NEW YORK, May 6, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- World Financial Capital Markets, an investment boutique specializing in the underwriting of public and privately held securities, is pleased to announce that it has commenced analytical coverage of Longwood, Fla.-based Empire Financial Holding Company with a buy rating and a 12-month price target of $7.25. Empire Financial, with shares traded on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker EFH, is a financial-services firm with subsidiaries operating in the brokerage, clearing and advisory areas of the marketplace.
Full details of the analysis will be readily available later today under the Breaking News section of World Financial's Internet site at (www.worldcapmarkets.com).
Disclaimer: World Financial Capital Markets served as an underwriting participant in Empire Financial's recently completed initial public offering. Today marks the end of the quiet period for Empire Financial whereas all managers involved in the underwriting are permitted to issue analytical coverage.
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About World Financial Capital Markets:
World Financial Capital Markets Inc. is a New York-based investment boutique and chartered member of the National Association of Securities Dealers and Securities Investor Protection Corporation. The firm's main goal has been to engage in the business of investment banking, analytical research, underwriting and broaden its horizon from retail brokerage clients towards institutional clientele.