THIRD TEAM

Edward Wolfe  Wolfe Trahan & Co. Wolfe Trahan & Co.’s Edward Wolfe, who slips one notch to third place, “is a guy who can really think on his feet,” declares one buy-side backer. Clients continue to profit from Wolfe’s long-standing outperform on Old Dominion Freight Line, first upgraded from neutral way back in November 2009, at a split-adjusted $17.49, on rising prices and valuation, among other factors. The Thomasville, North Carolina–based trucker’s stock had sped to $32.12 by the end of August 2011, gaining 83.6 percent since the upgrade and trouncing the sector by 69.4 percentage points over the period; in the 12 months through August, the stock advanced 38.2 percent and beat the sector by 32.6 points.