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Benj Gallander Fidelity Southern LION-Q PAST TOP PICK Apr 25, 2011

(A Top Pick April 5/10. Up 31.77%.) Smaller bank in Atlanta. Can still see more than a double. Pays a 2.2% stock dividend with a possibility of a cash dividend in the next year.
$7.750

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PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick April 5/10. Up 36.02%.) Target price of $18+. Were losing money during the recession but have come back. 2.2% stock dividend. You have to remain wary of US banks because a lot of them can have a blowout at any time.
BUY
Could triple from here. Is happy collecting the dividend. Well-managed bank with good capital ratios.
HOLD

A small local bank that he bought. Has had about a double out of it so far. It used to give a stock dividend but now it gives a cash dividend. Can see this one doubling from this point. Beautifully run bank. Good balance sheet. Capitalization ratio is good.

BUY

Smaller bank out of Atlanta. Thinks it could double again. Capitalization ratios are excellent. A lovely niche player.

HOLD

Paid $3.36 for this, and has a target price of $18.74. When he bought this, it paid a stock dividend. Now they are paying a share dividend, and it wouldn’t surprise him if this increases.

COMMENT

It used to pay a stock dividend, but now pays cash, which he likes. Feels that it has $4-$5 upside. The system that he uses, he is always looking at a minimum of 100% upside, often 200%-400%, so he wouldn’t buy it at this point in time. For people looking for smaller gains and a nice dividend, he could see why they would do it. Good management. Good financials and they are doing very, very well.

COMMENT

This has done really well. He paid $3 and change and it is now at almost $16. Has this targeted at better than $18. Thinks it has further upside, although more muted. He would love someone to come in and take this one out.

COMMENT

Sold his holdings at about $18.74. At this price it is pretty fairly valued. If the market keeps on tanking, this potentially has a long way to go down because it had gone up such a long way.

COMMENT
This just got acquired and he made out like a bandit on this one. He paid about $4 and sold out at $21. The only play left is an arbitrage, which he has no strategy for on this.