$70.71 -0.30 (-0.42%)
11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Capella Education Company (CPLA)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

An online post-secondary education services company, which through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Capella University, offers doctoral, master's & bachelor's programs in the field of health & human services, business management & technology & education.

Current Price $70.71 Mkt Cap $1.18B
Open $70.50 P/E Ratio 30.48
Prev. Close $71.01 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $70.17 - $72.99 Volume 59,711
52-Wk Range $42.01 - $75.00 Avg. Daily Vol. 174,000

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All Members

176 Outperform
12 Underperform
 

All-Star Members

53 Outperform
2 Underperform
 

Wall Street

11 Outperform
0 Underperform
 

Top CPLA Bull/Bear Pitches

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emarw (73.85)
Submitted March 03, 2008

Solid company. Good business model - not a scam house with shady loans. Corporate reimbursement of education costs makes this a good path for people looking to advance a career in a shaky market.

ExposingTruth (< 20)
Submitted July 13, 2008

Serious problems with management - very little regard for ethical behavior. Over the past year, the United States Department of Education, Office of the Inspector General found several violations of Federal Law and the University's Financial Aid… More

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Member Avatar rexlove (97.08) Submitted: 10/14/2009 1:15:51 PM : Outperform Start Price: $70.92 CPLA Score: +1.35

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Member Avatar APShannon (30.87) Submitted: 10/1/2009 3:16:33 PM : Outperform Start Price: $67.65 CPLA Score: +1.12

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Member Avatar PearlandTX (94.37) Submitted: 7/31/2009 5:29:07 PM : Underperform Start Price: $64.84 CPLA Score: -1.25

CPLA seems to have a very rosy outlook already priced into the stock. The industry analysts all seem to be screaming "Buy". Given that the analysts tend to shout buy right after a stock has reached its peak, this seems like a good time to do the opposite. With a short ratio of more than 20% of float, there is the risk of a short squeeze on this stock.

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Score Leader

EmergingBest

EmergingBest (81.52) Score: +200.29

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

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Member Name Member
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Stock
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EmergingBest 81.52 11/10/2006 Outperform 3Y $25.02 +182.61% -17.68% +200.29
metrokarl < 20 1/24/2007 Outperform 3W $27.80 +154.35% -20.47% +174.82
steveg519 < 20 1/25/2007 Outperform 5Y $28.35 +149.42% -20.95% +170.37 1 Comment
JerryMohn < 20 2/21/2007 Outperform 3M $30.03 +135.46% -21.91% +157.38
theval21 64.65 2/22/2007 Outperform 3M $30.08 +135.07% -22.14% +157.22 1 Comment
mrlee28 78.71 2/21/2007 Outperform 3Y $30.10 +134.92% -21.96% +156.88
Happytiger 71.37 3/6/2007 Outperform NS $32.00 +120.97% -18.03% +138.99
mustache5 < 20 3/15/2007 Outperform 5Y $32.16 +119.87% -18.63% +138.50
bookofnights 88.67 2/26/2007 Outperform 1Y $32.97 +114.47% -22.03% +136.49
mutinydave 59.90 2/23/2007 6/11/2008 Outperform 1Y $33.40 +111.71% -21.81% +133.52

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
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Date
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TrackOppenheimer 26.63 9/30/2009 Outperform NS $65.00 +8.78% +0.58% +8.20
TrackRBCCapMkts 81.74 6/25/2009 Outperform NS $55.29 +27.89% +20.05% +7.84
TrackZacks 69.52 3/2/2009 Outperform 3M $53.63 +31.85% +54.43% -22.58 1 Comment
TrackWedbush < 20 2/13/2009 Outperform NS $53.99 +30.97% +30.56% +0.41
TrackThinkPanmur < 20 11/3/2008 Outperform NS $49.70 +42.27% +13.45% +28.82
TrackCreditSuiss 91.16 2/22/2008 Outperform NS $51.58 +7.95% -34.60% +42.55 7/13/2009 @ $55.68
TrackZacks 69.52 12/26/2007 Outperform 3M $72.32 -36.95% -17.61% -19.34 9/9/2008 @ $45.60 1 Comment
TrackRonBaron < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $55.91 +26.47% -26.44% +52.91 1 Comment
TrackStifel 94.70 9/5/2007 Outperform NS $50.29 +20.28% +5.20% +15.09 10/10/2007 @ $60.49
TrackCitigroup 21.22 8/15/2007 Outperform NS $44.71 +58.15% -20.98% +79.13
TrackWMBlair 39.74 7/27/2007 Outperform NS $41.45 +70.59% -23.26% +93.85
TrackFirstAnalys 96.27 7/3/2007 Outperform NS $46.88 +50.83% -25.90% +76.73
TrackBMOCapital 86.09 6/1/2007 Outperform NS $44.00 +28.11% -0.12% +28.23 10/3/2007 @ $56.37
TrackRWBaird 85.02 5/21/2007 Outperform NS $38.85 +82.01% -25.77% +107.78
TrackBofASec 93.50 1/22/2007 Outperform NS $29.08 +143.16% -20.52% +163.68

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