$34.16 0.50 (+1.49%)
11/9/2009 11:11 AM

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

The Company designs, manufactures, markets and services a range of proprietary products that can improve clinical outcomes and can help reduce the overall cost of patient care. 

Current Price $34.16 Mkt Cap $2.43B
Open $33.86 P/E Ratio 10.79
Prev. Close $33.66 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $33.79 - $34.31 Volume 100,714
52-Wk Range $17.86 - $39.25 Avg. Daily Vol. 766,000

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644 Outperform
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254 Outperform
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Wall Street

6 Outperform
0 Underperform
 

Top KCI Bull/Bear Pitches

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PoqSuertMiFav (53.67)
Submitted May 18, 2009

Aging of American baby boomers with increasing problems with chronic disease such as diabetes will lead to greater wound problems in target population of patients for this company.

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Member Avatar rhovero (88.22) Submitted: 11/5/2009 11:57:05 AM : Outperform Start Price: $33.55 KCI Score: -0.21

MF Pro Buy Now recommendation, temporary? lull in price rise, no equiv competition, expanding out of US, possible acquisition target by device company (J&J, Abbott, ??)

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Member Avatar d52lusk (25.40) Submitted: 8/1/2009 9:17:44 PM : Outperform Start Price: $31.91 KCI Score: -1.91

rapid growth in a sector where they are the top player

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Member Avatar timattox (99.57) Submitted: 7/29/2009 1:51:32 PM : Outperform Start Price: $31.42 KCI Score: -3.35

found by my HiGrowth screen in 2008, still looks good

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Score Leader

healthcarevalue

healthcarevalue (92.45) Score: +100.79

The stock doubled since I picked it, and the price/earnings is over 20, so I ended my pick. Good luck!

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Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
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Frame
Start
Price
Stock
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S&P
Gain
Score Commentary
PYL45 50.55 12/30/2008 Outperform 3Y $18.10 +89.28% +26.31% +62.97
cdriver < 20 12/30/2008 Outperform 5Y $18.10 +89.28% +26.31% +62.97
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. fransgeraedts 99.99 12/30/2008 Outperform 5Y $18.10 +89.28% +26.31% +62.97
tonyfis < 20 12/26/2008 Outperform 3Y $18.14 +88.86% +26.70% +62.16
adocor 95.34 12/29/2008 Outperform NS $18.21 +88.14% +26.71% +61.43
patatepoil6 99.89 12/26/2008 Outperform 5Y $18.24 +87.83% +27.39% +60.44
CodeJedi 81.20 12/23/2008 Outperform 3Y $18.20 +88.24% +27.92% +60.33 1 Comment
VOODOOM0NKEY 99.09 12/24/2008 Outperform NS $18.32 +87.01% +27.87% +59.14
jpc021 97.53 12/16/2008 Outperform NS $18.61 +84.09% +25.38% +58.72
twharton 54.68 12/18/2008 Outperform 5Y $18.95 +80.79% +23.25% +57.54

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
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Date
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TrackFTNEquityCa 21.37 7/22/2009 Outperform NS $27.50 +24.60% +14.91% +9.69
TrackBobOlstein 57.65 8/29/2008 Outperform 1Y $35.89 -40.32% -43.94% +3.62 3/2/2009 @ $21.42 1 Comment
TrackWachovia 38.80 4/8/2008 Outperform NS $50.69 -61.23% -33.86% -27.38 12/12/2008 @ $19.65
TrackDreman 91.63 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.28 -39.13% -25.41% -13.71 2 Comments
TrackMuhlenkamp < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.28 -39.13% -25.41% -13.71 7 Comments
TrackJimCramer < 20 5/11/2007 Outperform 3W $47.25 -27.70% -23.81% -3.90
TrackJefferies 76.12 4/3/2007 Outperform NS $52.60 -35.06% -19.60% -15.46
TrackDeutscheSec 89.43 1/31/2007 Outperform NS $49.01 -30.30% -19.08% -11.22
TrackJefferies 76.12 10/30/2006 Outperform NS $34.20 -1.02% +0.30% -1.32 11/7/2006 @ $33.85

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