Sidoti's November Emerging Growth Conference Shaping Up Nicely

NEW YORK, July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sidoti & Company, LLC - Even in the dog days of summer, awareness of an upcoming autumn event is growing: Sidoti & Company, LLC's Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum, slated for November 10, 2011 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.  Each successive Sidoti conference garners a larger audience as word spreads on Wall Street that Sidoti events are well-organized, showcase intriguing companies that represent superior investment value, and offer an excellent chance to network — not only with company managements but also with other smart, curious attendees.  In other words, Sidoti conferences waste no one's time and provide insights that are several cuts above the usual conference offerings.  Indeed, the superior gatherings are now a hallmark of Sidoti's ambitious and comprehensive research effort.

As a growing number of companies express interest in presenting at Sidoti conferences, the firm is becoming increasingly selective in order to maintain the highest level of quality.  So far, 50 presenters are confirmed for the November 10 gathering, with the number ultimately limited to 106.  Sidoti expects approximately 800 investors to attend, but there, too, limits the numbers in order to ensure that each participant derives maximum value from the experience.  

Reflecting the liquidity demands of institutional investors, Wall Street analysts tend to focus on larger companies.  Sidoti steadfastly maintains that the real value lies in companies that generally share three characteristics: profits, market capitalization below $3 billion, and little to no research coverage by the larger Wall Street brokerage houses.

Coverage by Sidoti & Company, LLC is not contingent upon corporate finance fees; recommendations are based on the heretofore-undiscovered investment merits of a company.  The process begins and ends with the firm's industry-leading analysts.  Now in its 11th year, Sidoti began with five analysts who covered 30 companies with sub-$300 million market caps (the "small-cap arena").  In 2010, the company added micro-cap research to its priorities, and now is known as the Street's foremost authority on small- and micro-cap companies.  Currently Sidoti covers more than 500 small-cap names and 143 micro-cap names.  The company's goal is to have more than 1,000 companies within its coverage universe by year-end 2012.

Contact: Chris Kelly, +1-212-542-4016, [email protected], or Lynn Orenstein, +1-212-453-7031, [email protected], both of Sidoti & Company, LLC

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