Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks
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- EOG, EOG RESOURCES INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 129.071442
- WABC, WESTAMERICA BNCP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 61.757309
- BXS, BANCORPSOUTH INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 18.757139
- CHTT, CHATTEM INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 197.951096
- CVD, COVANCE INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 152.799179
- OSIP, OSI PHARMACEUTIC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 44.517963
- NYB, NEW YORK CMMTY BN Current Caprock Strength Rating: 44.507988
- USB, US BANCORP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 38.292557
- MCR, M F S CHARTR INCM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 90.644875
- VGM, VAN KAMPEN INV GR Current Caprock Strength Rating: 3.878521
- ABT, ABBOTT LABORATORI Current Caprock Strength Rating: 38.990311
- AIZ, ASSURANT INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 127.699776
- CMZ, COMPTON PETROLEUM Current Caprock Strength Rating: 48.239784
- VLCCF, KNIGHTSBRIDGE TNK Current Caprock Strength Rating: 15.804473
- ARG, AIRGAS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 0.950748
- CLHB, CLEAN HARBORS INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 46.224197
- NDAQ, NASDAQ STOCK MKT Current Caprock Strength Rating: 31.321873
- BRLI, BIO-REFERENCE LAB Current Caprock Strength Rating: 25.179663
- FII, FEDERATED INV INC Current Caprock Strength Rating: 39.503597
- FMC, F M C CP Current Caprock Strength Rating: 331.993958
EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG), together with its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, produces and markets natural gas and crude oil primarily in major producing basins in the United States of America (United States), Canada, offshore Trinidad, the United Kingdom North Sea and other international areas. As of December 31, 2006, EOG’s total estimated net proved reserves were 6,802 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe), of which 6,095 billion cubic feet (Bcf) were natural gas reserves and 118 million barrels (MMBbl), or 707Bcfe, were crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids reserves.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company primarily focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of molecular targeted therapies addressing unmet medical needs in oncology, ophthalmology and diabetes. The CompanyG??s primary focus is oncology and its flagship product is Tarceva (erlotinib), a small molecule inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. also has research and development programs in diabetes and obesity, which are conducted through Prosidion Limited, the CompanyG??s United Kingdom subsidiary. On November 6, 2006, the Company announced its intention to divest its eye disease business.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., formerly Queens County Bancorp, Inc., is a bank holding company. The Company has 166 banking offices serving customers in all five boroughs of New York City, Suffolk and Nassau Counties on Long Island, Westchester County, and the northern New Jersey counties of Essex, Hudson and Union. It has two subsidiaries: New York Community Bank and New York Commercial Bank (Community Bank and the Commercial Bank, respectively, and collectively as the Banks). The Community Bank is a savings bank with 137 locations spanning its marketplace. The Company operates its branches through seven divisions. It has operations in the New York metropolitan region, with 166 branches in total, of this number, 137 are branches of the Community Bank and 29 are branches of the Commercial Bank. In April 2007, the Company acquired PennFed Financial Services, Inc. In October 2007, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. acquired Synergy Financial Group, Inc.
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.
MFS Charter Income Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end diversified management investment company that maintains a portfolio, which includes investments in investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, United States Government securities, and international investment-grade and markets debt. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2006, the Trust provided a total return of 6.64% at net asset value. The Trust has an investment advisory agreement with Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS) to provide overall investment management and related administrative services and facilities to the Trust. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of MFS, received a fee from the Trust for its services as registrar and dividend-disbursing agent.
Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (the Trust) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal income taxes. The Trust invests substantially all of its assets in municipal securities rated investment grade at the time of investment. The Trust may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities that are rated, at the time of investment, BB/Ba or B by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd., or that are unrated, but deemed to be of comparable quality by its investment advisor. It may invest a portion of its assets in inverse floating-rate instruments. It invests in various sectors, including hospitals, public education, airports and wholesale electric. The Trust’s investment advisor is Van Kampen Asset Management. In June 2007, Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Florida Municipals completed its merger with the Trust.
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, which are sold worldwide primarily on the prescription or recommendation of physicians. 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 nutritionals. The Vascular Products segmentG??s products include a line of coronary, endovascular and vessel closure devices used in the treatment of vascular disease. On December 13, 2006, it acquired Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. On April 21, 2006, the Company acquired Guidant CorporationG??s vascular intervention and endovascular solutions businesses.
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.
Compton Petroleum Corporation (Compton) is an Alberta-based independent public company actively engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas (ngls), and crude oil in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (the WCSB) in Canada. Compton’s exploration, development and exploitation activities are concentrated principally in three core areas: Southern Alberta targeting the plains Belly River, Edmonton Horseshoe Canyon coalbed methane (CBM), Hooker Basal Quartz and thrusted, foothills Belly River at Callum; Central Alberta targeting the Gething/Rock Creek at Niton, and the Peace River Arch area producing from the Charlie Lake pool at Cecil/Worsley. In December 2007, Compton completed the acquisition of WIN Energy Corporation.
Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (Knightsbridge), is an international tanker company whose primary business activity is the international seaborne transportation of crude oil. The CompanyG??s fleet consists of five double-hull very large crude carrier (Vessels). Each of the Vessels is owned by a new subsidiary and has been renamed and reflagged in the Marshall Islands and is deployed either on time charters or in the spot market, operating on routes between the Arabian Gulf and the Far East, northern Europe, the Caribbean and the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP). The Company’s charters with Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell International) expired during the year ended December 31, 2004. Following the expiry, the Company has entered into a five year time charter for one of its vessels while two of the Company’s vessels have each been time chartered for a period of three years.
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.
Clean Harbors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a provider of environmental services and an operator of non-nuclear hazardous waste treatment facilities in North America. The Company performs environmental services for a diversified industry base with over 45,000 customers, including more than 325 Fortune 500 companies, in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Clean Harbors, Inc. performs environmental services through a network of more than 100 service locations. The Company operates six incineration facilities, nine commercial landfills, six wastewater treatment operations, and 20 transportation, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs), as well as six polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) management facilities and two oil and used oil products recycling facilities. Clean Harbors, Inc. operates in two segments: Technical Services and Site Services. Effective August 18, 2006, the Company purchased Teris LLC.
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. is a holding company that operates The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC as its wholly owned subsidiary. Nasdaq through its subsidiaries, is a provider of securities listing, trading, and information products and services. Its revenue sources include revenues from transaction services, market data products and services, listing fees, insurance products, shareholder and newswire services and financial products. It also operates, through the exchange subsidiary, The Nasdaq Market Center, which provides its market participants with the ability to access, process, display and integrate orders and quotes in The Nasdaq Stock Market and other national securities exchanges. It manages, operates and provides its products and services in two business segments, its Market Services segment and Issuer Services segment. In September 2007, Nasdaq has sold holdings representing 28% of the share capital of the London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE) to Borse Dubai Limited.
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. is an independent regional clinical laboratory servicing the greater New York metropolitan area. The Company offers a list of laboratory testing services utilized by healthcare providers in the detection, diagnosis, evaluation, monitoring and treatment of diseases. It processes 3.7 million requisitions each year. The Company has a network of over 50 patient service centers for collection of patient specimens. In addition to the clinical testing operations, it operates a clinical knowledge management service through the PSIMedica business unit. It also operates a Web-based connectivity portal solution for laboratories and physicians, through the CareEvolve subsidiary. In 2007, the Company introduced genome-wide oligonucleotide microarray analysis testing useful for the diagnosis of among other conditions developmental disorders. In 2006, it acquired GeneDx, a diagnostic genetic testing laboratory providing services to customers.
Federated Investors, Inc., (Federated) is a provider of investment management products and related financial services. Federated sponsors, markets and provides investment-related services to various investment products, including mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts and sub-advised funds, both variable annuity and other). FederatedG??s principal source of revenue is investment advisory fee income earned by various subsidiaries of Federated pursuant to investment advisory contracts with the investment products. During the year ended December 31, 2006, Federated acquired MDTA LLC (MDTA). In 2006, Federated purchased the non-controlling interest in Passport Research II, Ltd., a registered investment advisor organized as a limited partnership between an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Federated and Edward D. Jones & Co.
FMC Corporation (FMC) is a diversified, global chemical company providing solutions, applications and products to a variety of end markets. The Company operates in three business segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals and Industrial Chemicals. Its Agricultural Products segment focuses on insecticides, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of pests and in pest control for non-agricultural applications, and on herbicides. Specialty Chemicals consists of FMCG??s BioPolymer and lithium businesses, and focuses on food ingredients that are used to enhance texture, structure and physical stability, pharmaceutical additives for binding, encapsulation and disintegrant applications. The CompanyG??s Industrial Chemicals segment manufactures a range of inorganic materials, including soda ash, hydrogen peroxide, specialty peroxygens and phosphorus chemicals.
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