$22.50 0.41 (+1.86%)
11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Arbitron, Inc. (ARB)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

An international media and marketing research firm which is serving radio, cable television, advertising agencies, advertisers, outdoor and out-of-home media and, through its Scarborough joint venture, broadcast television and print media.

Current Price $22.50 Mkt Cap $597.04M
Open $21.85 P/E Ratio 17.67
Prev. Close $22.09 Div. (Yield) 0.40 (1.80%)
Daily Range $21.75 - $22.52 Volume 224,033
52-Wk Range $9.90 - $31.67 Avg. Daily Vol. 400,000

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Top ARB Bull/Bear Pitches

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eXigy (98.92)
Submitted July 09, 2007

RoE of 45.01% is a great value itself.
RoA of 23.18% is one of the leading values for industry. P/E is high, but there is no debt and EPS is fine.
Next earnings date is in 10 days (on July 19th) - that'd be quite a benchmark.
If… More

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tutaemeia (97.55)
Submitted July 01, 2008

A P/B of 72 is enough to short ARB

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Member Avatar ipohunter (21.33) Submitted: 9/2/2008 7:38:24 PM : Underperform Start Price: $47.00 ARB Score: +38.55

Overvalued. Book Value over fifty not cool

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Member Avatar chicabica (68.80) Submitted: 12/29/2007 2:45:46 AM : Outperform Start Price: $40.53 ARB Score: -20.38

a fool told me so

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Member Avatar AlejandroOrtiz (70.56) Submitted: 12/5/2007 10:51:42 AM : Outperform Start Price: $39.35 ARB Score: -18.48

Arbitron's panic when the race card was played is predictable in today's politically correct environment. It has created a great entry point for the investor. The People Meter technology is a no-brainer for an industry that still is using an antiquated dairy method for collecting listener data.

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Score Leader

Magic100value

Magic100value (95.56) Score: +84.88

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in ARB.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
Magic100value 95.56 12/15/2008 Outperform NS $10.80 +108.34% +23.47% +84.88
glogan1 90.87 12/22/2008 Outperform NS $12.04 +86.93% +23.08% +63.86
foolishfame < 20 12/23/2008 Outperform NS $12.09 +86.17% +24.76% +61.41
ipohunter 21.33 9/3/2008 Underperform 5Y $47.00 -52.13% -13.58% +38.55 1 Comment
TrackArgus 77.73 11/26/2008 Outperform NS $13.66 +64.76% +30.30% +34.46
dmcminn 89.11 1/11/2007 Underperform 1Y $45.07 -50.07% -20.48% +29.59
jackswims2003 < 20 5/1/2007 Underperform 1Y $47.30 -52.43% -23.69% +28.74 1 Comment
davidduibn 32.65 12/14/2006 Underperform 3W $42.53 -47.10% -19.84% +27.26
ChaseGooch312 50.21 1/27/2009 2/4/2009 Outperform 3M $14.48 +55.38% +29.39% +25.98
ztrategist 96.73 1/16/2008 Underperform 1Y $40.26 -44.12% -18.25% +25.87
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Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackGarpResearc 86.48 10/30/2009 Outperform NS $21.76 +3.40% +0.78% +2.62
TrackJPMorgan 78.71 3/27/2009 Outperform NS $14.25 +46.32% +5.63% +40.69 4/29/2009 @ $20.85
TrackBearStearns 86.38 5/16/2008 Outperform NS $47.79 -52.92% -22.19% -30.73
TrackSoros 65.62 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $41.84 -46.22% -15.82% -30.40 1 Comment
TrackCLKing < 20 10/19/2007 Outperform NS $46.94 -52.07% -26.07% -26.00
TrackCLKing < 20 3/5/2007 Outperform NS $45.31 +10.55% +0.14% +10.40 8/16/2007 @ $50.09
TrackJPMorgan 78.71 10/23/2006 Outperform NS $40.20 -52.62% -37.05% -15.57 11/19/2008 @ $19.05
TrackRWBaird 85.02 10/20/2006 Outperform NS $38.35 -41.34% -16.95% -24.39

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