2/01/2012
Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ:DWCH) reached a 52 week high yesterday, before closing @ $9.05. Stockdiagnostics upgraded DWCH @ $5.37 on August 17,2011 after the company reported 3rd quarter financials for the period ending June 30,2011. Shares are up 68% in less than 6 months.
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1/31/2012
Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE:PBY) announced yesterday it will be acquired for $15 a share. Stockdiagnostics upgraded PBY @ $9.58 (dividend adjusted) on September 12, 2011 after the company reported 2nd quarter financials for the period ending July 31,2011. Since the upgrade shares have appreciated 56% in 5 months.
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1/30/2012
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) reached an all time (17 year) high this week before closing Friday @ $84.64. Stockdiagnostics upgraded DLTR @ $33.72 (split adjusted) on November 27,2009 after the company reported 3rd quarter financials for the period ending October 31,2009. Since the upgrade shares have gained 151%.
1/29/2012
Artic Cat Inc.(NASDAQ:ACAT) closed at an all time (22 year) high Friday @ $30.65. Stockdiagnostics upgraded ACAT @ $14.62 on August 15,2011 after the company reported 1st quarter 2012 financials for the period ending June 30,2011. Since the upgrade, shares are up $16 or 109% in 5 months.click to ACAT Stockdiagnostics OPS chart
1/28/2012
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) closed near a 4 year high yesterday @ $ 28.84. Stockdiagnostics upgraded CBS @ $15.34 on May 10,2010 after the company reported 1st quarter financials for the period ending March 31,2010. Since the upgrade shares have gained 92% (including 11 dividends) vs. 13% for the S&P 500 over the same 20 months.click to CBS Stockdiagnostics OPS chartclick to CBS GFNN news story
1/27/2012
J.C.Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) closed up 15% yesterday @ $40.72. Stockdiagnostics upgraded JCP on September 12,2011 after the company reported financials for the 2nd quarter ending July 31,2011. Since the upgrade the stock (including 2 dividends)is up 59% in 4 months.click to JCP Stockdiagnostics OPS chart
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1/26/2012
Monro Muffler Brake,Inc. (NASDAQ:MNRO) closed at an all time (21 year) high yesterday @ $42.70. Stockdiagnostics upgraded MNRO on June 16,2009 after the company reported 2009 4th quarter financials for the period ending March 31,2009. Since the upgrade, shares have a cumulative return of 161%, (including 10 dividends and a 3:2 stock split in December 2010) or 45% annual return.
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1/25/2012
Perry Ellis International Inc. (NASDAQ:PERY)shares closed @$15.85 yesterday. Stockdiagnostics downgraded PERY on April 29,2011 after the company reported 2011 4th quarter financials for the period ending January 31,2011. Shares are down 43 % in the 9 months since the downgrade. Stockdiagnostics suspended PERY ranking on June 13,2011 after the company reported 1st quarter financials for the period ending April 30,2011. PERY was detected with the EPS Syndrome @ $24,68 and the shares have since dropped 35%in 7 months.click to PERY Stockdiagnostics OPS chart
1/24/2012
Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRGT) traded at a 52 week low yesterday before closing the session @ $5.80.Stockdiagnostics suspended the ranking on TRGT, November 23,2010 after the company reported 3rd quarter financials for the period ending September 30,2010. TRGT was diagnosed with the EPS SYNDROME, which is a red flag and warns extreme caution should be exercised before owning shares of companies with a Suspended ranking. Since the EPS Syndrome was detected, shares have declined from $22.43, down over $16 or 74%.click to TRGT Stockdiagnostics OPS chartclick to TRGT GFNN news story
1/23/2012
NCI, Inc (NASDAQ:NCIT) closed at an all time (6 year) low on Friday @ $7.80. Stockdiag nostics suspended the ranking on NCIT May 9,2011 after the company reported 1st quarter financials for the period ending March 31,2011. NCIT was diagnosed with the EPS SYNDROME, which is a red flag and warns extreme caution should be exercised before owning such shares.Since the EPS SYNDROME was detected @ $22.15, shares have fallen over $14, or down 65% in 8 months. click to NCIT Stockdiagnostics OPS chartclick to GFNN definition of EPS SYNDROME
1/20/2012
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) closed at an all time (25 year) high yesterday at $34.61. Stockdiagnostics upgraded TYL on August 2,2011 after the company reported financials for the 2nd quarter ending June 30,2011. Since the upgrade, TYL has gained 35% vs. 4.82% for the S&P500 Index during this same 5 month period.click to TYL Stockdiagnostics OPS chart
1/19/2012
OSI Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:OSIS) closed at an all time (14 year) high yesterday @ $54.17. Stockdiagnostics upgraded OSIS on February 2,2009 after the company reported 2nd quarter financials for the period ending December 31,2008. Since the upgrade at $16.26, OSIS has a cumulative return of 233% in 3 years. click to OSIS Stockdiagnostics OPS chartclick to OSIS GFNN news story
1/18/2012
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) closed at an all time (22 year) high yesterday @ $39.67. Stockdiagnostics upgraded RGR on August 5,2009 after the company reported 2nd quarter financials for the period ending June 30,2009. Since the upgrade the stock, including 14 dividends, has a 258% cumulative return vs. the S&P 500 index which has 29% in the same time frame.click to RGR Stockdiagnostics OPS chartclick to RGR GFNN news story click to RGR GFNN news story 2
1/17/2012
AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO) closed at an all time (21 year) high Friday @ $344.44. Stockdiagnostics upgraded AZO on March 20,2006 after the company reported 2nd quarter financials for the period ending February 28,2006. Shares of AZO have gained 253% in nearly 6 years since the upgrade vs. the S&P500 Index which is down 1% over that same period.click to AZO Stockdiagnostics OPS chartclick to AZO GFNN news story
1/16/2012
Colfax Corporation (NYSE: CFX) reached an all time intra-day high Friday before before closing at $32.72. Stockdiagnostics upgraded CFX on March 10,2010 after the company reported 4th quarter financials for the period ending December 31,2009. Since the upgrade, shares have gained 189% in 22 months vs. 12% for the S&P 500 index in this same time period.click to CFX Stockdiagnostics OPS chartclick to CFX GFNN news story
1/15/2012
Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) closed Friday at an all time (21 year) high @ $59.86. Stockdiagnostics upgraded PLL on December 15,2008 after the company reported 1st quarter financials for the period ending October 31,2008. Shares have a 134% cumulative gain in 39 months (30% annually), including 12 quarterly dividends.
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1/14/2012
Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG) reached a 9 year high this week, before closing yesterday at $23.69. Stockdiagnostics upgraded TG on May 16,2011 after the company reported 1st quarter financials for the period ending March 31,2011. Shares have gained 32% (including 3 dividends), in the past 8 months, while the S&P 500 index has fallen 3% in this time period.
1/13/2012
Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) closed at an all time (18 year) high yesterday @ $80.20. Stockdiagnostics upgraded TSCO on November 6,2009 after the company reported 3rd quarter financials for the period ending September 30,2009. The stock has split 2:1 since the upgrade and has also paid 8 quarterly dividends. Since the upgrade the shares have a cumulative return of 239% in 26 months vs. the S&P500 which has gained 21% over the same period.
1/12/2012
NewMarket Corp. (NYSE:NEU) closed at an all time (26 year) high yesterday @ $207.86. Stockdiagnostics upgraded NEU on May 6,2009 after the company reported 1st quarter financials for the period ending March 31,2009. Since the upgrade at $46.93, shares have a cumulative return of 353% (including 11 quarterly dividends) vs. the S&P 500 index which has gained 40% over the same period.
1/11/2012
Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) closed at an all time high yesterday of $40.25. Stockdiagnostics upgraded LQDT on February 22,2010 after the company reported 1st quarter financials for the period ending December 31,2009. Since the upgrade less than 2 years ago, the stock has a cumulative return of 227%.
01/10/2012
Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) closed at an all time (26 year) high yesterday @$50.38. Stockdiagnostics upgraded ROST on June 23,2008 after the company reported 1st quarter financials for the period ending April 30,2008. Since the upgrade 42 months ago, the Standard & Poor 500 Index is flat, while ROST shares have a cumulative return of 182% or 33% annualized (including 14 quarterly dividends and a 2:1 stock split last month).
01/09/2012
Asure Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASUR) shares closed Friday at a 3 year high of $7.27. Stockdiagnostics upgrade ASUR to a "1" ranking on August 17,2011 after the company reported 2nd quarter financials for the period ending June 30,2011. ASUR shares have now more than doubled from the time of the upgrade at $3.50 less than 6 months ago.
01/06/2012
Humana Inc., (NYSE:HUM) shares closed at an all time high yesterday at $91.68.
Equities Research stock picker,Tom Renna, selected HUM at $20 a share in his
March 3,2009 newsletter (found here). Since the pick , shares have appreciated over 326% in less than 3 years (including dividends) vs the S&P 500 index which is up 83% in that same time frame.
Investors were panicking and the selling pushed the market to a 12 year low below 7000. Using the Stockdiagnostics research tool, Renna was able to filter through the noise and emotions of the market and find a company that was growing cash flow, while its stock was trading at a discount to cash flow.
01/05/2012
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) closed yesterday at an all time high of $348.75. CMG was one of the top performing stocks in 2011 trading up 58% on the year.
Stockdiagnostics upgraded CMG to a "1" ranking on April 27,2006 after the company reported 1st quarter financials for the period ending March 31,2006. Since being ranked a "1", CMG has had a cumulative return of 587% vs. the Standard & Poor 500 Index which is 2% lower over that same period. CMG shares have annualized 41% per year.
01/04/2012
Jazz Pharmaceuticals,Inc (NASDAQ:JAZZ) closed yesterday at $38.59. Shares of JAZZ hit an all time in the 4th quarter of $47.88. JAZZ was a top performing stock for 2011, up 96% for the year.
Stockdiagnostics upgraded JAZZ on May 17,2010 from a "7" ranking to a "6" ranking , and shares have gained 350% cumulative return over those past 20 months.
Since JAZZ was upgraded by Stockdiagnostics to a "1" ranking on November 17,2010, shares have gained 156% in 13 months.
01/03/2012
Edac Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:EDAC) closed Friday at $11.05, to finish the year with a cumulative return of 226%. Stockdiagnostics upgraded EDAC on August 3,2011 after company reported 2nd quarter financials for the period ending June 30,2011. Shares have appreciated 75% since the upgrade 4 months ago.
1/02/2012
The TJX Companies, Inc (NYSE: TJX) closed Friday at $64.55, up 47% for the year (including $0.72 in dividends). Stockdiagnostics upgraded TJX to a "1" ranking on September 17,2001 when the shares were at $14.54 (adjusted for splits). Since the upgrade, shares have returned an annualized return including dividends of 16.25% over 10 years, for a 367% cumulative return.
