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Cintas Corp. 10-Year Targets

Posted on June 2, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Below are the valuation targets for Cintas Corp. (CTAS) for the next 10 years. Continue reading →

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Nasdaq 100 Watch List

Posted on May 8, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Below are the Nasdaq 100 companies that are within 20% of their respective 52-week low.  Stocks that appear on our watch lists are not recommendations to buy.  Instead, they are the starting point for doing your research and determining the best company to buy.  Ideally, a stock that is purchased from this list is done after a considerable decline in the price and considerable due diligence.

Name Price P/E EPS Yield P/B Pct from Yr Low
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) $38.37 12.31 3.12 0.00% 4.71 0.95%
Apollo Group, Inc. (APOL) $54.41 13.61 4.00 0.00% 6.23 3.07%
QUALCOMM (QCOM) $36.50 19.47 1.88 2.10% 2.90 3.60%
Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY) $24.60 0.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00 3.89%
Activision (ATVI) $10.56 124.24 0.09 1.40% 1.22 6.34%
Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) $15.29 27.40 0.56 0.00% 1.81 9.45%
Genzyme (GENZ) $51.77 125.66 0.41 0.00% 1.84 9.94%
Symantec  (SYMC) $15.62 40.57 0.39 0.00% 3.02 11.82%
Electronic Arts (ERTS) $17.63 0.00 0.00 0.00% 2.29 12.29%
Cephalon, Inc. (CEPH) $59.38 11.84 5.01 0.00% 1.90 13.00%
Logitech (LOGI) $14.63 40.41 0.36 0.00% 2.65 14.03%
Staples (SPLS) $21.66 21.17 1.02 1.60% 2.35 15.71%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $54.46 11.56 4.71 0.00% 2.37 17.22%
RIMM (RIMM) $64.92 0.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00 19.56%
Cintas (CTAS) $25.54 23.87 1.07 1.80% 1.61 19.91%

Watch List Summary

The stock that fell the most from last week's watch list was Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) which fell -14.47% for the week. There were no stocks that had a gain from the previous week, however Genzyme (GENZ) lost the least at -2.80%. 

Company Change from Last Week
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) -3.49%
Apollo Group, Inc. (APOL) -5.51%
QUALCOMM (QCOM) -5.97%
Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY) -14.47%
Activision (ATVI) -4.92%
Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) -8.11%
Genzyme (GENZ) -2.80%
Symantec (SYMC) -7.36%

In all, the Nasdaq 100 Watch List of last week lost -6.58% as compared to the Nasdaq 100 index which lost a total of -7.56%.  As with our Dividend Achiever Watch List, the smaller losses and larger gains make the Watch Lists a good place to start investigating your next investment opportunities.  Naturally, we expect that all investment decisions should be done with an eye for selectivity and a willingness to harbor a lot of patience.

New on our Nasdaq Watch List this week is Cintas (CTAS) which is also a Dividend Achiever.  Cintas (CTAS) will be closely followed in the days to come since the company has increased its dividend every year for 27 years in a row.  One caveat regarding the CTAS dividend is that it appears to be paid only once a year around the month of February.  This means that poorly timed purchases can result in large losses without being offset by quarterly dividend payments.
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2008 Transaction Overview

Posted on February 8, 2010 by | Comments Off on 2008 Transaction Overview
Below are all of my closed transactions for 2008 with the percentage realized gain or loss along with the percentage of the portfolio of each position. Closed positions are those that were done after the purchase of the stock took place. Therefore, purchases that took place in 2007 may have been close in 2008 while purchases in late 2008 may not have reflected a gain or loss until 2009. As an example, FDO was purchased in late December 2007 and sold late January 2008.
After transaction costs, the total return in the portfolio for 2008 was 14.35%. The dividend yield received on the account was 2.53%, with the dividend accounting for 17.62% of the total change in the account value. I am open to questions about the rational for selecting a particular stock at a given time during 2008. One thing that will be noticed about the differences between 2008 and 2009 is that 2009 has far fewer transactions.
Because this portfolio actually made money when the major indices lost close to 40% in 2008, I'm hoping to replicated this approach (mainly to avoid losing money in a market downturn.) I would appreciate any constructive insights or thoughts by you the reader. I'm hoping this will be an instructive moment for everyone involved. If you don't wish to post in the comment section then send me an email.I will be posting my transaction history for 2009 here shortly.

-Touc
Symbol
Close date
 Total % Gain % of Portfolio
(FDO)
 
1/31/2008
 
10.65%
 
96.67%
(WSC)
 
2/11/2008
 
-3.93%
 
94.28%
(AIG)
 
2/28/2008
 
12.52%
 
82.65%
(CTAS)
 
3/13/2008
 
-3.81%
 
29.43%
(CDE)
 
3/13/2008
 
-12.42%
 
1.91%
(BSC)
 
3/14/2008
 
7.33%
 
26.10%
(HTX)
 
3/24/2008
 
1.73%
 
29.52%
(KGC)
 
3/24/2008
 
-16.73%
 
38.15%
(CTAS)
 
4/16/2008
 
-4.34%
 
31.11%
(GSS)
 
4/16/2008
 
-13.21%
 
1.77%
(NC)
 
7/23/2008
 
27.30%
 
32.11%
(MSA)
 
8/11/2008
 
19.02%
 
36.71%
(WIN)
 
8/14/2008
 
5.55%
 
27.27%
(BGG)
 
8/27/2008
 
1.27%
 
31.38%
(ANAT)
 
9/9/2008
 
-11.64%
 
28.26%
(EXPD)
 
9/9/2008
 
-5.51%
 
33.01%
(HPQ)
 
9/9/2008
 
115.03%
 
0.07%
(NSEC)
 
9/9/2008
 
-17.36%
 
3.08%
(TDS)
 
9/9/2008
 
-3.97%
 
38.10%
(NEM)
 
9/17/2008
 
3.27%
 
32.03%
(HL)
 
9/18/2008
 
5.70%
 
39.06%
(AIG)
 
9/23/2008
 
33.94%
 
38.27%
(ANAT)
 
9/29/2008
 
2.80%
 
29.25%
(ADM)
 
9/30/2008
 
-8.43%
 
20.77%
(WAG)
 
9/30/2008
 
-1.75%
 
44.09%
(TMR)
 
10/7/2008
 
-14.66%
 
11.36%
(NXG)
 
10/7/2008
 
-12.72%
 
11.40%
(AEM)
 
10/10/2008
 
-3.03%
 
15.58%
(FNM)
 
10/10/2008
 
-46.25%
 
7.14%
(GSS)
 
10/10/2008
 
-8.66%
 
12.11%
(JOF)
 
10/14/2008
 
2.34%
 
22.18%
(DOG)
 
10/15/2008
 
1.14%
 
43.23%
(AIG)
 
10/20/2008
 
-2.55%
 
66.35%
(BMI)
 
10/22/2008
 
-5.40%
 
35.38%
(EUM)
 
10/27/2008
 
5.26%
 
46.63%
(AEM)
 
10/28/2008
 
-4.08%
 
25.83%
(ABX)
 
10/28/2008
 
-2.92%
 
24.26%
(CTL)
 
10/31/2008
 
-9.93%
 
34.18%
(NC)
 
10/31/2008
 
-0.14%
 
43.42%
(NC)
 
11/7/2008
 
-12.16%
 
49.47%

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