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Company Disclosures
NGP: 2; AXY: 1,2; BX: 2; HTC: 2, ZNN: 2, CTW: 1, 2; STG:2; PUR: 2; INE: 1: NPI: 2; MPT: 1; PRI: 2
1. Within the last 12 months, Jacob Securities and/or its affiliates have undertaken an underwriting liability with respect to equity or debt securities of, or have provided advice for a fee with respect to, this issuer.
2. The fundamental research analyst(s) and or associate(s) have visited material operation of this issuer.
Ratings & Risk Rankings
Each analyst assigns a rating that is appropriate to the analyst`s view of how that stock will perform (total return basis) over the next 12 months on an absolute basis. At times the anticipated total returns may fall outside of the general ranges stated below due to near-term events, market conditions or stock volatility or, in some cases, company-specific corporate structures that result in consistently high yields.
Ratings.
Buy: Anticipate total return appreciation generally in excess of 15% over the next 12 months.
Speculative Buy: Anticipate total return appreciation generally in excess of 25% over the next 12 months, however, the company is either pre-revenue, has negative cash flow, or a major unpredictable event may occur within 12 months.
Hold: Anticipate limited total return (general appreciation less than 15% [or 25% for speculative rated stocks] or decline less than 10%) over the next 12 months.
Reduce: Near term price outlook is for a negative return; however the long term outlook is for a positive return.
Sell: Near term and long term return is expected to be negative.
Risk Rankings.
Low: Low financial and operations risk, high predictability of financial results, low stock volatility.
Medium: Moderate financial and operations risk, moderate predictability of financial results, moderate stock volatility.
High: High financial and or operation risk, low predictability of financial results, high stock volatility.
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Analyst Trading
Jacob Securities does not permit analysts to own or trade securities of the companies they cover.
Risk Qualifier
The information contained in this investment research has been compiled by Jacob Securities from sources believed to be reliable, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Jacob Securities its affiliated companies or any other person as to its fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness. Jacob has not independently verified the facts, assumptions, and estimates contained herein. All estimates, opinions and other information contained in this investment research constitute Jacob Securities’ judgement as of the date of this investment research, are subject to change without notice and are provided in good faith but without legal responsibility or liability.
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Ratings Distributions
- Buy: 27%
- Spec. Buy: 18%
- Hold: 45%
- Reduce: 0%
- Sell: 5%
- Restricted: 5%
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