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Written by Keith Lerner   
Monday, 22 June 2009 15:44

 

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I, Keith Lerner, CFA, CMT, hereby certify that the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject company(ies) and its (their) securities. I also certify that I have not been, am not, and will not be receiving direct or indirect compensation in exchange for expressing the specific recommendation(s) in this report.

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As a matter of policy and practice, the firm prohibits the offering of favorable research or a specific research rating as consideration or inducement for the receipt of business or compensation. In addition, analysts and associated persons preparing research reports are prohibited from owning securities in the subject companies.

Definition of Ratings

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey assigns one of three ratings to stocks covered by our Research Department: Buy, Neutral, Reduce.

In addition, we assign a risk rank to each stock based on a combination of fundamental and stock volatility factors:

Low = Low stock price volatility reflected by high predictability of financial results.
Moderate = Moderate stock price volatility reflected by medium predictability of financial results.
High = High stock price volatility reflected by inconsistent predictability of financial results.
Speculative = Greatest stock price volatility reflected by low predictability of financial results.
Venture = Recommended only for maximum risk oriented and well-diversified portfolios.

Our ratings are a function of the risk ranking (higher return expectations for higher risk) and the absolute expected total return (price appreciation plus dividends) that result in our estimated 12-month price target. Please refer to the grid below for additional detail.

 

 

Deviations from expected price ranges/targets due to price movement and/or volatility will be reviewed by the analyst and research management on a timely basis. Price targets are only required on Buy rated stocks; The analyst may choose to have price targets on Neutral or Reduce rated stocks, but it is not required. Action taken by an investor should be based upon their personal investment objectives and risk tolerance compared to a stock's expected performance and risk ranking.

Estimate Bias: While current annual estimates are our best judgment at this time, we assign an "Up", "Neutral" or "Down" bias based on our expectation for fundamental changes over the next 12 months.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey ratings distribution as of 6/19/2009:

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*Percentage of Investment Banking clients in Coverage Universe by rating

 

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Keith Lerner, CFA, CMT, is the chief market strategist with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.




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