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$27.28 -1.32 (-4.62%)

7/2/2009 4:19 PM

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

The Company sells family apparel, jewelry, shoes, accessories and home furnishings to customers through department stores and Direct (Internet/catalog).

Current Price	$27.28	Mkt Cap	$6.74B
Open	$0.00	P/E Ratio	13.49
Prev. Close	$28.60	Div. (Yield)	0.80 (2.80%)
Daily Range	$27.10 - $28.60	Volume	0
52-Wk Range	$13.71 - $44.20	Avg. Daily Vol.	0

JCP News and Articles

Buffett Mows Down "Green Shoots" but Likes Stocks Straight talk from an investing legend.
Analyst boosts J.C. Penney to 'Overweight' Jun 29 at 10:06 AM – Associated Press
Stocks jump, led by homebuilders, retailers Jun 25 at 6:04 PM – Associated Press
J.C. Penney merchandising officer departs Jun 25 at 5:46 PM – Associated Press
J.C. Penney shares rise following upgrade Jun 25 at 3:12 PM – Associated Press
Stocks push higher, led by homebuilders, retailers Jun 25 at 12:12 PM – Associated Press
Stocks reverse early losses, move slightly higher Jun 25 at 11:25 AM – Associated Press
Tuesday's Biggest Stock Stars Jun 17 at 10:33 AM – The Motley Fool
Department store shares fall on weak sales report Jun 4 at 3:15 PM – Associated Press

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510 Outperform

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135 Outperform

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18 Outperform

2 Underperform

Top JCP Bull/Bear Pitches

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bsponcil86 (< 20)
Submitted April 11, 2008

Given the looming recession retail stocks have been hammered and will continue to suffer throughout most of 2008. However, one has to believe recovery is in the future and therefore I'm going with one of the old guards in retail. The stock is… More

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SwordAgain (94.35)
Submitted February 11, 2009

2/11/09 Pitch: Downthumb. Earnings 2/20/09. I wish I could upthumb this company as I have in the past. Pension headwinds. Also they have long-term leases that cannot be easily broken. Difficult to scale-back operations in this unprecedented… More

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JCP VS S&P 500 (SPY)

JCP Summary

Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Multiline Retail
Tags: Mid Cap (488), S&P 500 (452), Consumer Discretionary (838), Multiline Retail (21), Catalog & Mail Order Houses (3), Retail (27)

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COOLSTOCK (65.96) Submitted: 6/25/2009 4:25:29 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $27.64 JCP Score: +0.83

good retailer stock

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jlong8896 (48.68) Submitted: 6/17/2009 5:31:05 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $26.86 JCP Score: +3.47

Retails not dead yet. Good inventory control.

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jirvin87 (53.58) Submitted: 6/4/2009 4:04:12 PM : Underperform

Start Price: $29.21 JCP Score: +1.86

Good company with a long history and seems to know how to manage its assets and earning well during tough times. However, not the strongest retail company in its marktet.

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Pogue1245 (90.55) Score: +80.50

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

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
forexnutca	98.15	~~11/21/2008~~ 12/23/2008	5Y	$14.19	+92.29%	+17.75%	+74.54
Greatkiller	61.96	2/9/2009	NS	$15.64	+74.39%	+3.28%	+71.11	4 Comments
PierreArcane568	74.01	2/17/2009	1Y	$15.07	+81.04%	+12.04%	+69.00
wriggs77	74.66	2/17/2009	NS	$15.07	+81.04%	+12.04%	+69.00
BlueLions50	89.27	3/2/2009	NS	$14.84	+83.82%	+23.84%	+59.97
TrackArgus	87.85	2/4/2009	NS	$16.42	+66.18%	+6.54%	+59.64
jbull73	91.07	12/3/2008	3Y	$16.61	+64.22%	+7.69%	+56.54
slingerwig	54.12	3/5/2009	3M	$14.88	+83.33%	+28.19%	+55.14
dcd354	< 20	11/25/2008	5Y	$17.59	+55.06%	+2.79%	+52.27
tacks952	41.22	3/18/2009	3M	$16.40	+66.38%	+15.42%	+50.96

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TrackTWeisel	< 20	2/23/2009	NS	$14.74	+85.05%	+14.74%	-70.31
TrackZacks	75.50	8/18/2008	3M	$37.87	-32.87%	-33.16%	-0.29	4/11/2009 @ $25.42	1 Comment
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TrackOppenheimer	87.12	1/8/2008	NS	$34.03	-19.84%	-36.35%	+16.51
TrackIcahn	42.20	12/31/2007	NS	$42.58	-66.23%	-48.94%	-17.29	2/24/2009 @ $14.38	2 Comments
TrackBobOlstein	59.83	12/31/2007	NS	$42.58	-64.82%	-50.26%	-14.57	3/2/2009 @ $14.98	3 Comments
TrackLehmanBros	80.65	12/7/2007	NS	$43.99	-37.99%	-40.69%	+2.70
TrackBMOCapital	87.19	11/2/2007	NS	$51.35	-46.87%	-40.15%	-6.73
TrackBernstein	82.50	10/19/2007	NS	$54.62	-50.05%	-41.34%	-8.72
TrackZacks	75.50	10/18/2007	3M	$56.60	-33.78%	-14.43%	+19.34	3/28/2008 @ $37.48	1 Comment
TrackSoros	79.40	9/30/2007	NS	$60.60	-54.98%	-41.14%	-13.84		1 Comment
TrackDreman	91.15	9/30/2007	NS	$60.60	-54.98%	-41.14%	-13.84		2 Comments
TrackChrisDavis	< 20	9/30/2007	NS	$60.60	-54.98%	-41.14%	-13.84		1 Comment
TrackDodgeCox	92.97	9/30/2007	NS	$61.16	-75.30%	-43.81%	-31.49	2/6/2009 @ $15.11	1 Comment
TrackZacks	75.50	5/18/2007	3M	$79.46	-4.54%	+1.46%	-6.00	7/13/2007 @ $75.85	1 Comment
TrackUBS	86.07	3/12/2007	NS	$76.81	-64.49%	-36.04%	-28.44
TrackMatrix	88.79	2/26/2007	NS	$80.55	-66.13%	-38.41%	-27.72
TrackJPMorgan	82.92	1/18/2007	NS	$77.04	-64.59%	-37.27%	-27.32
TrackAGEdwards	93.32	12/18/2006	NS	$76.76	-64.46%	-36.99%	-27.47
TrackJimCramer	64.82	10/16/2006	3W	$71.99	-47.93%	-3.91%	-44.02	3/29/2008 @ $37.48
TrackPiperJaff	85.83	10/6/2006	NS	$66.99	-59.28%	-33.41%	-25.87
TrackCreditSuiss	89.18	9/26/2006	NS	$67.32	-33.97%	+10.10%	+44.07	11/16/2007 @ $44.45
TrackJimCramer	64.82	9/21/2006	3W	$67.39	+8.29%	+3.87%	-4.42	10/17/2006 @ $72.98
TrackJimCramer	64.82	6/23/2006	3W	$67.50	-0.16%	+5.91%	-6.07	9/22/2006 @ $67.39

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