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Company name Express Scripts, Inc.
Stock ticker ESRX
Live stock price [stckqut]ESRX[/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) $58.78
Target stock price (averages with growth) $79.58
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $63.99
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $55.88

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

Express Scripts, Inc. is a pharmacy benefit management (PBM) operating in North America, offering a range of services to its clients, which include health maintenance organizations (HMOs), health insurers, third-party administrators, employers, union-sponsored benefit plans, workers’ compensation plans and Government health programs. The Company has organized its operations into two business segments based on products and services offered: PBM and Emerging Markets (EM). The Company,s revenues are generated from the delivery of prescription drugs through its contracted network of retail pharmacies, home delivery and specialty pharmacy services and EM services. In October 2010, the Company completed the spinoff of its Rx Outreach business unit. In November 2010, the Company announced the formation of Express Scripts Specialty Benefit Services, a specialty benefits company.

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 MAKO Surgical Corp.
Stock ticker MAKO
Live stock price [stckqut]MAKO[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

MAKO Surgical Corp. (MAKO) is a medical device company that markets its advanced robotic arm solution and orthopedic implants for minimally invasive orthopedic knee procedures. The Company offers MAKOplasty, a restorative surgical solution that enables orthopedic surgeons to treat patient-specific, early to mid-stage osteoarthritic knee disease. MAKOplasty is performed using the Company’s RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic system (RIO), and its RESTORIS unicompartmental and RESTORIS MCK multi-compartmental knee implant systems. The RIO utilizes tactile guided robotic arm technology and patient-specific visualization to prepare the knee joint for the insertion and alignment of the Company’s resurfacing implants through a small incision in a minimally invasive, bone preserving and tissue sparing procedure. The Company’s RESTORIS family of knee implants is designed to enable minimally invasive restoration of one or two of the diseased compartments of the knee joint.

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.

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Company name Littlefield Corporation
Stock ticker LTFD
Live stock price [stckqut]LTFD[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Littlefield Corporation is a holding company. The Company’s business develops, owns and operates charitable bingo halls with the United States operations in Texas, Alabama, Florida and South Carolina. As of December 31, 2009, the Company operated 36 charitable bingo halls. In January 2010 and February 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of bingo halls in South Carolina and realigned certain regional operations. In April 2009, the Company sold its Premiere Tents and Events business unit located in Austin, Texas.

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.

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Company name Linear Technology Corporation
Stock ticker LLTC
Live stock price [stckqut]LLTC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $29.89
Target stock price (averages with growth) $41.49
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $41.22
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $27.5

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

Linear Technology Corporation (Linear Technology) designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of standard high performance linear integrated circuits. Its products include high performance amplifiers, comparators, voltage references, monolithic filters, linear regulators, direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converters, battery chargers, data converters, communications interface circuits, radio frequency (RF) signal conditioning circuits, uModule products, and many other analog functions. Applications for its circuits include telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products, such as optical switches; tablet, notebook and desktop computers; computer peripherals, video/multimedia, industrial instrumentation, security monitoring devices, consumer products, such as digital cameras and global positioning systems, complex medical devices, automotive electronics, factory automation, process control, military, space and other environment systems.

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.

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Company name Keynote Systems, Inc.
Stock ticker KEYN
Live stock price [stckqut]KEYN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Poor
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $37.96
Target stock price (averages with growth) $81.23
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $83.78
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $28.2

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

Keynote Systems, Inc. (Keynote) is a provider of Internet and mobile cloud monitoring solutions. Keynote provides cloud-based testing, monitoring and measurement products and services that help its customer to know how their Web sites, content, and applications perform. The Company delivers its products and services primarily through a cloud-based model on a subscription basis. Keynote offers a portfolio of Internet and mobile products and services to help the end-user customer experience in two categories: Internet Cloud (Internet Cloud) and Mobile Cloud (Mobile Cloud). Keynote combines its Internet and Mobile Cloud products and services with its Real User Experience Testing.

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.  My biggest concern about this company is that it is likely an acquisition candidate but that may allow a nice return for a patient investor.