$16.45 0.03 (+0.18%)
11/20/2009 4:00 PM

Ceradyne, Inc. (CRDN)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

The Company develops, manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramic products, ceramic powders and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercial applications.

Current Price $16.45 Mkt Cap $422.44M
Open $16.28 P/E Ratio 24.51
Prev. Close $16.42 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $16.28 - $16.55 Volume 96,460
52-Wk Range $14.27 - $27.75 Avg. Daily Vol. 274,000

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notzia (76.89)
Submitted March 26, 2009

The analysis presented is based on a current price of $18.97.

Until this past year, the EPS has been growing since 2002. Even using the more conservative 2001-2008 time period, the compounded annual growth (CAGR) has been 53%. Although the… More

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Catt99 (53.40)
Submitted January 27, 2009

Ceradyne has grown nicely over the past decade. It remains a popular pick (current CAPS 5-star). I plan on keeping my eye on it over the next year, as I have some optimism that the business is in good shape to out-perform longer-term if management… More

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Member Avatar mrindependent (98.85) Submitted: 10/1/2009 5:30:00 PM : Outperform Start Price: $17.66 CRDN Score: -14.12

Ceradyne is selling for 0.75 times book value. Although this company is hard hit by the decline of its body armor business, I think that longterm opportunities abound.

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Member Avatar 08PortfolioModel (< 20) Submitted: 9/20/2009 5:57:31 PM : Outperform Start Price: $18.11 CRDN Score: -13.51

Current 20.05, Sept 19 09. Limit 18.22

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Member Avatar ScreenerStiz (94.93) Submitted: 9/14/2009 5:41:19 PM : Outperform Start Price: $19.91 CRDN Score: -21.65

I simply used the screener to find all of the 5 star stocks with the greatest 52-week losses. 5 stars should make them good picks and the high 52-week loss should make them cheap. We’ll see how it works!

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TrackJimCramer

TrackJimCramer (36.31) Score: +81.80

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

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
taffyjean 46.57 1/23/2009 Underperform 1Y $22.51 -26.92% +37.28% +64.20
Tphantom1 < 20 11/17/2008 Underperform 3M $22.55 -27.05% +30.13% +57.19
Catt99 53.40 1/13/2009 1/25/2009 Underperform 3M $22.52 -26.95% +28.40% +55.35 2 Comments
Oldguy76 32.57 9/5/2007 Underperform 1Y $72.80 -77.40% -22.27% +55.13 1 Comment
BigMatAtak < 20 9/10/2007 Underperform 3M $69.42 -76.30% -21.38% +54.92 2 Comments
SilverSpork 77.98 8/14/2008 Underperform 5Y $48.74 -66.25% -11.70% +54.55
ericjj1 57.92 10/22/2007 Underperform NS $69.64 -76.38% -22.98% +53.40
stabfederline 95.78 12/11/2006 Underperform 3W $55.78 -70.51% -17.87% +52.64
Tommy9129 41.05 5/18/2007 Underperform 5Y $68.40 -75.95% -23.89% +52.06
ZodiacZ 76.60 12/4/2006 Underperform 3Y $53.29 -69.13% -17.19% +51.94
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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackThinkEquity 43.24 6/10/2009 Outperform NS $19.46 -15.47% +15.81% -31.28
TrackWachovia < 20 6/10/2009 Underperform NS $19.46 -15.47% +15.81% +31.28
TrackStanfordRes 78.48 2/10/2009 Underperform NS $23.00 -28.48% +29.07% +57.55
TrackStanfordRes 78.48 9/24/2008 Outperform NS $39.70 -47.25% -25.34% -21.92 12/19/2008 @ $20.94
TrackWachovia < 20 9/3/2008 Underperform NS $42.69 -30.83% -26.57% +4.25 10/13/2008 @ $29.53
TrackMorganJos < 20 7/28/2008 Outperform NS $44.91 -63.37% -10.03% -53.34
TrackFBRCapitalM 73.72 7/11/2008 Outperform NS $34.89 -52.85% -8.58% -44.27
TrackStanfordRes 78.48 2/27/2008 Outperform NS $36.55 +4.60% -8.92% +13.52 9/8/2008 @ $38.23
TrackNeedham < 20 2/27/2008 Outperform NS $34.81 -52.74% -17.11% -35.63
TrackMorganJos < 20 11/28/2007 Outperform NS $47.75 -26.42% -4.38% -22.04 2/27/2008 @ $35.13
TrackSoros 24.12 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $75.74 -78.28% -24.86% -53.42 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer 36.31 7/31/2007 Underperform 3W $74.63 -77.96% -21.84% +56.12
TrackJMP < 20 2/27/2007 Outperform NS $53.44 -69.22% -19.03% -50.19
TrackMatrix 87.46 1/11/2007 Outperform NS $57.05 -71.17% -17.94% -53.22
TrackFBRCapitalM 73.72 1/10/2007 Underperform NS $60.08 -7.82% +2.92% +10.74 2/8/2007 @ $55.38
TrackKaufmanBros 85.12 10/31/2006 Outperform NS $41.31 -60.18% -15.90% -44.28
TrackWedbush < 20 10/3/2006 Outperform NS $39.70 +63.50% +14.83% +48.67 5/21/2007 @ $64.91
TrackWachovia < 20 9/15/2006 Outperform NS $44.15 +22.81% +8.60% +14.21 2/27/2007 @ $54.22
TrackJimCramer 36.31 3/15/2006 Outperform 3W $54.41 +37.16% +11.49% +25.68 8/1/2007 @ $74.63

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