Stifel Nicolaus Analysts Among The Wall Street Journal's Best on the Street.ST. LOUIS -- Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that it received seven awards in The Wall Street Journal's Best on the Street 2007 Analysts Survey, with three Stifel analysts ranked #1 in their respective industries. Overall, Stifel Nicolaus Stifel Nicolaus is the largest subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. and is a member of SIPC and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Stifel Financial Corp. ranked #6 of the 85 research firms that qualified for the survey and tied for first in the number of #1 ranked analysts. Of note, the firm had the highest "batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. " among firms with 32 or more qualifying analysts. Individual analysts recognized for their stock-picking skill in this year's survey were: * Jeffrey Beach, CFA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986) Signed into law in 1986, the CFA was a significant step forward in criminalizing unauthorized access to computer systems and networks. The Act applies to "federal interest computers" that include any system used by the U.S. #1 in Electronic & Electrical Equipment A piece of electrical equipment is a machine, powered by electricity and usually consists of an enclosure, a variety of electrical components and often a power switch. Examples of Electrical Equipment
* Troy Lahr, #1 in Aerospace & Defense * Rod Petrik, #1 in Hotels & Casinos * Jerry Doctrow, #2 in Real Estate * John Baugh, #4 in Home Construction & Furnishings furnishings the extra type or quantity of hair on the head, tail, ears or legs, specified for a particular breed. For example, the feathers in setters, the beard in Bearded collies, the eyebrows in Schnauzers. * Christopher King, #4 in Telecommunications: Mobile * John Larkin John Larkin is the name of several individuals:
Another Stifel analyst, Sanjiv Wadhwani finished first in Telecom Equipment; however, the survey credits Wadhwani's 2006 performance to Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnard, Inc., which was acquired by Stifel in October 2006. Adding Wadhwani's award to Stifel's totals gives the firm eight awards (placing it third overall) and four #1 individual rankings, more than any other firm in the survey. "We believe that The Wall Street Journal Best on the Street awards are a testament to our business model, which is predicated on producing high-quality differentiated equity research," commented Hugh Warns, Director of Research at Stifel Nicolaus. "We are especially pleased to have a survey-leading four #1 ranked analysts recognized for their efforts in 2006." Developed by The Wall Street Journal and Thomson Financial Thomson Financial A major provider of information, analytical tools, and consulting services to the financial community. The firm, a division of Thomson Corporation, is best known to investors for its First Call segment, which publishes consensus earnings , the 2007 Best on the Street Analysts Survey focused on 45 industries thought to be of particular interest to investors. The survey sought to identify the top five analysts in each industry based on recommendation-performance scores for 2006. Performance scores were calculated based on the estimated total return, including price changes and dividends, of each eligible stock an analyst covered in an industry, as well as the number of stocks the analyst covered within that industry. Positive and negative scores were given for being right or wrong about buy and sell recommendations. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated operates more than 140 offices in 28 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . A full range of investments, including stocks, corporate and municipal bonds, mutual funds, annuities, insurance, options, and managed assets accounts are available through the firm. Established in 1890, Stifel Nicolaus is the largest subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp., listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol "SF." To learn more about Stifel, please visit the company's web site at www.stifel.com. |
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