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2010-05-31
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Merck & Co., Inc. ($MRK) Target: $40 Confident Investor Rating: Fair
2010-05-28
| Company name | Merck & Co., Inc. |
| Stock ticker | MRK |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]MRK[/stckqut] |
| P/E compared to competitors | Good |
| Employee productivity | Poor |
| Sales growth | Poor |
| EPS growth | Good |
| P/E growth | Poor |
| EBIT growth | Good |
| Confident Investor Rating | Fair |
| Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) | $44.75 |
| Target stock price (averages with growth) | $40.93 |
| Target stock price (averages with no growth) | $33.95 |
| Target stock price (manual assumptions) | $26.57 |
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.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. – $PEBO – Confident Investor Rating: Poor
2010-05-27
| Company name | Peoples Bancorp Inc. |
| Stock ticker | PEBO |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]PEBO[/stckqut] |
| Confident Investor Rating | Poor |
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
The Washington Post Company ($WPO) Target: $343 Confident Investor Rating: Poor
2010-05-26
| Company name | The Washington Post Company |
| Stock ticker | WPO |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]WPO[/stckqut] |
| P/E compared to competitors | Fair |
| Employee productivity | Poor |
| Sales growth | Poor |
| EPS growth | Poor |
| P/E growth | Good |
| EBIT growth | Poor |
| Confident Investor Rating | Poor |
| Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) | $378.88 |
| Target stock price (averages with growth) | $421.45 |
| Target stock price (averages with no growth) | $335.91 |
| Target stock price (manual assumptions) | $313.48 |
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.
Valmont Industries, Inc. ($VMI) Target: $83 Confident Investor Rating: Fair
2010-05-25
| Company name | Valmont Industries, Inc. |
| Stock ticker | VMI |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]VMI[/stckqut] |
| P/E compared to competitors | Good |
| Employee productivity | Good |
| Sales growth | Poor |
| EPS growth | Good |
| P/E growth | Poor |
| EBIT growth | Good |
| Confident Investor Rating | Fair |
| Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) | $84.44 |
| Target stock price (averages with growth) | $97.12 |
| Target stock price (averages with no growth) | $86 |
| Target stock price (manual assumptions) | $81.74 |
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.