New Launches, Financial Results, Mergers, Appointments and Stock Price Movements - Analyst Notes on TD Ameritrade, Prosperity Bancshares, St. Joe Company, 1st United and National Penn

NEW YORK, May 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD), Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (NYSE: PB), The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), 1st United Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FUBC) and National Penn Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: NPBC). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2427-100free.

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TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Analyst Notes
On May 5, 2014, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (TD Ameritrade) announced that TD Ameritrade, Inc., a broker-dealer subsidiary of the Company, has launched its latest platform-based innovation, thinkorswim® Sharing. The Company said that this new feature allows thinkorswim users to securely and instantly share customized software settings for charts, workspaces, scans, studies, trade and alert templates with others, giving both platform veterans and novices the ability to gain valuable market insights by being able to analyze each other's strategies. Commenting on the launch, Nicole Sherrod, Managing Director of TD Ameritrade's Trader Group, said, "thinkorswim Sharing is the latest release in a multi-phase project roll out designed to make our trading technology accessible to more investors. Each new offering is developed to remove as many barriers as possible for our clients. The powerful combination of the thinkorswim Learning Center and thinkorswim Sharing will make our award-winning platform more helpful, beneficial and easier to use for an even greater number of investors." The full analyst notes on TD Ameritrade are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2427-AMTD-14May2014.pdf

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Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Analyst Notes
On May 9, 2014, Prosperity Bancshares Inc.'s (Prosperity Bancshares) stock went up by 1.55%, at $58.83 per share. In the last five day trading period, Prosperity Bancshares stock lost 0.25% compared to the S&P 500 which also declined 0.14% during the same duration. The full analyst notes on Prosperity Bancshares are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2427-PB-14May2014.pdf

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The St. Joe Company Analyst Notes
On May 8, 2014, The St. Joe Company (St. Joe) reported its Q1 2014 financial results. Total revenues for the wuarter were $594.1 million, much higher when compared to total revenue of $26.8 million in Q1 2013. Q1 2014 net income attributable to the Company was $403.0 million or $4.37 per share, compared to Q1 2013 net loss attributable to the Company of $2.5 million or $0.03 per share. St. Joe also reported that during the quarter it completed its previously announced sale of approximately 380,000 acres of the Company's non-strategic timberlands and rural land to AgReserves, Inc., for approximately $562 million, which included $200 million in the form of a timber note. As a result of this sale, the Company recorded earnings of $511.1 million before income taxes for the quarter. The full analyst notes on St. Joe Company are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2427-JOE-14May2014.pdf

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1st United Bancorp, Inc. Analyst Notes
On May 8, 2014, the Boards of Directors of 1st United Bancorp, Inc. (1st United) and Valley National Bancorp (Valley) announced that the two have entered into a merger agreement whereby the common shareholders of 1st United will receive 0.89 of a share of Valley common stock for each 1st United share they own, subject to certain adjustments. The Company informed that the transaction is valued at approximately $312 million based on Valley's closing stock price on May 5, 2014 (and includes cash consideration that will be paid to 1st United stock option holders). The combined company is expected to have approximately $18.1 billion in assets, $12.9 billion in loans, $12.7 billion in deposits, 225 branches covering northern and central New Jersey, New York (including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island), and southeast and central Florida. The full analyst notes on 1st United are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2427-FUBC-14May2014.pdf

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National Penn Bancshares Inc. Analyst Notes
On April 23, 2014, National Penn Bancshares Inc.'s (National Penn) President and CEO Scott V. Fainor announced that the Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Sean P. Kehoe, as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company. National Penn said that Kehoe's appointment follows the retirement of Andy Ellsworth as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. The full analyst notes on National Penn are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2427-NPBC-14May2014.pdf

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