Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (HPY)

quater loss more than expected and alot of insider sells

low relative PE, good star & 2010 earnings. Bottom fishing week of 11/2

High Sales and Return on Equity

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!

MFI following, all have negative Fool ratios but impressive 3 month gains

Consistently high return on investment, and low debt. Prospects look bright for this company. I would like to see a stronger current ratio; however, I believe this will strengthen over time. Very affordable right now. Greenblatt pick.

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Customers like ethics in the people they deal with. HRT has a huge problem with trust and accountability driving away its clients. Would you turn your clients financial info over to this group?

Going out on a limb here. Overall fundamentals are very sound. Minimal debt. Excellent growth potential and good earnings growth, up to the point of having their security problem back in November... Visa removed them from their approved list of vendors due to the data security problem. Company is moving swiftly to bridge the problem, and problems should be a thing of the past. Pending lawsuit?

This stock is poised for a rebound.

This is a bit of a gamble, but I like the odds. $50M-odd annual free cash flow, with an enterprise value barely 4x that, and analysts calling for 18% long-term growth?
It would be a no-brainer but for the litigation risks. As far as those go, the example of ChoicePoint (http://www.fool.com/investing/small-cap/2005/07/26/choicepoint-weathers-storm.aspx) suggests to me that Heartland will pull through -- or get bought out by someone who recognizes the value, and is big enough to absorb the risks more easily.

This is a test pick based on new bounce criteria. The waters are muddied a bit due to the "security breach" which might end up causing untold troubles down the line.

Bought in twice 8.63 and 8.95

Heartland Payment Systems is a well-run company in a business with intrinsic moat qualities, but can the company overcome a recent security lapse?

http://www.magicdiligence.com/articles/heartland-payment-systems-HPY-quick-take

Way too much debt and way too many acct receivables. Do not think this one will make it.

Oversold after security breach, this is a reliable good performing company

I think this is a great business led by a management that knows what it's doing.

Understandably the market conditions aren't the best but having said that, it is precisely in these times when good businesses like HPY will do well.

1. Their payment terms greatly benefit businesses during hard times, and I think not only will current customers stay, but it will also attract new customers.
2. People will still use their credit cards, maybe even more so because they don't have enough on their debit cards :)

As with any business in times of recession, I think extra caution and timely review of the stock is needed just in case there are any problems.

TMFSmashy

Great opportunity, even the balance sheet looks ok; this should not be bad during the credit crisis because it is just involved in its TRANSACTIONS, not holding the debt

even has a dividend