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TYC TYC $37 to $89 Target Price...Valuation Stats Here

Sector: Conglomerates > Conglomerates

TYC is undervalued, looking only at valuation relative to its industry. * TYC has a Projected P/E of 9.85 * TYC's Industry (Diversified Electronics) has an average Projected P/E of 11.39 * Implies a Projected Stock Price of $37.25 * TYC has a projected earnings growth rate ...

energycurve

(-8.31% risk: moderate)

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DNA Discovery Labs: The Next Biotech Winner?

Sector: Healthcare > Biotechnology & Drugs

Discovery Labs: The Next Biotech Winner? I think the recent decline in Discovery Labs (DSCO) since the Company announced a minor delay in submitting a complete response to the FDA for an approvable ruling on Surfaxin represents a buying opportunity and bought some shares on Friday at...

Mike Havrilla

(-5.28% risk: aggressive)

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NUVA NUVA $5 TO $10 Target Price...Extremely Overvalued By Valuation...Why?

Sector: Healthcare > Medical Equipment & Supplies

NUVA is overvalued, looking only at valuation relative to its Industry. * NUVA has a Projected P/E of 105.73 (huge) * NUVA's Industry (Medical Instruments & Supplies) has an average Projected P/E of 22.32 * Implies a Projected Stock Price of $10.04 * NUVA has a projecte...

energycurve

(-8.31% risk: moderate)

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SNDK SNKD

Sector: Technology > Computer Storage Devices

Just added heavy into SNKD but market has control. I feel SNKD will make a nice rebound should things get sorted out. Gary Krakow <o:p> </o:p> It wasn't all that long ago that the idea of getting a full 1GB of flash memory onto a removable card was a very big deal. And...

Katie M

(-9.98% risk: aggressive)

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USO Carbon ETN Outpaces Oil & Natural Gas Funds

Sector: Financial > Misc. Financial Services

Carbon ETN Outpaces Oil & Natural Gas Funds During recent market turmoil and a meltdown in commodities, the Global Carbon ETN (GRN) (-10%) has held up much better than oil (USO) (-35%) and natural gas (UNG) (-45%) and about the same as the overall market S&P 500 ETF (SPY), wi...

Mike Havrilla

(-5.28% risk: aggressive)

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AAPL AAPS down on false report circulated

Sector: Technology > Computer Hardware

James Rogers: Apple's stock initially took a hit Friday morning after a false report circulated that Steve Jobs had suffered a major heart attack. In an email to TheStreet.com , Apple's vice president of worldwide corporate communications , Katie Cotton, categorically denied...

mr.haney

(-6.58% risk: moderate)

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SMN UltraShort Basic Materials ProShares +34.75% in 109 days

Taking Ultrashort Basic Materials (SMN) up to 4.1% of fundTaking Ultrashort Oil - Gas (DUG) up to 4.3% of fundThe China news might finally be the catalyst to break the trend - we'll see. This is a market (energy) trading more on emotion and momentum, rather than the underlying fundamentals at this s... ... more »

tradermark

(-6.95% risk: conservative)

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TACT TransAct Technologies Inc. +29.81% in 139 days

TransAct Technologies (TACT) Incorporated engages in the design, development, assembly, and marketing of transaction printers and printer-related services, supplies, and spare parts. It offers transaction printers under the Epic and Ithaca brand names. We are bullish on this microcap stock for severa... ... more »

thecorrectcall

(-7.66% risk: conservative)

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ASBC Associated BancCorp +34.21% in 117 days

Out of total assets of $20.1bn, ASBC has $10.2bn in real estate related loans plus $2.2bn in home equity loans and $1.5bn in mortgage related securities (issued by FNM and other govt agencies). The Bank has a modest BBB+ rating and a market Cap which is 1.5x book value. ASBC has con... ... more »

ferrit

(+16.76% risk: aggressive)

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