Barron's Best Broker Stock Picks
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Raymond James comes from behind to win the top spot in our latest ranking of brokers' stock recommendations, thanks to a jolt from energy.

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  • PPDI
    Pharmaceutical Pr
  • $20.66
  • +0.88%
  • $20.57

Lately, Henwood has added Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPDI), an outsourcing company that helps drug companies put together clinical trials for product testing. (PPDI). - Raymond James

People owning PPDI also tend to own: PRXLVZANRMSFTSUNWCOPDNA

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • WLT
    Walter Energy
  • $68.26
  • +1.65%
  • $67.33

He also likes Walter Industries (WLT), a coal miner. Henwood, who isn't buying the dips in financial stocks, "hopes" that the housing market stabilizes by mid-2009. - Raymond James

People owning WLT also tend to own: AAVABXAADGAMATAQRBGRBXL

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • KEX
    Kirby Corporation
  • $34.94
  • +0.95%
  • $34.87

Morgan recently added Kirby (KEX), a barge operator whose stock is down 25% on recent Midwest river-flood damage. "But it's a case of the baby being thrown out with the bath water, as Kirby operates well south of the problem areas," Scheidt adds. Morgan Keegan took third place in our three-year assessment.

People owning KEX also tend to own: ARLPATUCTBDOWICORDCSGP

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • COP
    Conocophillips
  • $52.83
  • +1.17%
  • $52.30

Matrix CEO Mike Blaustein says "ConocoPhillips was an important part of our three-year performance, as was Apple." ConocoPhillips (COP) remains on the list, but Apple (AAPL) is off. "The U.S. economy is going through a marinating process and [is] not yet ready to start cooking," says the CEO.

People owning COP also tend to own: ADMAIZALLCBCNICSCCVX

TheStreet.com Rating: C- What is this?

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  • AAPL
    Apple Inc.
  • $204.45
  • +1.22%
  • $202.97

Matrix CEO Mike Blaustein says "ConocoPhillips was an important part of our three-year performance, as was Apple." ConocoPhillips (COP) remains on the list, but Apple (AAPL) is off. "The U.S. economy is going through a marinating process and [is] not yet ready to start cooking," says the CEO.

People owning AAPL also tend to own: AMDCSCODELLGOOGIBMINTCMSFT

TheStreet.com Rating: B+ What is this?

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  • TWX
    Time Warner Inc N
  • $31.95
  • +1.30%
  • $31.57

So Matrix has been adding "value stocks with stable cash flows and a potential catalyst," like Time Warner (TWX) and Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ).

People owning TWX also tend to own: CBSDISGOOGNWSVIAYHOODENN

TheStreet.com Rating: D+ What is this?

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  • NDAQ
    The Nasdaq Omx Gr
  • $18.92
  • -1.30%
  • $19.29

So Matrix has been adding "value stocks with stable cash flows and a potential catalyst," like Time Warner (TWX) and Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ).

People owning NDAQ also tend to own: ARCCLMAGIXAVIDCTLMCVTXDSTI

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • COG
    Cabot Oil Gas Cp
  • $39.86
  • +0.83%
  • $39.60

Anthony Carpet, the broker's co-head of Americas Investment Research, says it benefited from an overweighting in energy and basic materials, as well as technology and exchange stocks. Winners included Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), EOG Resources (EOG), US Steel (X), Brazilian mining giant Vale (RIO), Nasdaq, CME Group (CME), Research In Motion (RIMM) and Google (GOOG). Nasdaq, CME and RIM are now off the list.

People owning COG also tend to own: FSTHYSLINFAPXPQSFTSOVVLY

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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