Best Regional Bank Stocks To Own For 2014

Given that you clicked on this article, it seems safe to assume you either own stock in Synovus Financial (NYSE: SNV  ) or are considering buying shares in the near future. If so, then you've come to the right place. The table below reveals the nine most critical numbers that investors need to know about Synovus stock before deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold it.

As the bank's website tells it, Synovus traces its roots back to 1888 when a mill worker at Eagle and Phenix Mill in Columbus, Georgia "had her dress tangled in the factory machinery, and money sewn into the hem spilled across the floor." The mill's secretary and treasurer thereafter began offering to keep employees' money in a safe and pay them monthly interest on it. And thus was born Synovus Financial. With roughly $27 billion in assets today, the bank has since grown into one of the largest regional banks in the country.

Best Regional Bank Stocks To Own For 2014: Angeion Corporation(ANGN)

Angeion Corporation, through its subsidiary, Medical Graphics Corporation, designs and markets non-invasive cardio respiratory diagnostic systems under the MedGraphics and New Leaf brand names in the United States and internationally. The company?s primary products include pulmonary function and cardiopulmonary exercise testing systems. Its pulmonary function systems comprise Spirometry, Complete Pulmonary Function, and Body Plethysmography product categories, which enable the early detection of lung disease; evaluate the effect of medication; monitor patients with chronic disease; diagnose lung diseases, such as asthma, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; manage treatment; assess the surgical risk of lung transplant and lung reduction candidates; and evaluate the impact of diseases, such as neuromuscular disease on breathing. The company?s cardiopulmonary exercise testing systems measure functional capacity, fitness, or conditioning levels, and evaluat e prognostic criteria for surgical procedures, as well as help physicians diagnose heart and lung diseases. Its cardiopulmonary exercise testing systems find applications in distinguishing between cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, screening for early signs of cardiac and pulmonary dysfunction, establishing exercise prescriptions and training programs, evaluating the efficacy of prescribed therapy, and determining appropriate nutritional supports requirements. The company also offers cycle ergometers and treadmills to healthcare professionals and patients for use in diagnostic, rehabilitation, training, and sports medicine applications; and BreezeConnect software, installation, and support for communications interfaces. It serves hospitals, university-based medical centers, medical clinics, physician offices, health and fitness clubs, weight loss clinics, and personal training studios. Angeion Corporation was founded in 1986 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Best Regional Bank Stocks To Own For 2014: CSG Systems International Inc.(CSGS)

CSG Systems International, Inc. provides business support solutions primarily to the communications industry. Its suite of solutions comprises Advanced Convergent Platform, a billing and customer care, and business optimization platform; Singleview suite, an integrated customer care, billing, and real-time rating and charging solution; Total Service Mediation (TSM) framework supports offline, and real-time mediation requirements, as well as service activation; and Wholesale Business Management (WBM) solution, a wholesale settlement and routing solution that handles various types of traffic consisting of voice, data, and content. The company?s solutions also include customer interaction management solutions that deliver interactive voice, SMS/text, print, email, Web, and fax messages on behalf of clients; analytics and intelligence services suite delivers an approach for enhancing the customer experience, increasing sales opportunities, and optimizing business; and Content Direct solutions, which enable content providers to manage subscriber preferences and offer digital content. It also licenses software products, such as WBM solution, TSM, and Singleview products; and offers professional services to implement these software products. The company also provides its services to financial services, healthcare, utilities, entertainment, and content distribution industries. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Top Airline Companies To Invest In 2014: Anglo Canadian Oil Corp (ACG.V)

Anglo Canadian Oil Corp., a junior oil and gas company, engages in the exploration, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in western Canada. It primarily explores for hydrocarbons with a focus on oil. The company holds interests in the Nordegg play comprising 173,776 net acres of oil bearing lands located in the Grande Prairie area of Alberta; and 90,658 acres of potential oil bearing lands in Central Alberta, as well as the Bakken and Mannville plays with 17,481 acres of oil bearing lands located in the Buffalo Coulee area of Saskatchewan. The company was formerly known as Traxion Energy Inc. and changed its name to Anglo Canadian Oil Corp. in April 2010. Anglo Canadian Oil Corp. is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Best Regional Bank Stocks To Own For 2014: China Kangda Food Company Ltd (P74.SI)

China Kangda Food Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, processing, sale, and distribution of food products in China. The company is involved in the production and trading of food products; breeding and sale of livestock and poultry; development and sale of rabbits; planting and sale of vegetables; testing and checking of livestock; feed processing; sale of feed products; and provision of guarantee services. It provides chilled and frozen rabbit meat; chilled and frozen chicken meat; processed foods, including instant soup, curry food, chicken based cooked products, roasted rabbit food, meatballs, de-oxygenated consumer packed chestnuts, and seafood; and other products, such as pet food, dehydrated vegetables, poultry, rabbit organs, fruits, dried chili, pig liver, and seasoning products. The company distributes its products in 26 provinces and 30 cities in the People�s Republic of China and exports to approximately 20 countries and cities, including Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and various countries in the European Union. China Kangda Food Company Limited was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Qingdao, the People�s Republic of China.

Best Regional Bank Stocks To Own For 2014: United Microelectronics Corporation(UMC)

United Microelectronics Corporation operates as a semiconductor wafer foundry. The company provides wafer fabrication services and technologies to its customers based on their designs. It offers its services in the areas of circuit design, mask tooling, wafer fabrication, assembly, and testing to various industries, including communication, consumer electronics, computer, and memory. The company provides its services for a range of applications comprising networking, telecommunications, internet, multimedia, personal computers, and graphics. It offers its services in Taiwan, Asia, North America, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

Best Regional Bank Stocks To Own For 2014: Athersys Inc.(ATHX)

Athersys, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of therapeutic products in various disease areas in the United States. Its clinical development programs are focused on treating cardiovascular disease, neurological conditions, inflammatory and immune disorders, and other conditions. Its product pipeline includes MultiStem, a novel allogeneic approach to stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine for treating a range of diseases. The company is also involved in the development of novel small molecule compounds for applications in indications, such as obesity and other areas, including the treatment of neurological conditions, and for the modulation of stem cells or related applications in the regenerative medicine area. It has product co-development collaboration with Pfizer Inc. to develop and commercialize MultiStem to treat inflammatory bowel disease for the worldwide market; Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop and commerciali ze MultiStem to treat certain cardiovascular diseases, such as acute myocardial infarction; and RTI Biologics, Inc. to develop and commercialize biologic implants for certain orthopedic applications in the bone graft substitutes market. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.