In the past, I have rated XTO Energy (NYSE:XTO) as a Good company. It is no surprise that Exxon Mobile (NYSE:XOM) has agreed to buy the company. XTO management has traditionally done a great job of running the company. Actually, I think XTO could have done better since my analysis back on October 20 showed that the company was worth at least $57 a share and could have broken $100 if their revenue and profitability would have continued to grow at their traditional rate.

Since this appears to be a friendly merger, it is not likely that XTO Energy will continue as an independent concern. While I will leave the posting from the past in place, I will no longer list XTO on the Watch List.

Company name CarMax, Inc
Stock ticker KMX
Live stock price [stckqut]KMX[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $157.69
Target stock price (averages with growth) $184.51
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $74.43
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $31.02

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

Company name General Mills, Inc.
Stock ticker GIS
Live stock price [stckqut]GIS[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Fair
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Fair
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $59.52
Target stock price (averages with growth) $66.85
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $60.81
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $61.56

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.

Company name ConocoPhillips
Stock ticker COP
Live stock price [stckqut]COP[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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.

Company name United Technologies Corporation
Stock ticker UTX
Live stock price [stckqut]UTX[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $71.24
Target stock price (averages with growth) $76.86
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $68.04
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $64.35

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.