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An increase in projected earnings for 2006 helped boost shares of Horizon Lines from the upper teens to more than $25.

Highest price/earnings ratios P/E 11/24/06 52-week Company ratio (3) price range RF Micro Devices 255.3 $7.66 $5.25-9.58 Highwoods Properties 133.3 41.31 28.08-41.31 FNB Financial Services 99.7 14.95 13.04-16.60 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers 97.4 39.92 27.33-39.96 Winston Hotels 58.5 13.46 9.54-13.76 TriPath Imaging 54.0 9.18 5.11-9.22 Southern Community Financial 48.0 11.03 8.61-11.09 MedCath 46.8 24.80 14.10-32.90 Embrex 43.8 16.64 8.70-16.67 Red Hat 42.6 17.48 13.70-32.48 Lowest price/earnings ratios CT Communications 5.8 $21.00 $11.41-26.85 James River Group 8.3 30.05 17.69-30.75 Reynolds American 9.9 65.97 43.65-67.09 Investors Title 10.3 52.70 40.02-52.97 FNB United 10.7 18.11 17.40-21.25 Insteel Industries 10.8 18.07 7.72-30.00 Air T 11.5 8.88 7.50-14.50 Wachovia 13.0 54.30 50.85-60.04 Bank of America 13.1 54.56 40.93-55.08 Fountain Powerboat Industries 13.2 4.21 3.99-8.70 3-month 52-week 52-week Company change (4) change range Top 10 large-cap stocks Horizon Lines 62.7% 123.2% $11.35-28.07 Alliance One International 53.9 105.1 2.91-6.18 Sonic Automotive 34.7 37.9 20.10-28.94 Tekelec 28.5 18.8 9.50-16.50 Family Dollar Stores 20.6 23.0 21.57-30.91 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 20.3 81.1 3.35-12.11 SPX 19.6 31.2 45.39-62.48 Nucor 18.7 78.7 32.17-61.70 RF Micro Devices 18.4 39.0 5.25-9.58 Martin Marietta Materials 16.5 26.9 72.59-113.69 Top 10 Small-cap stocks Pozen 60.4% 52.7% $5.62-18.62 Embrex 57.0 20.6 8.70-16.67 US LEC 53.7 392.6 1.51-9.21 BNP Residential Properties 39.4...