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Company name Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Stock ticker AKAM
Live stock price [stckqut]AKAM[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Fair

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $57.73
Target stock price (averages with growth) $72.64
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $52.15
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $44.76

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=akam

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Akamai) provides content delivery and cloud infrastructure services for the delivery of content and applications over the Internet; ranging from live and on-demand streaming video capabilities to conventional content on Websites, to tools that help people transact business and reach out to new and existing customers. The Company provides private content delivery networks, Internet-based delivery of applications, such as store/dealer locators and user registration, software distribution capabilities, real-time ad targeting solutions, content targeting technology and enhanced security features. It offers application and cloud performance services, solutions for digital media and software distribution and storage, Website optimization services, network operator solutions, online advertising-related services and other specialized Internet-based offerings. In February 2012, the Company acquired Blaze Software Inc. In March 2012, the Company acquired Cotendo, Inc.

 

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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Company name Apple Inc.
Stock ticker AAPL
Live stock price [stckqut]AAPL[/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) $1043.74
Target stock price (averages with growth) $1620.68
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $1293.72
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $1051.62

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=aapl

Apple Inc. (Apple), along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players. It also sells a range of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. The Company’s products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, the iOS and Mac OS X operating systems, iCloud, and a range of accessory, service and support offerings. It also sells and delivers digital content and applications through the iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store. During the year ended November 24, 2011, the Company, as part of a consortium, acquired Nortel Networks Corporation’s patent portfolio. In February 2012, the Company acquired app-search engine Chomp.

 

Confident Investor comments: The calculations for the future stock price are actually quite a bit higher than what I settled on. I have a hard time predicting the stock over $1,000 but that is what came out! At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

 

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Company name Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Stock ticker CMG
Live stock price [stckqut]CMG[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $436.04
Target stock price (averages with growth) $610.21
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $430.45
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $445.05

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=cmg

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Chipotle) operate restaurants throughout the United States, as well as two restaurants in Toronto, Canada and two in London, England. As of December 31, 2011, Chipotle operated 1,230 restaurants, which includes one ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen. The Company’s restaurants serve a menu of burritos, tacos, burrito bowls (a burrito without the tortilla) and salads. The Company manages its operations and restaurants based on six regions that all report into a single segment. As of December 31, 2011, the Company delivered ingredients and other supplies to its restaurants from 22 independently owned and operated regional distribution centers. Chipotle categorizes its restaurants as either end-caps (at the end of a line of retail outlets), in-lines (in a line of retail outlets), free-standing or other.

 

Confident Investor comments: I understand that at the time of this writing, Chipotle has taken a major reduction in price. This is why I am putting them on my Watch List. The market correction is likely too extreme. At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

 

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Company name Extra Space Storage, Inc.
Stock ticker EXR
Live stock price [stckqut]EXR[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $49.69
Target stock price (averages with growth) $63.82
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $39.6
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $50.21

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=exr

Extra Space Storage Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops professionally managed self-storage facilities. As of December 31, 2011, Extra Space Storage Inc. held ownership interests in 697 operating properties. Of these operating properties, 356 are wholly owned, and 341 are owned in joint venture partnerships. An additional 185 operating properties that are owned by franchisees or third-parties in exchange for a management fee, bringing the total number of operating properties, which it owns and/or manages to 882. The Company operates in three segments: property management, acquisition and development; rental operations, and tenant reinsurance.

 

Confident Investor comments: This is a very solid REIT. If you need real estate exposure in your portfolio, it probably doesn’t get much better than Extra Space [stckqut]exr[/stckqut]. At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

 

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Company name Ascena Retail Group Inc
Stock ticker ASNA
Live stock price [stckqut]ASNA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Fair
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $26.34
Target stock price (averages with growth) $33.24
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $24.07
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $22.29

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=asna

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (Ascena) is a national specialty retailer of apparel for women and tween girls operating, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, the dressbarn, maurices, and Justice brands. As of December 31, 2011, the Company operated over 2,500 stores throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Ascena operates in three segments: dressbarn, maurices and Justice. In January 2011, the Company completed an internal corporate reorganization and established a holding company, Ascena Retail Group, Inc. In June 2012, the Company acquired Charming Shoppes, Inc., an apparel retailer specializing in women’s plus-size apparel.

 

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