IRVINE, Calif., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- C. K. Cooper & Company today announced that Philip J. McPherson, Director of Research, was given the distinction of Five Star Analyst by Zack's Investment Research, ranked #1 out of 51 E&P analysts, based on first quarter performance for 2006.
Contributing to this performance were the following top performing stocks:
* The Exploration Company , up 76%
* Petroleum Development Corporation , up 36%
* Arena Resources Inc , up 17%
* Berry Petroleum Company , up 16%
* ATP Oil & Gas Inc , up 15%
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