$10.65 -0.27 (-2.47%)
11/6/2009 4:01 PM

Calpine Corp. (CPN)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

Current Price $10.65 Mkt Cap $4.71B
Open $10.80 P/E Ratio 91.00
Prev. Close $10.92 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $10.57 - $11.01 Volume 2,994,733
52-Wk Range $4.76 - $14.95 Avg. Daily Vol. 3,130,000

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devoish (99.66)
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

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goldminingXpert (99.98)
Submitted February 21, 2008

Can it go bankrupt twice?

One Fool says yes.

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Member Avatar jmacorra (27.96) Submitted: 8/16/2009 8:59:17 PM : Outperform Start Price: $12.49 CPN Score: -24.08

obama energy stimulus and clean energy

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Member Avatar ViolentCapital (98.02) Submitted: 7/13/2009 4:55:27 PM : Underperform Start Price: $10.57 CPN Score: +18.34

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 (23.34) Submitted: 6/29/2009 8:23:24 AM : Underperform Start Price: $10.44 CPN Score: +14.82

Fremont says SELL

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raknrev

raknrev (< 20) Score: +116.14

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
NOTRISKAVERSE 73.74 2/26/2009 Outperform 1Y $5.39 +97.77% +41.58% +56.19
StyleN < 20 3/3/2009 Outperform 1Y $5.26 +102.47% +52.25% +50.22
HHBull 24.80 3/6/2009 Outperform 1Y $5.21 +104.41% +57.10% +47.31
JoyofMoney 69.49 2/20/2009 Outperform 5Y $5.81 +83.30% +40.18% +43.13
rosebud782 60.24 2/23/2009 Outperform 1Y $6.09 +74.88% +39.30% +35.58
iimcm 68.34 12/29/2008 Outperform 3M $6.56 +62.35% +26.99% +35.35
kevinben 22.87 3/23/2009 Outperform 3Y $6.25 +70.40% +37.48% +32.92 1 Comment
byrchaos < 20 3/26/2009 Outperform NS $6.62 +60.88% +31.61% +29.27
chickenghost 42.15 3/24/2009 Outperform 1Y $6.65 +60.15% +33.24% +26.91
Magnet0 73.22 7/22/2009 Underperform 5Y $12.19 -12.63% +12.49% +25.12
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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackCitigroup 21.22 9/25/2009 Outperform NS $11.58 -8.03% +0.68% -8.71
TrackBarclaysCap 86.02 9/12/2009 Underperform NS $12.29 -13.34% +2.53% +15.87
TrackJefferies 75.83 6/25/2009 Underperform NS $10.44 +2.01% +20.05% +18.03
TrackRBCCapMkts 81.74 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 -8.97% +13.51% -22.48
TrackJPMorgan 78.71 7/7/2008 Underperform NS $20.01 -46.78% -12.83% +33.94
TrackEveillard 89.92 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $18.42 -42.18% -15.82% -26.36 1 Comment
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $18.42 -42.18% -15.82% -26.36 1 Comment
TrackJefferies 75.83 3/27/2008 Outperform NS $18.39 +12.78% +3.90% +8.87 4/29/2008 @ $20.74
TrackJimCramer < 20 3/27/2008 Underperform 3W $18.38 -42.06% -16.33% +25.73

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