Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)

Amazon + Possible Depression = Serious Problems
They will go the way of:
The Wiz
Circuit City
Sam Goody

Their Buys are just not that good.

overated, will be pressured by Walmart price cuts, sales on Amazon and direct from manufacturers, will see trimmer margins, steady fixed costs. Sales bubble from switch to flat screen TVs will taper down as consumers have made switch or will get from other retail sources.

It will be driven out because of stores such as Walmart and online sources like Newegg and amazon

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There isn't much competition for Best Buy these days. Assuming that brick and mortar don't die completely, Best Buy rules the category. Of course, you can always get stuff at discount stores, so there is competition...

I tend to go to Best buy to look at what's available and check out their prices. Then I go online to check internet retailers that I have used in the past and have offered good prices and service. Usually I can find a better deal than at Best Buy plus no added tax and sometimes low cost shipping. With online reviews, such as Amazon and others, its frequently easier to sort between competing products. So even though Circuit City is gone, their real competition has not gone away.

I like the current position, from the standpoint of being one of the top in the industry. I believe they are going to outperform because:

1) They are the largest retailer in that niche.
2) They have very competitive prices.

I feel good about buying and holding on to this one for a while at least.

With Circuit City out of the picture, Best Buy should rebound strong after the recession is over, and take market share early on. Eventually, WalMart and other discount retailers might commodisize their business...but not likely in the next few years at least.

Brick & Mortar electronics retail leader

Zacks Rank 3-Hold, Recommendation Neutral, Industry Rank 99 / 217, Target 38.50, Avg target of 17 analysts 42.83

I like this company alot as a medium to long term hold. Hold as if the company were a 4-5 star firm. Plan to hold thru dips.

People don't need the crap BBY sells, and no one has much money left. Therefore BBY is going to be in the tank for some years to come.

No major competition w/Circuit City gone now - who will compete w/them in this area? Nobody really will - which is why you should be buying BBY now!

Upthumb. Very good cash flow. Good payout ratio. 12% sales growth. Low debt ratio.

Dominent electronics reseller over the holidays.

Behind all the so-called "positive" news lies corporate cost cuts, elevated jobless rates, wage deflation and continued pressure on personal consumption expenditures.

Trust me, this company is going belly-up. Junk Junk nothing but junk For Sale! Yesterday's Consumer is dead (or close to it)

Tommorow's citizens will demand and get more individualized quality, durability and beauty from electronic and other consumer investments.

And Best Buy's not gonna be there.

Big box retailer where the consumer will continue cutting back...

Consistantly outperforms S&P,and Starmine estimates. Manages to pay stock owner dividends. Has shown consistent growth since starting. I see little risk in owning this stock

I was in Best Buy twice last week and the place was mobbed. Despite all the gloom and doom of the last nine months people are starting to buy the bigger ticket items. Maybe not big screen tv's but laptops, PC's etc.