LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Monday May 19, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – May 19, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Monday, May 19^th are:

5 – Zoltek Companies – NASDAQ:ZOLT

4 – Pyramid Oil – AMEX:PDO

3 – National Financial Partners – NYSE:NFP

2 – Solarfun Power Holdings – NASDAQ:SOLF

1 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

Zoltek Companies, Inc., (NASDAQ:ZOLT) through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets carbon fibers and technical fibers in the United States. Its carbon fibers are used in a range of commercial products, as well as in reinforcement material in composites, carbon fiber composite products, and filament winding equipment used in the composite industry.

* Shares of Zoltek took off last week thanks to a second-quarter report released last Tuesday which showed a 36% increase in sales, as well as new found demand for alternative energy sources because of soaring oil prices. Shares of ZOLT gained $4.47 or 16.86% to $30.98 and rose more than 38% on-the-week.

Pyramid Oil Company (AMEX:PDO) engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. It holds oil and gas property interests primarily in California, as well as in New York, Wyoming, and Texas. The company sells oil and gas primarily to crude oil purchasers, refineries, or pipeline companies.

* Pyramid Oil was among the new 52-week highs in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million. Shares of PDO shot up 90 cents or 6.06% to $15.74 on Friday.

National Financial Partners Corp., (NYSE:NFP) through its subsidiaries, distributes a range of financial products and services primarily to high net worth individuals and companies in the United States. The company's products and services include life insurance and wealth transfer, corporate and executive benefits, and financial planning and investment advisory.

* Last Thursday National Financial Partners announced that it will host a conference for analysts and investors on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 2:00 p.m. (ET). Presenters at this conference will include members of NFP's senior management and its firm principals. Shares of NFP lost 46 cents or 1.82% to $24.85 on Friday.

Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd., (NASDAQ:SOLF) through its subsidiary, Jiangsu Linyang Solarfun Co., Ltd., engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of photovoltaic (PV) cells and PV modules primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers monocrystalline silicon cells and modules, and multicrystalline silicon cells and modules to system integrators, as well as through third party distributors.

* Solar company Solarfun Power Holdings fell Friday as the majority of solar stocks soared last week on news that ReneSola topped first-quarter expectations. Shares of SOLF traded mixed on Friday to end the day down 17 cents or .65% to $26.04.

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products.

* Shares of drybulk shippers sailed higher Friday, as the Baltic Dry Index, set another all-time high for the second consecutive day. The index made its biggest jump ever -- 443 points -- just a day earlier and eclipsed a previous all-time high of 11,039 set in mid-November. Shares of DRYS gained an additional $4.24 or 3.98% to $110.74 and rose 20% on-the-week.

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