Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)

good growth, nice P/E and ROE

With businesses like Circuit City and Twitter out of the picture, Best Buy will see a massive increase in customers and sales from last year. This year for Black Friday it is estimated that Best Buy will receive a 40% increase in traffic. Everybody might be saying Walmart will drive out the competition, but with the economy turning around there is going to be something more customers are going to be looking for besides low prices, and that's product knowledge. Walmart is just now entering the picture with their electronics department, while Best Buy has been devoted to product knowledge for years, and not to mention amazing customer service.

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

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 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.

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.

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

In the wake of Circuit City, BBY has gained market share and has a great reputation in the community. As the economy rises out of recession in the coming years, consumers will increase spending on electronics.

BBY will prosper with demise of competitors.

Length of holdings

stable

has more of the market since circuit's demise

Circuit city is gone. No real competitor out there. Looking to compete with a kiosk to take market share away from leader Gamestop. Anything you really need to know?

If the innovators at BBY have their way (and not just their say), customer service will become king, just as it is at places like Nordstrom. Since the death of Circuit City, BBY has not cleaned up as it should have. WMT and Amazon seem to be taking more market share from the Circuit City vacuum. Providing excellent and knowledgeable customer service would put BBY head and shoulders above the competitors. But it would take a concerted effort at training and changing the culture at stores.