10/31/14 PSTB 7.66 Park Sterling Bank $PSTB Hit a

10/31/14 PSTB 7.66 Park Sterling Bank $PSTB Hit a 52 week high of 7.68 Closing the day 10/31/14 at 7.66 +0.13 +1.73% With a day low of 7.37 and a total volume of 198,600.

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PSTB Park Sterling Bank Recent Headline News

Downgrade Alert for Park Sterling Bank (PSTB)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Oct 31, 7:06AM CDT
Park Sterling Bank (NASDAQ STB) was downgraded from Outperform to Market Perform at Raymond James today. The stock closed yesterday at $7.53 on volume of 143,000 shares, above average daily volume of 112,000. Park Sterling Bank attracts deposits and offers commercial banking services. The Bank offers home equity lines of credit, installment loans, construction loans, overdraft protection, commercial loans and lines of credit, real estate loans, construction loans, lot loans, and others.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Insiders Seeing Green With PSTB At New 52-Week High
MarketNewsVideo.com - Thu Oct 30, 12:20PM CDT
In trading on Thursday, shares of Park Sterling Corp touched a new 52-week high of $7.58/share. That's a 23.65% rise, or $1.45 per share from the 52-week low of $6.13 set back on 12/12/2013.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Park Sterling Corporation Announces Results for Third Quarter 2014 - Reports Record Total Revenues and Record Organic Loan Growth
GlobeNewswire - Thu Oct 30, 6:10AM CDT
Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq STB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today released unaudited results of operations and other financial information for the third quarter of 2014. Highlights at and for the three months ended September 30, 2014 include:
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Park Sterling Corporation Announces New Authorization of 2.2 Million Share Repurchase Program
GlobeNewswire - Wed Oct 29, 3:12PM CDT
Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq STB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a new share repurchase program for up to 2.2 million common shares, or approximately 5% of the company's 44,850,813 outstanding and issued common shares. This new share repurchase authorization, which replaces the existing share repurchase program expiring November 1, 2014, is effective through November 1, 2016 and permits the company to effect repurchases from time to time through a combination of open market repurchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase transactions and other derivative transactions. The specific timing and amount of any repurchases will depend on a variety of factors, including general market conditions, the trading price of the stock, regulatory, legal and contractual requirements and the company's financial performance. This repurchase program does not obligate the company to repurchase any particular number of shares. Park Sterling expects to fund any repurchases from cash on hand and internally generated funds.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Park Sterling Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Shares
GlobeNewswire - Wed Oct 29, 3:12PM CDT
Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq STB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend to its common shareholders of $0.02 per common share, payable on November 26, 2014 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 12, 2014. Any future dividends will be subject to board approval.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Nasdaq stocks posting largest volume increases
AP - Thu Oct 23, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading:
CFBK: 1.29 (+0.03), EVOL: 10.90 (-0.19), JAKK: 6.38 (-0.05), BTUI: 3.33 (+0.15), CYTX: 0.52 (-0.02), XPLR: 5.70 (+0.15), BDBD: 8.88 (+0.08), PFBX: 12.87 (+0.07), LPLA: 41.39 (+0.33), INFN: 14.53 (+0.09), PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Park Sterling Corporation to Announce Third Quarter 2014 Results on October 30, 2014
GlobeNewswire - Tue Sep 30, 3:00PM CDT
Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq STB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today announced that financial results for the third quarter of 2014 will be released on October 30, 2014 before the market opens, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed toll free by dialing (877) 512-1104 and requesting the Park Sterling Corporation earnings call. Listeners should dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The live webcast and presentation slides will be available on www.parksterlingbank.com under Investor Relations, Investor Presentations. For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed toll free by dialing (877) 344-7529 and requesting conference number 10052522.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Does Synovus' Improving Credit Quality Indicate Progress? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 25, 10:10AM CDT
On Sep 18, 2014, we issued an updated research report on Synovus (SNV).
FCBC: 16.37 (+0.03), CFNL: 19.20 (+0.21), SNV: 25.36 (+0.38), PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

IDX, ITR, PSTB, KKR, FLO, BWZ Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks
M2 - Tue Sep 23, 3:29AM CDT
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IDX: 25.34 (+0.21), ITR: 34.33 (+0.03), BWZ: 33.70 (-0.34), KKR: 21.56 (+0.13), FLO: 19.00 (+0.26), PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Park Sterling Corporation Announces Results for Second Quarter 2014
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jul 24, 6:02AM CDT
Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq STB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today released unaudited results of operations and other financial information for the second quarter of 2014. Highlights at and for the three months ended June 30, 2014 include:
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Park Sterling Corporation to Announce Second Quarter 2014 Results on July 24, 2014
GlobeNewswire - Mon Jun 30, 3:00PM CDT
Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq STB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today announced that financial results for the second quarter of 2014 will be released on July 24, 2014 before the market opens, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed toll free by dialing (888) 317-6016 and requesting the Park Sterling Corporation earnings call. Listeners should dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The live webcast and presentation slides will be available on www.parksterlingbank.com under Investor Relations, Investor Presentations. For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed toll free by dialing (877) 344-7529 and requesting conference number 10048316.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Semi-Annual Changes to the NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index
GlobeNewswire - Mon Jun 16, 6:09AM CDT
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index (Nasdaq:ABQI), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, June 23, 2014.
SNBC: 20.20 (+0.21), FBNK: 15.64 (-0.32), BOKF: 68.56 (+0.49), MBVT: 29.79 (-0.16), PGC: 18.25 (-0.16), BPOP: 31.88 (+0.41), HBNC: 25.72 (+0.25), EBSB: 11.34 (+0.18), FBNC: 18.12 (+0.08), BBNK: 24.12 (-0.38), OABC: 27.04 (+0.08), PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13), PFBC: 26.58 (+0.21), CNBC: 19.23 (unch), BNCN: 17.01 (-0.08), WSBF: 12.24 (+0.12), BSRR: 17.16 (+0.15), PCBK: 14.42 (+0.08), NDAQ: 43.26 (+0.49), CSBK: 13.02 (unch), KRNY: 14.24 (-0.01)

Park Sterling Corporation to Announce First Quarter 2014 Results on April 24, 2014
GlobeNewswire - Fri Mar 28, 3:00PM CDT
Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq STB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today announced that financial results for the first quarter of 2014 will be released on April 24, 2014 before the market opens, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed toll free by dialing (888) 317-6016 and requesting the Park Sterling Corporation earnings call. Listeners should dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The live webcast and presentation slides will be available on www.parksterlingbank.com under Investor Relations, Investor Presentations. For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed toll free by dialing (877) 344-7529 and requesting conference number 10043599.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Park Sterling Corporation and Provident Community Bancshares, Inc. to Merge
GlobeNewswire - Wed Mar 05, 6:00AM CST
Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq STB) ("Park Sterling" , the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, and Provident Community Bancshares, Inc. (OTCBB CBS) ("Provident Community" , the holding company for Provident Community Bank, N.A., announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Park Sterling will acquire Provident Community for a total transaction value of approximately $6.5 million.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Park Sterling Corporation Expands Wealth Team and Adds Chief Marketing Officer
GlobeNewswire - Fri Feb 21, 8:00AM CST
Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq STB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today announced the hiring of three additional bankers for the bank's Wealth Management team, now headquartered in Richmond, Virginia and directed by Michael Williams, Head of Wealth Management. In addition, the company has hired a new Chief Marketing Officer, also based in Richmond.
WFC: 53.09 (+0.63), PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

UPDATE: GardaWorld Signs a 12-Year, $1.4bn Cash Vault Outsourcing Partnership with One of the Leading Financial Institutions in the US
Marketwire - Wed Dec 18, 11:26AM CST
Editors' Note: There is a photo and a video associated with this press release.
OKSB: 18.03 (+0.04), HMST: 17.42 (+0.10), FBNK: 15.64 (-0.32), GABC: 29.87 (-0.13), PEBO: 24.65 (-0.33), FISI: 25.14 (+0.21), HTLF: 26.60 (+0.92), CAC: 40.91 (+0.20), GSBC: 38.01 (+0.94), NDAQ: 43.26 (+0.49), PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

Park Sterling Bank Has Returned 31.4% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (PSTB)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Sep 03, 5:20PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Park Sterling Bank (NASDAQ STB) on June 7th, 2012 at $4.58. In approximately 15 months, Park Sterling Bank has returned 31.44% as of today's recent price of $6.02.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)

36.5% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Park Sterling Bank Call (PSTB)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Aug 20, 9:45AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Park Sterling Bank (NASDAQ STB) on June 7th, 2012 at $4.58. In approximately 15 months, Park Sterling Bank has returned 36.46% as of today's recent price of $6.25.
PSTB: 7.66 (+0.13)