$20.97 0.04 (+0.17%)
11/9/2009 10:55 AM

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPDI)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

The Company is a global contract research organization providing drug discovery and development services, post-approval expertise and compound partnering programs.

Current Price $20.97 Mkt Cap $2.48B
Open $20.99 P/E Ratio 14.53
Prev. Close $20.93 Div. (Yield) 0.60 (2.90%)
Daily Range $20.77 - $21.00 Volume 238,029
52-Wk Range $17.97 - $29.53 Avg. Daily Vol. 1,459,000

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Top PPDI Bull/Bear Pitches

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A6EIntruder (69.55)
Submitted June 02, 2009

Once upon a time I worked for a CRO called Quintiles, which has since gone back to being a private company--and remains the biggest CRO in the field today.

I was on their contract sales side, so I can't claim any clinical experience.… More

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dexion10 (29.04)
Submitted October 25, 2007

The biz model of developing drugs internally will prove to be a drag on this company - the drugs they buy are drugs that other pharmas didn't want... for example their Statin drug and diabetes candidates are also rans.... nothing exceptional. More

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Member Avatar Bigstu52 (58.86) Submitted: 11/7/2009 6:22:36 PM : Outperform Start Price: $20.81 PPDI Score: +0.15

strategic partnership in china, no debt, good dividend... upbeat conference call

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Member Avatar wooderino (90.11) Submitted: 10/27/2009 12:15:50 PM : Outperform Start Price: $23.29 PPDI Score: -11.41

Showed up on a screen for solid 5 year growth with low debt, cash on hand and still at attractive P/E ratios.

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Member Avatar ObscuredVision (45.97) Submitted: 10/23/2009 5:29:41 PM : Outperform Start Price: $23.05 PPDI Score: -9.62

Outsourcing will grow, Strong Financials, Leader in its field - Hold.

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TrackFBRCapitalM (76.44) Score: +46.67

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

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
lwc123 76.24 1/8/2009 Underperform 3Y $26.78 -21.81% +22.46% +44.28
isokutom 33.79 6/26/2008 Underperform 3W $42.59 -50.76% -14.16% +36.60
VanAerden 31.37 7/24/2008 Underperform 3M $39.04 -46.29% -12.67% +33.61
surfpnk 98.75 7/23/2007 Underperform 1Y $32.24 -34.96% -25.84% +9.12
Bigstu52 58.86 11/9/2009 Outperform 5Y $20.81 +0.62% +0.48% +0.15 1 Comment
prose976 82.44 11/9/2009 Outperform 5Y $20.99 -0.24% +0.51% -0.75
darksabre 36.63 8/24/2009 Outperform 5Y $20.08 +4.29% +5.44% -1.15
ChimneyRock < 20 8/27/2009 Outperform 1Y $19.83 +5.59% +6.79% -1.20 1 Comment
ericw97 90.34 9/4/2009 Outperform NS $19.64 +6.62% +7.90% -1.28
jkhax0r 95.09 8/28/2009 Outperform 5Y $20.29 +3.22% +4.59% -1.37
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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackRWBaird 84.65 10/13/2009 Outperform NS $23.28 -10.05% +0.68% -10.74
TrackDeutscheSec 89.35 7/10/2009 Outperform NS $21.16 -1.05% +24.28% -25.33
TrackBarclaysCap 85.83 1/13/2009 Outperform NS $24.20 -13.48% +27.30% -40.79
TrackPiperJaff 80.01 12/23/2008 Outperform NS $28.24 -25.86% +26.15% -52.01
TrackRWBaird 84.65 10/13/2008 Outperform NS $31.76 -40.08% +0.84% -40.91 7/22/2009 @ $19.03
TrackRWBaird 84.65 7/24/2008 Outperform NS $40.08 +8.58% -0.99% +9.57 9/9/2008 @ $43.52
TrackLadenburg 43.73 7/2/2008 Outperform NS $42.14 -44.14% -32.68% -11.45 4/16/2009 @ $23.54
TrackLehmanBros 77.27 1/8/2008 Outperform NS $43.27 -51.54% -20.72% -30.82
TrackEveillard 89.67 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $34.28 -38.83% -25.41% -13.41 1 Comment
TrackWhitman < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $35.19 +16.95% -14.86% +31.81 8/29/2008 @ $41.16 1 Comment
TrackFBRCapitalM 76.44 12/12/2006 Outperform NS $31.72 +35.11% -11.57% +46.67 7/10/2008 @ $42.86
TrackBofASec 93.31 11/3/2006 Outperform NS $30.44 -31.10% -16.01% -15.09
TrackBearStearns 86.32 10/17/2006 Outperform NS $34.34 -38.94% -15.44% -23.50
TrackUBS 86.19 10/6/2006 Outperform NS $33.89 -38.13% -14.52% -23.61
TrackJimCramer < 20 4/21/2006 Outperform 3W $35.64 -41.16% -11.67% -29.49

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