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SPOTLIGHT

A good third quarter and a CEO change helped Trimeris' stock post the biggest three-month percentage gain in the state.

Highest price/earnings ratios P/E 1/26/07 52-week Company ratio (3) price range RF Micro Devices 261.7 $7.85 $5.25-9.58 Highwoods Properties 138.4 42.91 28.95-43.00 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers 98.4 40.35 29.67-40.59 FNB Financial Services 97.2 14.58 13.04-16.21 Red Hat 67.4 22.24 13.70-32.48 BNP Residential Properties 63.8 24.24 16.10-24.31 MedCath 52.7 27.95 14.10-32.90 Winston Hotels 49.6 13.89 9.67-14.25 Trimeris 46.7 13.54 7.21-14.92 Southern Community Financial 46.4 10.67 9.01-11.09 Lowest price/earnings ratios CT Communications 6.5 $23.45 $12.60-26.85 James River Group 8.0 29.14 20.01-34.48 Reynolds American 9.5 63.67 49.22-67.09 Insteel Industries 10.0 16.66 12.44-30.00 FNB United 10.2 17.22 16.76-21.25 Investors Title 10.3 52.64 40.02-55.73 Air T 11.4 8.81 7.50-14.50 Bank of America 12.5 52.04 40.93-55.08 Triad Guaranty 13.0 49.84 41.50-58.62 Fountain Powerboat Industries 13.4 4.29 3.50-8.70 3-month 52-week 52-week Company change (4) change range Top 10 large-cap stocks Alliance One International 52.1% 58.4% $3.57-7.61 Red Hat 42.3 (21.3) 13.70-32.48 Horizon Lines 31.7 122.8 12.15-30.50 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 31.4 141.7 5.22-13.93 Martin Marietta Materials 25.3 30.5 74.05-113.69 Sonic Automotive 22.2 29.8 20.10-31.84 SPX 20.0 45.6 46.47-70.84 Ingles Markets 16.9 112.3 15.09-34.40 R.H. Donnelley 15.1 4.5 48.03-68.73 FairPoint Communications 14.1 69.8 11.30-21.53 Top 10 small-cap stocks Trimeris 76.3% 14.2% $7.21-14.92 Icagen 63.6 (76.4) 0.66-9.25 Targacept 40.0 na na Kewaunee Scientific 30.0 4.0...