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$10.16 -0.22 (-2.12%)
5/13/2008 4:02 PM

The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (BSC)

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Holding company that, through its subsidiaries, engages in investment banking, securities and derivatives trading, and clearance and brokerage operations. Company serves corporations, governments, institutional and individual investors worldwide.

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918 Outperforms
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145 Outperforms
263 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

6 Outperforms
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Large Cap (467), S&P 500 (484), Financial Services (31), Investment Brokerage - National (25), Mid Cap (670)
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The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $10.16
Last Trade Time: 5/13/2008 4:02 PM
Open: $10.34
Previous Close: $10.38
Daily Range: $10.01 - $10.40
52-Week Range: $2.84 - $156.68
Volume: 1,932,191
Market Cap: $2.50B
P/E Ratio: 6.08
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The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (BSC)

Avatar jaspayd (70.01) Submitted: 3/17/08 4:24 PM

Oops. Thank God this is only CAPS...

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The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (BSC)

Avatar ddberg (94.62) Submitted: 3/18/08 12:44 PM

Forbes is reporting that two groups are piling into BSC stock so that they can vote in favor of the $2 buyout offer from JPM, as they are holders of BSC debt and are looking to protect those investments from a possible BSC bankruptcy. So the jump in BSC's stock price (now around $7.35 per share) ha...More

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Avatar scthiel (42.52) Submitted: 5/13/08 2:19 PM : Outperform Start Price: $10.20 BSC Score: -0.39

From Huffington Post

"I'd say 50 percent of my department comes in at some point on a given day, and the trading floor is empty," says one of the thousands of doomed employees who'll receive full pay until JPMorgan Chase takes over next month

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Avatar Colli002 (90.86) Submitted: 5/12/08 5:42 PM : Underperform Start Price: $10.34 BSC Score: 1.80

Very poor stats - should underperform

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Avatar bizdeca (53.21) Submitted: 5/08/08 7:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $10.20 BSC Score: -1.90

After this stock sunk like a stone in a bucket of cat urine… Most people would drop this like third period French. I one the other side feel that when you reach rock bottom the only place you have to go is up.

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Avatar scrn3 (60.80) Submitted: 5/08/08 1:36 AM : Underperform Start Price: $10.31 BSC Score: 1.95

JPM will buy at 10$ until they get the 51% majority to make sure the 2$ deal gos through.

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Avatar bantisprincess (56.87) Submitted: 5/06/08 5:29 PM : Underperform Start Price: $10.77 BSC Score: 4.62

Not sure but I see oil & energy as the best way to go at $120.00 a barrel.

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TrackOppenheimer < 20 04/15/08 Underperform NS $10.13+0.30%+5.24%+4.94
TrackSO&P < 20 03/25/08 Underperform NS $11.42-11.03%+4.17%+15.20
TrackJimCramer 80.91 03/17/08 Underperform 3W $4.81+111.23%+9.49%-101.73
TrackSherman < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $122.00-91.67%-7.93%-83.73 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackGaryBSmith 36.16 08/17/07 Outperform 3W $117.42-91.35%-2.92%-88.41
TrackDeutscheSec 89.24 04/12/07 Outperform NS $145.39-93.01%-2.27%-90.74
TrackCreditSuiss 94.89 02/14/07 Outperform NS $159.50-93.63%-2.98%-90.65
TrackCharlesPayne 65.95 01/13/07 Outperform 3M $169.99-94.02%-1.85%-92.17
TrackRochdale < 20 12/19/06 Outperform NS $161.30-93.70%-0.57%-93.13

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