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$8.49 0.64 (8.15%)
10/10/2008 4:00 PM

Sterling Financial Corp (STSA)

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A bank holding company which provides personalized, quality financial services and 'Perfect Fit' banking products to its customers consistent with its 'Hometown Helpful' philosophy.

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89 Outperforms
78 Underperforms
 

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1 Underperforms
 

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Loans (101), Savings & Loans (182), Small Cap (1922)
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Sterling Financial Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $8.49
Last Trade Time: 10/10/2008 4:00 PM
Open: $7.34
Previous Close: $7.85
Daily Range: $7.14 - $8.70
52-Week Range: $2.36 - $28.13
Volume: 2,279,002
Market Cap: $702.88M
P/E Ratio: 12.05
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Sterling Financial Corp (STSA)

Avatar markmcgoldrick (65.10) Submitted: 9/06/08 11:45 AM

With a 4% dividend and plenty of cash this bank stock (small regional) has exposure to real estate markets that are declining less than the national average. Planning for the future and increased loan loss reserves give this issue an advantage over competitors in the long run. As one of the only b...More

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Sterling Financial Corp (STSA)

Avatar anchak (27.60) Submitted: 7/28/08 3:28 PM

What a sterling job Sterling ( Full pun intended!)





You amaze me!





Non Performing Assets increased by 80 MM to 303 MM.





MOST IMPORTANT: CLASSIFIED ASSETS


Nice trick - this moves everything into a judgmental category ...More

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Avatar anchaknew (< 20) Submitted: 9/26/08 2:34 PM : Underperform Start Price: $14.10 STSA Score: 13.55

Lets see maybe I'll get it right this time!

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Avatar idchucky (< 20) Submitted: 9/19/08 11:38 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.96 STSA Score: 101.05

The mortgage lenders are lending out mortgages to banks so to loan out more money.
Debt into Money, this system has officially be called out as corrupted and manipulated by the Federal Reserve and governmental powers. Prove me wrong.

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Avatar jester112358 (< 20) Submitted: 9/17/08 1:53 PM : Underperform Start Price: $11.94 STSA Score: 4.34

Its another overvalued bank with huge exposure to bad loans.

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Avatar inspire2b (< 20) Submitted: 9/17/08 12:17 AM : Outperform Start Price: $12.56 STSA Score: -6.33

The only financial stock I am willing to buy. It's market base is in Washington State and they're one of the outstanding financial institutions that are very discriminating wtih their lending practices and has had minimal mortgage write-offs.

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Avatar EclecticRecluse (73.32) Submitted: 9/15/08 9:15 AM : Outperform Start Price: $11.04 STSA Score: 4.26

Strong Move Up Likely on Volatile Stock

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TrackJimCramer 81.55 09/16/08 Underperform 3W $12.98-34.62%-27.21%+7.41
TrackSchneider < 20 05/27/08 Outperform 1Y $9.60-11.55%-35.78%+24.23 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
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TrackDreman 88.98 09/30/07 Outperform NS $25.85-67.16%-42.00%-25.16 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackSOP 78.77 02/28/07 Outperform NS $30.86-72.49%-36.96%-35.53

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