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American Microcap Institute
General Information |
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| Website: http://www.americanmicrocaps.com/ |
| Type of Firm: independent research firm |
| Type of Research: Specialized / Sponsored |
| Investars has accepted historical ratings from American Microcap Institute for the time period 04/03/2006 - 05/03/2006 |
| Since 05/03/2006 Investars has received research data directly from American Microcap Institute and timestamps the research data on a daily basis. |
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American Microcap Institute
2007 Power Analysts |
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| Power Analyst data is collected from the Investars Internal Performance Measurement platform. The Investars IPM system is a cost effective cusomizeable system used by some of the top buyside/sellside institutions to identify and monitor the strengths and weaknesses of their research products. If you have a Investars Internal Performance measurement account please login here. If you would like a demo of the system please contact us. |
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| Each research firm has a different objective for its ratings. The analysts at each firm who attain those objectives are designated as Power Analysts at Investars. At Investars you can view how these Power Analysts rate the stocks that you are interested in. In many cases you can also obtain free reports by these analysts. |
| Power Analyst data unavailable for American Microcap Institute |
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American Microcap Institute
Strengths Section |
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| Our data shows that certain firms have been consistently strong in certain sectors over multiple time periods and according to various performance criteria. Our strengths section provides our users with a simple graphic identifying these sectors. |
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American Microcap Institute
Ratings Definition |
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American Microcap Institute
Ratings Translation |
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Sell
The current price may represent overvaluation of the company’s shares and an investment should produce below market returns. The company’s fundamentals may be deteriorating and it should underperform the Russell Micro Cap Index over the next 12 months. |
Neutral
The current price reflects a fair valuation relative to the company’s peers and the broader market. The company’s performance should be in-line with the Russell Micro Cap Index over the next 12 months. |
Accumulate
The current price reflects a discount from the market over the next 12 months. The company has positive long-term prospects and should outperform the Russell Micro Cap Index over the next 12 months. |
Strong Buy
The current price of the company represents a substantial discount from the market. The company has strong fundamentals, an attractive valuation and should significantly outperform the Russell Micro Cap Index over the next 12 months. |
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Since every firm may have a different ratings scale (buy, sell or hold) or (outperform, underperform, neutral), in order to compare firms on the same basis, Investars translates each firm's ratings scale into a common scale: positive, neutral, negative. The table below illustrates how Investars translates American Microcap Institute ratings into a 3 point scale: |
American Microcap Institute
Rating Scale |
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20.0%
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neutral |
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60.0%
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accumulate |
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20.0%
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strong buy |
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Investars Normalized
3 Point Scale |
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20.0%
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Neutral |
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80.0%
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Positive |
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The percentage numbers represent the percent of all ratings made over the last 1 year [Mar 01, 2009 - Mar 01, 2010].
Please note: these numbers do not represent the current ratings distribution. |
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American Microcap Institute
Return-Volatility Chart |
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| Return-Volatility Chart for 1 Year Mar 01, 2009 - Mar 01, 2010. Investars Return-Volatility Charts allow clients to compare the return to the risk of the research. |
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American Microcap Institute
Ratings Performance Chart |
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| Investars tracks the performance of research firms over time so that clients can see whether or not the firm has been consistently providing clients with profitable research. |
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Mar 01, 2009 - Mar 01, 2010 |
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Performance History for American Microcap Institute |
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The data for this firm is collected from public sources and checked against the transparency reports the firm is required to post on its sites
to facilitate third-party performance measurement as a result of the settlement on analyst conflicts of interests. |
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