$11.10 0.09 (+0.82%)
11/20/2009 4:01 PM

Calpine Corp. (CPN)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

Current Price $11.10 Mkt Cap $4.91B
Open $10.93 P/E Ratio 91.75
Prev. Close $11.01 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $10.92 - $11.10 Volume 2,185,308
52-Wk Range $4.76 - $14.95 Avg. Daily Vol. 2,668,000

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All Members

195 Outperform
13 Underperform
 

All-Star Members

75 Outperform
5 Underperform
 

Wall Street

5 Outperform
4 Underperform
 

Top CPN Bull/Bear Pitches

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devoish (99.65)
Submitted April 24, 2009

One of the "greener" power companys around should advantage them. Restructuring out of bankruptcy helped them escape substantial debt and completely destroyed stockholder equity.
Lets see how they do this time

goldminingXpert (99.97)
Submitted February 21, 2008

Can it go bankrupt twice?

One Fool says yes.

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Member Avatar jmacorra (44.36) Submitted: 8/16/2009 8:59:17 PM : Outperform Start Price: $12.49 CPN Score: -22.83

obama energy stimulus and clean energy

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Member Avatar ViolentCapital (98.09) Submitted: 7/13/2009 4:55:27 PM : Underperform Start Price: $10.57 CPN Score: +16.64

why are all-stars outperform this company

overburdened with debt

low nat gas prices is good in that in can be competitive, but so are coal prices right now, also overbuilt in texas/cali areas, low prices due to low demand - lots of idle capacity here

prices rise and their margins are crimpled due to necessary purchases of fuel in the open market

this guys are at most worth 12/share, and with enough lowered demand are facing a potential face-off with bondholders.

lets not forget their unregulated status. you may want to invest here saying that they are a "green company"

but most green energy initiatives will be securitized through gov't funded programs and tax-incentive debt programs, which will be in turn given to REGULATED utilities that tend to have agreements to earn a specific ROE on their asset base and in turn payout a tax-advantaged dividend to investors, thats a model that has always worked...

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Member Avatar JimCapel (20.21) Submitted: 6/29/2009 8:23:24 AM : Underperform Start Price: $10.44 CPN Score: +13.02

Fremont says SELL

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Score Leader

raknrev

raknrev (< 20) Score: +116.14

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

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Member Name Member
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NOTRISKAVERSE 73.33 2/26/2009 Outperform 1Y $5.39 +106.13% +44.62% +61.51
StyleN < 20 3/3/2009 Outperform 1Y $5.26 +111.03% +55.52% +55.50
HHBull 20.98 3/6/2009 Outperform 1Y $5.21 +113.05% +60.47% +52.58
JoyofMoney 69.54 2/20/2009 Outperform 5Y $5.81 +91.05% +43.19% +47.86
rosebud782 59.20 2/23/2009 Outperform 1Y $6.09 +82.27% +42.29% +39.98
iimcm 68.97 12/29/2008 Outperform 3M $6.56 +69.21% +29.72% +39.49
kevinben 28.16 3/23/2009 Outperform 3Y $6.25 +77.60% +40.43% +37.17 1 Comment
byrchaos < 20 3/26/2009 Outperform NS $6.62 +67.67% +34.44% +33.24
chickenghost 47.43 3/24/2009 Outperform 1Y $6.65 +66.92% +36.10% +30.82
cleantech1 62.28 1/2/2009 Outperform NS $7.37 +50.61% +23.13% +27.48

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
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TrackCitigroup < 20 9/25/2009 Outperform NS $11.58 -4.15% +2.84% -6.98
TrackBarclaysCap 86.21 9/12/2009 Underperform NS $12.29 -9.68% +4.73% +14.41
TrackJefferies 31.78 6/25/2009 Underperform NS $10.44 +6.32% +22.62% +16.30
TrackRBCCapMkts 82.07 2/4/2009 Outperform NS $7.85 +44.08% +8.01% +36.07 5/12/2009 @ $11.31
TrackWayneRogers < 20 10/31/2008 Outperform 3M $11.70 -5.13% +15.95% -21.07
TrackJPMorgan 73.67 7/7/2008 Underperform NS $20.01 -44.53% -10.96% +33.56
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $18.42 -39.74% -14.01% -25.73 1 Comment
TrackEveillard 88.00 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $18.42 -39.74% -14.01% -25.73 1 Comment
TrackJefferies 31.78 3/27/2008 Outperform NS $18.39 +12.78% +3.90% +8.87 4/29/2008 @ $20.74
TrackJimCramer 36.31 3/27/2008 Underperform 3W $18.38 -39.61% -14.53% +25.07

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