Company name ANSYS, Inc.
Stock ticker ANSS
Live stock price [stckqut]ANSS[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $104.94
Target stock price (averages with growth) $128.31
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $88.14
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $96.11

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

ANSYS, Inc. (ANSYS) develops and globally markets engineering simulation software and services used by engineers, designers, researchers and students across a range of industries and academia, including aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, electronics, biomedical, energy and defense. The Company distributes its ANSYS suite of simulation technologies through a global network of independent resellers and distributors (collectively, channel partners) and direct sales offices in global locations. The Company’s product portfolio consists of ANSYS Workbench, multiphysics product, structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, explicit dynamics, electromagnetic, system simulation, simulation process and data management, academic, high-performance computing (HPC) and geometry interfaces. On August 1, 2011, the Company acquired Apache Design, Inc.

 

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

 

Company name American Tower Corp
Stock ticker AMT
Live stock price [stckqut]AMT[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $88.26
Target stock price (averages with growth) $140.43
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $113.99
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $94.67

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

American Tower Corporation is a holding company. The Company conducts its operations through its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures. It is a wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure company that owns, operates and develops communications sites. Its primary business includes leasing antenna space on multi-tenant communications sites to wireless service providers, radio and television broadcast companies, wireless data providers, government agencies and municipalities and tenants in a number of other industries. This business is its rental and management operations. It also offer tower-related services domestically, including site acquisition, zoning and permitting services and structural analysis services, which primarily support its site leasing business and the addition of new tenants and equipment on its sites. In January 2012, the Company merged with and into American Tower REIT, Inc.

 

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

 

Company name Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Stock ticker AKAM
Live stock price [stckqut]AKAM[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $57.73
Target stock price (averages with growth) $72.64
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $52.15
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $44.76

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

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Akamai) provides content delivery and cloud infrastructure services for the delivery of content and applications over the Internet; ranging from live and on-demand streaming video capabilities to conventional content on Websites, to tools that help people transact business and reach out to new and existing customers. The Company provides private content delivery networks, Internet-based delivery of applications, such as store/dealer locators and user registration, software distribution capabilities, real-time ad targeting solutions, content targeting technology and enhanced security features. It offers application and cloud performance services, solutions for digital media and software distribution and storage, Website optimization services, network operator solutions, online advertising-related services and other specialized Internet-based offerings. In February 2012, the Company acquired Blaze Software Inc. In March 2012, the Company acquired Cotendo, Inc.

 

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

 

Company name Apple Inc.
Stock ticker AAPL
Live stock price [stckqut]AAPL[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $1043.74
Target stock price (averages with growth) $1620.68
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $1293.72
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $1051.62

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

Apple Inc. (Apple), along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players. It also sells a range of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. The Company’s products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, the iOS and Mac OS X operating systems, iCloud, and a range of accessory, service and support offerings. It also sells and delivers digital content and applications through the iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store. During the year ended November 24, 2011, the Company, as part of a consortium, acquired Nortel Networks Corporation’s patent portfolio. In February 2012, the Company acquired app-search engine Chomp.

 

Confident Investor comments: The calculations for the future stock price are actually quite a bit higher than what I settled on. I have a hard time predicting the stock over $1,000 but that is what came out! At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

 

Company name The InterGroup Corporation
Stock ticker INTG
Live stock price [stckqut]INTG[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

The InterGroup Corporation (InterGroup) was organized to buy, develop, operate, rehabilitate and dispose of real property of various types and descriptions, and to engage in such other business and investment activities. The Company operates in three segments: the operation of the hotel (Hotel Operations), the operation of its multi-family residential properties (Real Estate Operations) and the investment of its cash in marketable securities and other investments (Investment Transactions). As of June 30, 2011, the Company owned approximately 77% of the common shares of Santa Fe Financial Corporation (Santa Fe). Santa Fe’s revenue is generated through its 68.8% owned subsidiary, Portsmouth Square, Inc. (Portsmouth). In January 2011, the Company sold its 132-unit apartment complex located in San Antonio, Texas. On April 29, 2011, the Company purchased a 9-unit beachside apartment complex located in Marina Del Rey, California.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.