ultra-deepwater floaters contracted for or under construction. The Company?s primary business is to contract these drilling rigs, related equipment and work crews primarily on a day rate basis to drill oil and gas wells.
Bucyrus International, Inc. designs, manufactures mining equipment for the extraction of coal, copper, oil sands, iron ore and other minerals in mining centers throughout the world. In addition to the manufacture of original equipment, the Company also provides the aftermarket replacement parts and service for equipment. The Company operates in two business segments: surface mining and underground mining. As of December 31, 2008, all of the Company?s products and services were marketed under a single name, Bucyrus. The Company?s manufacturing facilities include Australia, China, Germany, Poland and the United States, and service and sales centers include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, England, India, Mexico, Peru, Russia, South Africa and the United States. In December 2008, the Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of OKD, Bastro a.s. (Bastro). In October 2008, it acquired Appalachian Mine Sales, Inc., a belt conveyor manufacturer.
Provident New York Bancorp (Provident Bancorp) is a unitary savings and loan holding company that wholly owns the Provident Bank (the Bank). Provident Bank is a full-service community bank. The Company operates 33 branches that serve the Hudson Valley region, including 32 branches located in Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York, and one branch in Bergen County, New Jersey that operates under the name Towncenter Bank, a division of Provident Bank, New York. The Bank also offers deposit services to municipalities located in the State of New York through Provident Bank?s wholly owned subsidiary, Provident Municipal Bank. Provident Bank offers a line of commercial, community business and retail banking products and services.
Homex Development Corp. is a home-development company engaged in the development, construction and sale of affordable entry-level, middle-income and upper-income housing in Mexico. To carry out its activities, the Company engages in land acquisition, obtaining permits and licenses, designing, constructing, marketing and selling homes, obtaining individual financing for its customers and developing communities for the housing needs in Mexico. Additionally, the Company participates in the market, where mortgage financing is provided by commercial banks and cash transactions.
Republic Services, Inc. is a provider of services in the domestic non-hazardous solid waste industry. Its operations primarily consist of the collection, transfer and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste. The Company provides non-hazardous solid waste collection services for commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers through 400 collection companies in 40 states. It also owns or operates 242 transfer stations, 213 active solid waste landfills and 78 recycling facilities. As of December 31, 2008, its operations were organized into four regions: Eastern, Central, Southern and Western. Each of the Company?s regions and substantially all its areas provide collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services. In December 2008, Republic Services, Inc. and Allied Waste Industries, Inc. announced that they have completed their merger to create a waste and environmental services provider. The combined company is named Republic Services, Inc.
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. is a healthcare services company that through its subsidiaries operates hospitals, nursing centers and a contract rehabilitation services business across the United States. As of December 31, 2008, the Company’s hospital division operated 82 long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals (6,482 licensed beds) in 24 states. Kindred Healthcare’s health services division operated 228 nursing centers (28,525 licensed beds) in 27 states. The Company also operated a contract rehabilitation services business that provides rehabilitative services primarily in long-term care settings. Kindred Healthcare is organized into three operating divisions: the hospital division, the health services division and the rehabilitation division. In September 2008, the Company discontinued its operations in LTAC hospital in Massachusetts and California.
Vivo Participacoes SA (Vivo) is a Brazil-based company engaged in providing cellular telecommunications services. The Company has 100% interest in Vivo S.A., a provider of mobile telephone services in the states of, Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins and Minas Gerais through its subsidiary Telemig Celular. Vivo is controlled by Brasilcel N.V. (Brasilcel), a joint venture between Portugal Telecom and Telefonica. On April 03, 2008, it acquired Telemig Celular S.A., a wireless telecommunication provider in the state of Minas Gerais.
Century Aluminum Company (Century Aluminum) is a holding company engaged in producing aluminum. The Company?s principal subsidiaries are Century Aluminum of West Virginia, Inc. (Century of West Virginia), Berkeley Aluminum, Inc. (Berkeley), Century Kentucky, Inc. (Century Kentucky) and Nordural ehf (Nordural). Century of West Virginia operates a primary aluminum reduction facility in Ravenswood, West Virginia (Ravenswood). Berkeley holds a 49.7% interest in a partnership, which operates a primary aluminum reduction facility in Mt. Holly, South Carolina (Mt. Holly) and a 49.7% undivided interest in the property, plant, and equipment comprising Mt. Holly. The remaining interest in the partnership and the remaining undivided interest in Mt. Holly are owned by Alumax of South Carolina, Inc., a subsidiary of Alcoa (ASC).
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. 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. In July 2008, Novartis AG acquired a 25% stake in Alcon from Nestle SA.
Capstead Mortgage Corporation (Capstead) operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company earns income from investing in real estate-related assets on a leveraged basis. These investments consist primarily of a 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) (collectively, Agency Securities). As of December 31, 2008, residential mortgage investments totaled $7.46 billion.
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.
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is a diversified telecommunications company in the Philippines. Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), PLDT’s wholly owned subsidiary, is the cellular service provider in the country. The Company operates through three segments: Wireless, Fixed Line, and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). On June 4, 2008, PLDT acquired the fixed line assets of Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel). On March 24, 2008, ePLDT, Inc. (ePLDT) acquired additional shares from Airborne Access Corporation (Airborne Access) thereby increasing its 51% ownership interest to 99.4%. On May 1, 2008, Smart Broadband, Inc. (SBI) acquired from ePLDT the 99.4% equity ownership in Airborne Access. On April 28, 2008, Smart acquired PH Communications Holdings Corporation (PHC) and Francom Holdings, Inc. (FHI), which collectively own 100% of Connectivity Unlimited Resources Enterprises.
Enerplus Resources Fund (Enerplus) is an open-end investment trust. As of December 31, 2008, the Fund?s assets consisted of securities issued by its direct wholly owned subsidiaries, and 95%, 99% and 99% royalties on the crude oil and natural gas property interests of EnerMark Inc., Enerplus Resources Corporation (ERC) and Enerplus Oil & Gas Ltd. (Enerplus Oil & Gas), respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the Fund?s material Operating Subsidiaries were EnerMark, ERC, Enerplus Commercial Trust (ECT), means Enerplus Resources (USA) Corporation (Enerplus USA) and FET Operating Partnership. On February 13, 2008, the Fund completed its acquisition of Focus Energy Trust (Focus). On July 31, 2008, Enerplus completed the sale of its 15% working interest in the Joslyn oil sands lease to Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
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 up to 50% of its total assets in the high quality fixed-income securities, and up to 50% of its total assets in equity securities. It invests in sectors, such as financials, consumer staples, industrials, information technology and healthcare. The Fund?s investment adviser is Zweig Advisers, LLC.
Merit Medical Systems, Inc produces single-use medical products. The products are designed to enable physicians and other health care professionals to perform interventional and diagnostic procedures safely and effectively. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company?s United States domestic sales force made approximately 41% of its sales directly to United States hospitals and approximately 14% of sales through other channels such as United States customs packagers and distributors. Original equipment manufacturers (OEM), companies accounted for approximately 17% of its 2008, sales. Approximately 32% of its sales in 2008, were made in international markets (of which OEM international sales accounted for approximately 4%).