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Company name Artificial Life, Inc.
Stock ticker ALIF
Live stock price [stckqut]ALIF[/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) $2.06
Target stock price (averages with growth) $0.66
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $1.33
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $1.28

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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The big news is the current merger of United [stckqut]uaua[/stckqut] and Continental [stckqut]cal[/stckqut] (yes, I know that there is plenty of other big news such as nuclear non-proliferation, Republican and Democrat politically maneuvering, and the current American Idol contest but I don’t talk about those things on this site).

Those that have listened to my advice in the past know that I do not believe in the wondrous predictions of mergers. Have you ever heard the leaders of the companies involved in mergers declaring,”This is really bad for our company and our shareholders but we are going to do it anyway because it is more fun than just running our own company profitably.” I can’t find anyone saying it but they probably should as it is likely more close to the truth than anything they said in their various public releases.

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Company name BlackRock, Inc.
Stock ticker BLK
Live stock price [stckqut]BLK[/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) $284.43
Target stock price (averages with growth) $295.9
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $245.3
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $230.2

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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The financial papers are filled with discussions of Goldman Sachs and their alleged misconduct in the trading of certificates linked to the housing crisis. Executives at Goldman Sachs  [stckqut]GS[/stckqut] have had to testify in front of congressional committees and it appears that at least one Attorney General is investigating them for crimes committed.

The result will likely be fines for the company.  But is the company evil? Should the company be punished?  The company is officially only a filed document in some state. The reality is the company is a group of shareholders that employ some managers to run a company to make a profit. Therefore, the company itself is not evil, even if there is a chance that some of those managers or employees are criminally negligent. Read More →

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Company name Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
Stock ticker HCSG
Live stock price [stckqut]HCSG[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
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) $22.56
Target stock price (averages with growth) $30.02
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $25.75
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $24.39

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.