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  • SUNTRUST BKS INC Profile

    Coca-Cola, fast cars, and SunTrust Banks -- this Sun Belt financial holding company is southern to its core. Its eponymous flagship subsidiary SunTrust Bank operates more than 1,680 bank branches across an arc of about a dozen southeastern states, including Alabama, the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Virginia, plus Washington, DC. The bank's offerings include retail and commercial banking, as well as trust services, credit cards, mortgage banking, mutual funds, insurance, lease financing, asset management, and securities underwriting and dealing. SunTrust bought Atlanta-area bank holding company GB&T Bancshares in 2008
    James M. Wells, III
    CEO
    303 Peachtree St. NE

    Atlanta, GA 30308

    http://www.suntrust.com

    Phone: 404-588-7711

    Fax: 404-332-3875
    Sector: Financial Industry: Banking
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $13,826,300,000 3.9% $1,634,000,000 32,323
  • Key Executives: STI

    Name Title Officer Since
    James M. Wells, III CEO 1/1/06
    Mark A. Chancy CFO -
    Thomas E. Panther Chief Accounting Officer -
    Robert H. Coords Chief Risk Officer -
    David F. Dierker Chief Administrative Officer -
    Thomas E. Freeman Chief Risk Officer -
    Timothy E. Sullivan Chief Information Officer -
    Raymond D. Fortin General Counsel -
  • Top Competitors: STI

  • Insider Trends: STI

    Sentiment for STI is POSITIVE

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    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: STI

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    05/08/08 FARNSWORTH THOMAS C JR 4,600 Stock Gift $0.00
    04/29/08 HUGHES DAVID HARRISON 1,200 Award of Stock Options $67,476.00
    04/29/08 HUMANN L PHILLIP 29,649 Award of Stock Options $1.67 M
  • Ownership Breakdown : STI

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 680.00
     
    Mutual Fund 1,191.00
    Other Major 25.00
  • Short Interest Volume: STI

    Data as of 6/10/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.10 B
    Current Short Interest Ratio 4.30
    Float 347.46 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 5.30
    Average Daily Volume 8.78 M
    Outstanding Shares 351.10 M