$34.70

0.12 (0.35%)

7/18/2008 4:04 PM

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI)

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A commercial banking organizations and a diversified financial services holding company whose businesses provide a range of financial services to consumer and corporate customers.

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178 Underperforms

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Ticker Tags

Bank (27), Buffett Stock (50), S&P 500 (481), Atlanta (26), Georgia (22), Money Center Banks (23), Large Cap (467)
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SunTrust Banks, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$34.70
Last Trade Time:	7/18/2008 4:04 PM
Open:	$34.81
Previous Close:	$34.58
Daily Range:	$33.35 - $35.45
52-Week Range:	$25.60 - $86.48
Volume:	9,410,429
Market Cap:	$12.14B
P/E Ratio:	8.73
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Other News Headlines for STI

SunTrust, Washington Federal shares plunge
7/7/2008 7:30:00 PM - AP
Movers roundup: APP, SunTrust, Washington Federal
7/7/2008 2:23:00 PM - AP
Market Spotlight: Regional Banks
7/2/2008 12:23:00 PM - AP
Analysts: Banks might need extra $30B in capital
7/1/2008 2:35:00 PM - AP

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Top Bull Pitch

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1 SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI)

Avatar EnochRoot (99.30) Submitted: 3/10/08 1:44 PM

The decline been so bad in the bank group that the BKX Index is now 24% under its 200-day moving average.

That's an extraordinarily large spread that has been seen only four other times in its history - 10/7/98, 7/23/02, 10/7/02, and 1/6/08. All were within a day of a major low and a month later th...More

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4 SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI)

Avatar JDSancho (98.38) Submitted: 6/20/08 11:55 AM

This equation is getting old: Regional bank + potential for dividend cut = CAPS underperform.

SunTrust yields 8.3%. It's price per share has declined over 60% in one year. The cut is coming, and the options activity confirms that suspicion.

I think STI will follow in the footsteps of FITB and...More

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Recs 0 (STI) caidencollett07 (96.50) Submitted: 7/17/08 3:08 PM : Start Price: $33.90 STI Score: 1.93 Sun Trust is an excellent bank, being from the same region it is just being hit by the other banks. This is one of the better small banks from the consumer aspect. Once you bank there, you want to go back. So watch for the share prices to go back to where they ought to be!!! Hopefully in the near future Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (STI) RobertLutzI (66.00) Submitted: 7/16/08 3:34 AM : Start Price: $28.00 STI Score: 20.39 If it's good enough for Buffett, it's good enough for me Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (STI) RUDY430 (< 20) Submitted: 7/15/08 3:23 PM : Start Price: $27.94 STI Score: 21.29 SunTrust has the capital to survive, with coke stocks, it is only following pattern of other banks. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (STI) JoyofMoney (< 20) Submitted: 7/15/08 1:31 AM : Start Price: $27.54 STI Score: -22.51 While it has been one of the stronger financial money service centers - it is due to report next week and things for the financial stocks are not looking up. I am following EverydayInvestor with this one. It concentrates on the states that are biggest hit by the housing bubble - If it follows suit with the financials reporting this week - it might lower dividend and earnings in sympathy. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (STI) shermansky (97.45) Submitted: 7/14/08 12:32 PM : Start Price: $28.67 STI Score: 18.44 one week rumor rebound Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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	TrackJimCramer	82.55	07/01/08		3W	$36.05	-3.74%	-1.44%	+2.31
	TrackDodgeCox	98.58	09/30/07		NS	$72.83	-52.36%	-17.39%	-34.97
	TrackDreman	93.35	09/30/07		NS	$72.83	-52.36%	-17.39%	-34.97
	TrackBRogers	90.26	09/30/07		NS	$72.83	-52.36%	-17.39%	-34.97
	TrackBuffett	62.55	09/30/07		NS	$72.83	-52.36%	-17.39%	-34.97
	TrackChrisDavis	35.17	09/30/07		NS	$72.83	-52.36%	-17.39%	-34.97
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