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Company name Atlas Energy LP
Stock ticker ATLS
Live stock price [stckqut]ATLS[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=atls

Atlas Energy, L.P., (Atlas Energy) is an independent developer and producer of natural gas and oil, with operations in the Appalachian Basin, Illinois Basin and the Rocky Mountain region. As of December 31, 2011, its principal development and production assets consisted of working interests in approximately 8,500 gross producing natural gas and oil wells; royalty interests in over 500 gross producing natural gas and oil wells; net daily production of 35.9 million cubic feet equivalent per day; proved reserves of 167.6 billion cubic feet equivalent, and its partnership management business, which includes interests in 98 investment partnerships and a registered broker-dealer that acts as the dealer-manager of its investment partnership offerings. It maintains ownership interests in the entities, which includes Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. and Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP and Lightfoot Capital Partners GP, LLC. On February 17, 2011, it acquired certain assets from Atlas Energy, Inc.
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Company name Oracle Corporation
Stock ticker ORCL
Live stock price [stckqut]ORCL[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Poor
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Poor

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $12.72
Target stock price (averages with growth) $20.2
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $24.77
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $24.71

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=orcl

Oracle Corporation is a provider of enterprise software and computer hardware products and services. The Company’s software, hardware systems, and services businesses develops, manufactures, markets, hosts and supports database and middleware software, applications software, and hardware systems, with the latter consisting primarily of computer server and storage products. It is organized into three businesses: software, hardware systems and services. Its software business consists of two segments: new software licenses and software license updates and product support. Its hardware systems business consists of two segments: hardware systems products and hardware systems support. The Company’s services business consists of the remainder of its segments and offers consulting services, managed cloud services, and education services. On January 25, 2012, it acquired RightNow Technologies, Inc. (RightNow). On April 5, 2012, the Company acquired Taleo Corporation (Taleo).

 

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Company name News Corp
Stock ticker NWSA
Live stock price [stckqut]NWSA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Poor
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Fair
EBIT growth Poor

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $10.12
Target stock price (averages with growth) $17.93
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $22.35
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $20.68

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=nwsa

News Corporation is a diversified global media company. The Company operates in six segments: Cable Network Programming; Filmed Entertainment; Television; Direct Broadcast Satellite Television; Publishing, and Other. Cable Network Programming produces and licenses news, business news, sports, general entertainment and movie programming for distribution through cable television systems and direct broadcast satellite operators. Filmed Entertainment engages in the production and acquisition of live-action and animated motion pictures for distribution and licensing in all formats in all entertainment media worldwide. Television is engaged in the operation of broadcast television stations and the broadcasting of network programming . It engages in the direct broadcast satellite business through its subsidiary, SKY Italia. In November 2012, News Corporation, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed acquisition of ESPN’s partnership interest in ESPN STAR Sports.

 

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Company name U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc.
Stock ticker PRTS
Live stock price [stckqut]PRTS[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=prts

U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (U.S. Auto Parts) offers online sources for automotive aftermarket parts and repairs information. The Company principally sells its products, identified as stock keeping units (SKUs), to individual consumers through its network of Websites and online marketplaces. The Company’s Websites provide customers with a selection of approximately two million SKUs with product descriptions and photographs. The Company has developed a product database that maps its SKUs to product applications based on vehicle makes, models and years. It offers a selection of aftermarket auto parts. U.S. Auto Parts classifies its products into three categories: body parts, engine parts, and performance parts and accessories. The Company sources its products from foreign manufacturers and importers located in Taiwan and China, and from the United States manufacturers and distributors.
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Company name Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Stock ticker CHK
Live stock price [stckqut]CHK[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=chk

 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (Chesapeake) is a natural gas and oil exploration and production company. Chesapeake is engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of properties for the production of natural gas and oil from underground reservoirs. It also provides substantial marketing, midstream, drilling and other oilfield services. Its operations are located onshore and in the continental United States. As of December 31, 2011, the Company owned interests in approximately 45,700 producing natural gas and oil wells that produced approximately 3.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent per day, net to its interest. It operates in three segments: exploration and production; marketing, gathering and compression, and oilfield services. In March 2011, it sold all of its Fayetteville Shale assets. In July 2012, it sold its interest in Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. to Global Infrastructure Partners. In October 2012, it sold asset packages in the Permian Basin.
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