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$38.34 -0.11 (-0.29%)

11/6/2009 4:01 PM

Nicor, Inc. (GAS)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

A holding company that operates in two separately managed reportable business segments: gas distribution and shipping. It also owns several energy-related ventures, which provide energy-related products and services to retail markets.

Current Price	$38.34	Mkt Cap	$1.73B
Open	$38.24	P/E Ratio	13.59
Prev. Close	$38.45	Div. (Yield)	1.86 (4.80%)
Daily Range	$38.15 - $38.97	Volume	431,379
52-Wk Range	$27.50 - $43.28	Avg. Daily Vol.	394,000

GAS News and Commentary

WE are the cheese-eating surrender monkeys!September 21, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
4-Star Stocks on the UpswingSeptember 08, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Can This Hedge Fund Trick Boost Your Returns?July 17, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Will gasoline go below $2.00 a gallon?July 14, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
Rising gas prices hit drivers nationwideJune 18, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
Varchild lowers Strong Buy rating for AAI to BuyJune 10, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
Unintended ConsequencesJune 10, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
High Gas Prices Could Slow RecoveryJune 09, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
I think I have more GAS than Mainland Resources (MNLU.OB)! 20%+?! is it getting pumped? June 02, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool

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All Members

158 Outperform

16 Underperform

All-Star Members

45 Outperform

1 Underperform

Wall Street

1 Outperform

2 Underperform

Top GAS Bull/Bear Pitches

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OtherOracleOfOMA (99.60)
Submitted January 09, 2009

People have got to be pretty broke not to heat their homes. I don't mean Great Depression broke, I'm talking Mad Max broke.

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GAS Summary

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Gas Utilities
Tags: Defensive (1498), Small Cap (1579), Utilities (167), Income (1520), It's a Noun! (71), Hard Asset (1024), Gas Utilities (29), Distressed (1712), Natural Gas (56), S&P 500 (500)

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Bojac3728 (97.11) Submitted: 10/6/2009 9:36:15 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $36.03 GAS Score: +4.75

Good earnings.

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macieo (24.41) Submitted: 9/28/2009 10:42:11 AM : Underperform

Start Price: $36.88 GAS Score: -2.92

there stock is absolutely going to get bad they will be almost gone in 3 years and there stock will only decrease

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memoandstitch (33.35) Submitted: 8/24/2009 11:47:01 PM : Underperform

Start Price: $37.51 GAS Score: +1.91

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Score Leader

Auor (45.40) Score: +41.40

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

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
Auor	45.40	3/31/2008	NS	$30.42	+26.02%	-15.38%	+41.40
alwaysunderwater	< 20	3/13/2008	3Y	$30.18	+27.05%	-13.86%	+40.91
foolrrrrrrrrrr	28.52	3/11/2008	1Y	$30.36	+26.29%	-14.59%	+40.88
loriann42	< 20	3/13/2008	NS	$30.67	+25.00%	-15.53%	+40.54
b400	93.69	3/5/2008	5Y	$30.96	+23.86%	-16.67%	+40.52
nrridge	58.74	3/10/2008	5Y	$30.34	+26.36%	-13.99%	+40.35
HighYield50	< 20	4/2/2008	1Y	$31.67	+21.06%	-19.06%	+40.12	1 Comment
SKK38	52.31	3/14/2008	NS	$30.88	+24.15%	-15.91%	+40.06
nmccarthy56	< 20	3/14/2008	1Y	$30.88	+24.15%	-15.91%	+40.06	1 Comment
jgarnache	59.33	3/12/2008	5Y	$31.04	+23.53%	-15.89%	+39.41

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Wall Street

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Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	End Date
TrackRWBaird	85.02	3/19/2009	NS	$32.12	+19.37%	+34.71%	-15.35
TrackJimCramer	< 20	10/17/2007	3W	$38.99	-1.66%	-27.24%	-25.57
TrackRWBaird	85.02	8/1/2007	NS	$40.11	-10.68%	-8.03%	-2.64	2/22/2008 @ $35.83
TrackJPMorgan	78.71	12/15/2006	NS	$43.55	-11.95%	-20.40%	-8.44

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