BB&T Capital Markets analysts claim top honors for best stock recommendations, earnings estimates

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Capital Markets equity research analysts received top honors for their stock recommendations and earnings estimates in an independent national survey by StarMine/Thomson Reuters.

"We are proud our analysts are consistently recognized for their proficiency and leadership in stock-picking and earnings estimates," said John Jung, senior managing director and head of BB&T Capital Markets. "These awards clearly demonstrate our commitment to providing clients with timely and insightful market advice."

The BB&T Capital Markets analysts receiving awards are:

Corinna Freedman  – No. 2 in Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods for stock recommendations

Andrew Wolf  – No. 3 in Food & Staples Retailing for stock recommendations; this year marks Wolf's 14th StarMine award in this sector

Jack Kasprzak – No. 1 in Building Products for earnings estimates; this marks Kasprzak's eighth StarMine award

Schon Williams – No. 2 in Machinery for earnings estimates

The StarMine Analyst Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence recognize the world's top funds, fund management firms, sell-side firms, research analysts, and investor relations teams. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence also include the Lipper Fund Awards and the Extel Survey Awards. For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit excellence.thomsonreuters.com.

About BB&T Capital Markets
BB&T Capital Markets provides a full spectrum of capital and advisory solutions including research, sales and trading, equity and debt underwriting, M&A advisory and corporate banking. BB&T Capital Markets is a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, a wholly owned nonbank subsidiary of BB&T Corporation and Member FINRA/SIPC. More information is available at BBTCapitalMarkets.com.

About BB&T
BB&T is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with $187 billion in assets and market capitalization of $26.8 billion, as of Sept. 30, 2014. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates 1,842 financial centers in 12 states and Washington, D.C., and offers a full range of consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and services. A Fortune 500 company, BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client satisfaction by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Greenwich Associates and others. More information about BB&T and its full line of products and services is available at BBT.com.

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