Company name GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)
Stock ticker GSK
Live stock price [stckqut]GSK[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Poor
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Poor
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $78.12
Target stock price (averages with growth) $105.32
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $51.43
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $32.44

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

 

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

 

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBITDA growth Good
Price growth Good
R&D growth Good
Income growth Good
Assets growth Good
Return on Assets growth Good
Market Capitalization Growth Good
Income / Rev growth Good
TWCA Plus Good
Standard TWCA Good
Weighted ann. stock price increase Good

 

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $75.81
Target stock price (averages with growth) $141.77
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $82.41
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $79.33

 

The following company description is from StockRow: https://stockrow.com/MU

Micron Technology, Inc. manufactures and sells memory and storage solutions worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Storage Business Unit, and Embedded Business Unit. It offers memory and storage technologies, including DRAM, NAND, NOR Flash, and 3D XPoint memory under the Micron, Crucial, and Ballistix brands, as well as private labels. The company provides memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, and networking markets; memory products for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; other discrete storage products in component and wafer forms for the removable storage markets, as well as 3D XPoint memory products; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its internal sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and e-tailers; and Web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners primarily to original equipment manufacturers and retailers. The company has strategic collaboration with BMW Group. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Micron Technology, Inc. as long as the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable.

 

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How was this analysis of Micron Technology, Inc. calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $49.15
  • Growth: 0.188866666666667
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.46650075
  • P/E: 21.8109982560344
  • Future EPS Calc: $5.85
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $127.76
  • Target stock price: $79.33

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Company name Insperity Inc
Stock ticker NSP
Live stock price [stckqut]NSP[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

 

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBITDA growth Good
Price growth Good
R&D growth Poor
Income growth Good
Assets growth Poor
Return on Assets growth Good
Income / Rev growth Good
TWCA Plus Good
Standard TWCA Good
Weighted ann. stock price increase Good

 

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $90.96
Target stock price (averages with growth) $66.15
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $60.24
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $66.35

 

The following company description is from Yahoo: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/nsp/profile?p=nsp

Insperity, Inc. provides human resources (HR) and business solutions to improve business performance for small and medium-sized businesses. The company offers its HR services through its Workforce Optimization and Workforce Synchronization solutions, which include a range of human resources functions, such as payroll and employment administration, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, government compliance, performance management, and training and development services. It also provides Insperity Premier, a cloud-based human capital management platform that offers professional employer organization HR outsourcing solutions to its clients; various personnel management services; and employer liability management services, as well as solutions for middle market. In addition, the company offers MarketPlace, an e-commerce portal that offers a range of products and services; and Workforce Acceleration, a human capital management and payroll services solution; time and attendance; performance management; organizational planning; recruiting; employment screening; expense management; retirement; and insurance services. The company operates through 82 offices in the United States. The company was formerly known as Administaff, Inc. and changed its name to Insperity, Inc. in March 2011. Insperity, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Kingwood, Texas.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Insperity Inc as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of Insperity Inc calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $62.11
  • Growth: 0.125157708547635
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.660074
  • P/E: 16.1890414631754
  • Future EPS Calc: $6.6
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $106.85
  • Target stock price: $66.34

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Company name Ulta Beauty Inc
Stock ticker ULTA
Live stock price [stckqut]ULTA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

 

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBITDA growth Good
Price growth Good
R&D growth Poor
Income growth Good
Assets growth Good
Return on Assets growth Fair
Income / Rev growth Poor
TWCA Plus Fair
Standard TWCA Good
Weighted ann. stock price increase Poor

 

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $205.11
Target stock price (averages with growth) $320.51
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $301.88
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $261.19

 

The following company description is from Yahoo: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ulta/profile?p=ulta

Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates as a beauty retailer in the United States. The company’s stores offer cosmetics, fragrances, skincare and haircare products, bath and body products, and salon styling tools; professional hair products; salon services, including hair, skin, makeup, and brow services; and others, including nail products and accessories. It also provides private label products, such as the Ulta Beauty Collection branded cosmetics, skincare, and bath products, as well as Ulta Beauty branded products; and the Ulta Beauty branded gifts. As of May 2, 2020, the company operated 1,264 retail stores across 50 states. It also distributes its products through its Website, ulta.com. The company was formerly known as Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. and changed its name to Ulta Beauty, Inc. in January 2017. Ulta Beauty, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Ulta Beauty Inc as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of Ulta Beauty Inc calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $193.01
  • Growth: 0.166559371029988
  • Current EPS (TTM): $7.8190365
  • P/E: 24.9016705007103
  • Future EPS Calc: $16.89
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $420.64
  • Target stock price: $261.18

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Company name TriNet Group Inc
Stock ticker TNET
Live stock price [stckqut]TNET[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

 

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Poor
EBITDA growth Good
Price growth Good
R&D growth Fair
Income growth Good
Assets growth Fair
Return on Assets growth Good
Income / Rev growth Good
TWCA Plus Good
Standard TWCA Fair
Weighted ann. stock price increase Good

 

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $87.77
Target stock price (averages with growth) $54.86
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $62.43
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $63.47

 

The following company description is from Yahoo: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/tnet/profile?p=tnet

TriNet Group, Inc. provides human resources (HR) solutions for small and midsize businesses in the United States. The company offers multi-state payroll processing and tax administration; employee benefits programs, including health insurance and retirement plans; workers compensation insurance and claims management; employment and benefit law compliance; and other HR related services. It serves clients in various industries, including technology, professional services, financial services, life sciences, not-for-profit, property management, retail, manufacturing, and hospitality. The company sells its solutions through its direct sales organization. TriNet Group, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in TriNet Group Inc as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of TriNet Group Inc calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $56.95
  • Growth: 0.180720785290625
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.42
  • P/E: 13.0243870310679
  • Future EPS Calc: $7.84
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $102.21
  • Target stock price: $63.46

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