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BB&T Capital Markets analysts recognized by Wall Street Journal and Financial Times/StarMine
 

RICHMOND, Va., May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BB&T Capital Markets today said that six of its equity research analysts were recognized for their stock selection and earnings estimation performance in separate national surveys by The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times/StarMine.

"We believe these awards are a reflection of the quality of our research product," said Vernon Plack, director of Equity Research at BB&T Capital Markets. "Outstanding stock picking and earnings forecasting are just two of the ways we bring value to our clients."

The following BB&T Capital Markets analysts were recognized:

  • Holden Lewis - No. 1 stock picker (FT/StarMine) in trading companies and distributors
  • Jack Kasprzak - No. 1 earnings estimator (FT/StarMine) in construction materials and No. 1 earnings estimator in building products
  • Andy Wolf - No. 1 earnings estimator (FT/StarMine) in food and staples retailing
  • Michael Lewis - No. 3 (WSJ) and No. 2 (FT/StarMine) stock picker in aerospace and defense and No. 1 stock picker (FT/StarMine) in information technology services
  • Newton Juhng - No. 3 earnings estimator (FT/StarMine) in health care technology
  • John Barnes - No. 4 stock picker (WSJ) in heavy machinery and materials and No. 3 (FT/StarMine) in road and rail

The BB&T Capital Markets Equity Research Department also was ranked in the FT/StarMine survey as No. 2 in the "most productive brokers" category based on having the second-highest number of individual award winners compared with the total number of qualifying analysts.

The 17th annual "Best on the Street" survey is based solely on stock-picking prowess; it's an analysis of recommendations that generated the best returns in 2008. The award winners were drawn from among 1,925 analysts at 163 firms who met the survey requirements. Analysts were graded on a scale that gives credit to both timely "buy" and "sell" ratings.

The Financial Times/StarMine 2009 annual survey recognized the top analysts in 2009 from the United States in separate earnings estimation and stock-picking categories.

Richmond-based BB&T Capital Markets is a full-service integrated platform, including public and private debt and equity services; mergers and acquisitions advisory services; and investment banking to corporations, governments and nonprofits.

Its industry teams cover companies in the consumer; financial services; defense technology and government services; health care; industrial services and durables; and logistics and transportation industries. More information is available at BBTCapitalMarkets.com.

BB&T Capital Markets is a division of Scott & Stringfellow LLC, member NYSE/SIPC. Scott & Stringfellow is a wholly owned separate, nonbank subsidiary of BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT).

With $143.4 billion in assets, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T Corporation is the nation's 10th largest financial holding company. Founded in 1872, it operates more than 1,500 financial centers in 11 states and Washington, D.C. More information about the company is available at BBT.com.

SOURCE BB&T Corporation