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Company name Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Stock ticker NLY
Live stock price [stckqut]NLY[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $20.98
Target stock price (averages with growth) $22.98
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $19.95
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $20.64

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

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (Annaly) owns, manage, and finance a portfolio of real estate related investments, including mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), Agency callable debentures, and other securities representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of mortgage loans. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries offer diversified real estate, asset management and other financial services. The Company’s subsidiary, RCap Securities, Inc. (RCap), operates as a broker-dealer. The Company also invests in Agency debentures, which consist of debentures issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. In August 2012, the Company liquidated FIDAC FSI LLC. In December 2012, the Company sold FIDAC Europe Limited. As of December 31, 2012, all of the mortgage-backed securities, which it has acquired, have been backed by single-family residential mortgage loans.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

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Company name Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA (ADR)
Stock ticker NETC
Live stock price [stckqut]NETC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $23.01
Target stock price (averages with growth) $18.42
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $10.71
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $22.85

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

Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA is a Brazil-based company primarily engaged in the pay-television and broadband Internet industries. The Company’s pay television (Pay TV) sector comprises programming and broadcasting of movie, sports, entertainment and news channels. The Company provides Internet access under the brand name Net Virtua. The Company offers voice services, such as local fixed telephony, with Empresa Brasileira de Telecommunicacoes SA under the brand name Net Fone Via Embratel. As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries included Net Brasilia Ltda, Net Rio Ltda, Net Sao Paulo Ltda, Reyc Comercio e Participacoes Ltda, Jacarei Cabo SA, 614 TVH Vale Ltda, 614 Servicos de Internet Maceio Ltda and 614 Servicos de Internet Joao Pessoa Ltda.

 

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Company name Merck & Co., Inc.
Stock ticker MRK
Live stock price [stckqut]MRK[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $75.01
Target stock price (averages with growth) $82.91
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $68.25
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $51.27

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

Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) is a global health care company that delivers health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products, which it markets directly and through its joint ventures. The Company consists of four operating segments, which are the Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, Consumer Care and Alliances segments, and one reportable segment, which is the Pharmaceutical segment. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products marketed either directly by the Company or through joint ventures. Human health pharmaceutical products consist of therapeutic and preventive agents, generally sold by prescription, for the treatment of human disorders. Effective February 25, 2013, Dashtag, a unit of Merck & Co Inc’s Schering Plough Corp subsidiary acquired 17.95% interest in Fulford (India) Ltd.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in this stock as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns. I am leaving the company on my Watch List in the hopes that the metrics will improve a little bit.

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Company name Monster Beverage Corp
Stock ticker MNST
Live stock price [stckqut]MNST[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $95.6
Target stock price (averages with growth) $117.02
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $75.65
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $88.38

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

Monster Beverage Corporation, formerly Hansen Natural Corporation is a holding company. The Company develops, markets, sells and distributes alternative beverage. alternative beverage category combines non-carbonated ready-to-drink iced teas, lemonades, juice cocktails, single-serve juices and fruit beverages, ready-to-drink dairy and coffee drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks, and single-serve still water (flavored, unflavored and enhanced) with new age beverages, including sodas that are considered natural, sparkling juices and flavored sparkling beverages. It has two reportable segments, namely Direct Store Delivery (DSD), whose principal products comprise energy drinks, and Warehouse (Warehouse), whose principal products comprise juice-based and soda beverages. The DSD segment develops, markets and sells products primarily through an exclusive distributor network, whereas the Warehouse segment develops, markets and sells products primarily directly to retailers.

 

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Company name Liberty Property Trust
Stock ticker LRY
Live stock price [stckqut]LRY[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $60.01
Target stock price (averages with growth) $71.53
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $59.26
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $48.41

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

Liberty Property Trust (the Trust) is a self-administered and self-managed Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT). Substantially all of the Trust’s assets are owned directly or indirectly, and substantially all of the Trust’s operations are conducted directly or indirectly, by its subsidiary, Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a limited partnership. The Trust provides leasing, property management, development and other tenant-related services for the Properties. The industrial Properties consist of warehouse, distribution, service, assembly, light manufacturing and research and development facilities. The Trust’s office Properties are multi-story and single-story office buildings located principally in suburban mixed-use developments or office parks. In March 2013, it sold the property at 8800 Tinicum Boulevard in Philadelphia. In May 2013, the Company acquired 2100 M Street NW, a 290,762 square foot, eight-story office building in Washington, D.C.

 

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