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Waste Industries USA shares increased 27% in three months, driven by an agreement to take the company private.

HIGHEST PRICE/EARNINGS RATIOS P/E 12/28/07 52-week Company ratio (3) price range R.H. Donnelley 408.8 $36.79 $33.70-84.49 Red Hat 57.1 21.12 18.04-25.25 Tekelec 56.7 12.48 10.96-16.29 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers 55.4 37.66 32.32-44.43 Pozen 45.7 12.33 8.29-19.75 Cree 45.7 27.85 15.27-34.87 Highwoods Properties 37.2 29.77 28.62-47.36 MedCath 30.1 24.10 21.40-34.61 PPD 29.4 40.61 30.52-43.14 Cardinal State Bank 28.7 15.21 10.73-17.05 LOWEST PRICE/EARNINGS RATIOS Trimeris 6.7 $6.99 $5.34-13.85 Sonic Automotive 7.8 19.60 19.33-33.10 Wachovia 8.6 38.05 36.69-58.80 Air T 8.7 8.88 7.52-11.40 Insteel Industries 9.0 11.99 10.00-23.09 Bank of America 9.3 41.10 40.78-54.21 FNB United 9.5 12.10 12.00-18.48 Investors Title 9.8 37.54 35.50-55.73 Cooperative Bankshares 9.9 12.43 12.43-19.17 Peoples Bancorp of N.C. 9.9 15.30 14.75-29.95 3-month 52-week 52-week Company change (4) change range TOP 10 LARGE-CAP STOCKS Waste Industries USA 26.8% 18.9% $24.24-37.14 PPD 14.6 26.0 30.52-43.14 SPX 11.6 68.9 60.43-110.00 Duke Energy 8.7 5.1 16.91-34.50 Red Hat 6.3 (8.2) 18.04-25.25 Piedmont Natural Gas 6.2 (0.4) 22.00-27.98 Ruddick 4.6 26.4 26.30-38.03 Reynolds American 4.5 1.5 58.55-71.72 Progress Energy 4.1 (0.6) 43.12-52.75 Goodrich 4.0 55.8 44.97-75.74 TOP 10 SMALL-CAP STOCKS Cape Fear Bank 17.3% (3.9)% $8.75-13.25 Kewaunee Scientific 13.7 130.3 8.40-20.73 Pozen 11.5 (27.4) 8.29-19.75 Inspire Pharmaceuticals 6.7 (9.8) 4.65-8.70 PowerSecure Intl. 5.9 7.1 10.34-16.35 Chelsea Therapeutics Intl. 5.2 84.3 3.56-8.10 BNC Bancorp...