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Company name FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Stock ticker FDS
Live stock price [stckqut]FDS[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Fair
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $109.55
Target stock price (averages with growth) $96.71
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $74.5
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $81.59

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=fds FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FactSet) is a provider of global financial and economic information, including fundamental financial data on tens of thousands of companies worldwide. FactSet supports the investment process from initial research to published results for buy and sell-side professionals. These professionals include portfolio managers, research and performance analysts, risk managers, marketing professionals, sell-side equity research professionals, investment bankers and fixed income professionals. The Company?s applications provide users access to company analysis, multicompany comparisons, industry analysis, company screening, portfolio analysis, predictive risk measurements, alphatesting, portfolio optimization and simulation, real-time news and quotes and tools to value and analyze fixed income securities and portfolios. As of August 31, 2010, there were over 42,800 users of FactSet. On June 1, 2010, FactSet acquired Market Metrics, Inc.

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 The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Stock ticker SMG
Live stock price [stckqut]SMG[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Poor
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $87.36
Target stock price (averages with growth) $111.57
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $89.06
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $59.85

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=smg The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, (Scotts Miracle-Gro), along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and sale of lawn and garden care products, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company operates in three segments: Global Consumer, Global Professional and Scotts LawnService. It customers include home centers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, large hardware chains, independent hardware stores, nurseries, garden centers, food and drug stores, commercial nurseries and greenhouses, and specialty crop growers. The Company?s products are sold primarily in North America and the European Union. The Company also operates the Scotts LawnService business, which provides residential lawn care, lawn aeration, tree and shrub care and limited pest control services in the United States. during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, all Smith & Hawken stores were closed and all operational activities of Smith & Hawken were discontinued.

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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Several times a year, a Confident Investor must reevaluate the companies in the portfolio. Keeping your money in a stock that no longer qualifies as a “Good” company can end up hurting your investment performance a great deal.  Also, there are a lot of Good Companies so losing the worst of the best is not going to impact the ability to have a balanced portfolio.  Over the coming days, this site will evaluate each stock on the Watch List.

 

Company name Strayer Education, Inc.
Stock ticker STRA
Live stock price [stckqut]STRA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $152
Target stock price (averages with growth) $237.55
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $235.31
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $147.62

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=stra Strayer Education, Inc. provides post-secondary education services. The Company offers a range of academic programs through its wholly owned subsidiary Strayer University, Inc. (the University), both in classroom courses and online via the Internet. Strayer University is an institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education, health care, public administration and criminal justice at 89 physical campuses in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C., and online. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had opened 75 of its campuses. The Company has also developed a robust online education program.

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. I am removing this stock from the Watch List.

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Company name Quality Systems, Inc.
Stock ticker QSII
Live stock price [stckqut]QSII[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $121.57
Target stock price (averages with growth) $150.21
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $99.9
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $123.49

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=qsii Quality Systems, Inc. develops and markets healthcare information systems that automate certain aspects of medical and dental practices, networks of practices, such as physician hospital organizations (PHOs) and management service organizations (MSOs), ambulatory care centers, community health centers, and medical and dental schools. The Company also provides revenue cycle management (RCM) services through the Practice Solutions Division. The Company operates in three segments: NextGen Division, the QSI Dental Division and the Practice Solutions Division. On August 12, 2009, the Company acquired NextGen Sphere, LLC (Sphere), a provider of financial information systems to the small hospital inpatient market. On February 10, 2010, the Company acquired Opus Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Opus), a provider of clinical information systems to the small hospital inpatient market.

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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Several times a year, a Confident Investor must reevaluate the companies in the portfolio. Keeping your money in a stock that no longer qualifies as a “Good” company can end up hurting your investment performance a great deal.  Also, there are a lot of Good Companies so losing the worst of the best is not going to impact the ability to have a balanced portfolio.  Over the coming days, this site will evaluate each stock on the Watch List.

 

Company name Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.
Stock ticker PEET
Live stock price [stckqut]PEET[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $51.77
Target stock price (averages with growth) $71.08
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $56.03
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $57.55

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=peet
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (Peet’s) is a specialty coffee roaster and marketer of fresh roasted whole bean coffee and tea. The Company sells its coffee through multiple channels of distribution, including grocery stores, home delivery, office, restaurant and food service accounts and Company-owned and operated stores in six states. The Company operates its business through two segments: retail and specialty sales. As of January 3, 2010, the Company operated 192 retail stores in six states, through which the Company sells whole bean coffee, beverages and pastries, tea and other related items. Its stores are designed to facilitate the sale of fresh whole bean coffee and to encourage customer trial of its coffee through coffee beverages. Each store has a staff person at the bean counter to take orders and assist customers with questions on coffee origins and on home brewing.

 

Confident Investor comments: I have reviewed PEET 3 times to date on this site. The first time, I rated the company as Good and then it fell to Fair but I left it on my Watch List.  I can no longer leave it on the Watch List as a Fair Company. 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.