$21.34 -0.02 (-0.09%)
11/6/2009 4:01 PM

American Greetings Corp (AM)

CAPS Rating: 1 out of 5

The Company creates, manufactures and distributes social expression products including greeting cards, gift wrap, party goods, calendars and stationery as well as custom display fixtures.

Current Price $21.34 Mkt Cap $841.38M
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 8.50
Prev. Close $21.36 Div. (Yield) 0.48 (2.20%)
Daily Range $21.04 - $21.91 Volume 575,497
52-Wk Range $3.24 - $24.10 Avg. Daily Vol. 980,000

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Top AM Bull/Bear Pitches

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mcmitch26 (< 20)
Submitted October 03, 2006

Generates $2.00+ / share in FCF per year with little leverage. Run rate EPS of $2.05 at the mean 15x PE multiple implies the stock should get to $30 the summer of '07... (when the "fog" of investment spend has cleared).

fmahnke (97.54)
Submitted April 09, 2009

Overextended high debt potential issues with loan covenents, didvidend cuts likely

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Member Avatar MRSTARBUCKS (79.09) Submitted: 10/8/2009 4:36:40 PM : Outperform Start Price: $22.87 AM Score: -7.15

a good greeting cards company

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Member Avatar NoDoughBro (72.92) Submitted: 9/24/2009 12:29:43 PM : Outperform Start Price: $22.60 AM Score: -7.83

Holidays are coming and lots of people are just getting cards this year.

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Member Avatar jpmj (< 20) Submitted: 9/24/2009 12:11:52 PM : Outperform Start Price: $18.91 AM Score: +10.86

merry christmas

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jinchoice

jinchoice (99.30) Score: +334.50

This is a fluke. I knew the stock was undervalued but I didn't expect it to quadruple. I didn't even put real money in. Regretting that now obviously.

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Member Name Member
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usul2525 97.58 3/23/2009 4/20/2009 Outperform 3Y $4.60 +363.62% +37.48% +326.14
NillWilley 84.16 1/16/2009 Outperform 5Y $4.84 +341.16% +26.98% +314.17
shootingshark 95.85 1/14/2009 Outperform 3M $5.23 +308.16% +27.46% +280.70 1 Comment
CapsCapsCaps 99.46 3/24/2009 Outperform NS $5.64 +278.52% +33.24% +245.28
Religulous < 20 3/23/2009 Outperform NS $5.89 +262.06% +34.77% +227.29
SSPX9 99.36 5/26/2009 Outperform NS $6.20 +244.22% +22.50% +221.71
ContractKiller 99.07 5/29/2009 Outperform 5Y $6.40 +233.61% +18.41% +215.20
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. smithtz 74.14 12/24/2008 Outperform NS $6.28 +239.93% +26.38% +213.55
1st2 < 20 1/8/2009 Outperform NS $6.55 +225.57% +20.61% +204.96
WilleyNilley 89.85 1/7/2009 Outperform 5Y $6.60 +223.22% +20.14% +203.07

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Member Name Member
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TrackRodriguez 86.72 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $24.33 -70.12% -42.57% -27.55 4/22/2009 @ $7.27 1 Comment
TrackBrandes < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $23.98 -11.02% -26.44% +15.42 2 Comments

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