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$55.22 1.53 (+2.85%)

11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Shire plc (ADR) (SHPGY)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

A pharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician.

Current Price	$55.22	Mkt Cap	$10.31B
Open	$54.19	P/E Ratio	24.52
Prev. Close	$53.69	Div. (Yield)	0.30 (0.60%)
Daily Range	$54.11 - $55.31	Volume	1,286,722
52-Wk Range	$31.66 - $54.06	Avg. Daily Vol.	774,000

SHPGY News and Commentary

Fox Business on Shire PLC American Deposit Receipt Represents 3 SharesNovember 03, 2009 – Ockham-RazorWire
Naked Capitalism on Shire PLC American Deposit Receipt Represents 3 SharesOctober 27, 2009 – Ockham-RazorWire
The Gift That Keeps on GivingOctober 22, 2009 – The Motley Fool
The Emerging Trend That Starbucks Will MissJuly 30, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Get Ready to BuyJuly 30, 2009 – The Motley Fool
All Growth, All the TimeJuly 28, 2009 – The Motley Fool
This Too Shall Pass ... Like a Kidney StoneJuly 23, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Your Stocks Just Got RiskierJune 18, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Get Ready to BuyFebruary 14, 2009 – The Motley Fool

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All Members

83 Outperform

19 Underperform

All-Star Members

29 Outperform

11 Underperform

Wall Street

10 Outperform

3 Underperform

Top SHPGY Bull/Bear Pitches

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VoodooEconomist (57.58)
Submitted January 05, 2009

Possible buyout by PFE

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TMFBiologyFool (93.06)
Submitted January 07, 2009

Adderall faces generic competition in April and getting patients to switch to Vyvanse will be difficult.

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SHPGY VS S&P 500 (SPY)

SHPGY Summary

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Tags: International Stock (694), Defensive (1498), United Kingdom (41), Blue Chip (121), Large Cap (371), Healthcare (737), Pharmaceuticals (153), Growth (1896)

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TMFBiologyFool (93.06) Submitted: 6/5/2009 7:21:32 PM : Underperform

Start Price: $41.16 SHPGY Score: -18.80

Still looks overpriced. Trying to get patients to switch to Vyvanse will be difficult with generic Adderall available.

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BigBomber (96.79) Submitted: 4/24/2009 10:58:41 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $38.45 SHPGY Score: +18.25

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VoodooEconomist (57.58) Submitted: 1/5/2009 7:24:39 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $44.79 SHPGY Score: +5.58

Possible buyout by PFE

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Score Leader

hayrettin (78.73) Score: +34.83

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

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
hayrettin	78.73	7/18/2008	NS	$45.12	+22.39%	-12.44%	+34.83
RXDOC73	99.28	6/20/2008	5Y	$46.77	+18.06%	-16.45%	+34.52
ResearchLover	74.95	7/21/2008	3M	$45.09	+22.47%	-12.04%	+34.51	1 Comment
ImRichBeotch	< 20	5/19/2008	5Y	$50.75	+8.80%	-22.21%	+31.00
CSOakes	91.64	9/18/2006	3Y	$47.25	+16.88%	-13.71%	+30.59
dwboston	74.52	10/4/2006	3M	$47.90	+15.29%	-14.49%	+29.78
BearsvsBulls	< 20	10/3/2006	3M	$48.22	+14.52%	-14.43%	+28.95
cgp77	90.36	5/29/2008	5Y	$51.19	+7.87%	-21.06%	+28.93
Dragontoad	65.44	5/21/2008	3Y	$51.71	+6.78%	-21.65%	+28.43
jimrusch22	95.55	7/3/2008	NS	$47.73	+15.69%	-12.68%	+28.37

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Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	End Date	Commentary
TrackLeerinkSwan	84.26	7/17/2009	NS	$40.75	+35.50%	+14.44%	+21.06
TrackSunTrustRH	89.33	6/10/2009	NS	$41.35	+33.54%	+13.38%	+20.16
TrackOppenheimer	26.63	5/12/2009	NS	$39.06	+11.88%	+7.52%	-4.36	7/27/2009 @ $43.70
TrackJefferies	75.83	4/2/2009	NS	$36.68	+46.63%	+28.62%	-18.01	9/22/2009 @ $53.78
TrackCarisandCo	78.62	9/11/2008	NS	$47.32	+16.69%	-9.48%	+26.16
TrackCreditSuiss	91.16	4/28/2008	NS	$53.21	+3.78%	-20.54%	-24.32
TrackFBRCapitalM	75.98	4/2/2008	NS	$59.46	-19.05%	-8.71%	-10.34	7/10/2008 @ $48.13
TrackLehmanBros	76.60	2/8/2008	NS	$54.44	+1.44%	-16.11%	-17.56
TrackBernstein	86.97	1/28/2008	NS	$55.76	-0.97%	-16.22%	-15.25
TrackRWBaird	85.02	1/9/2008	NS	$67.94	-18.73%	-19.73%	+1.00
TrackEveillard	89.92	9/30/2007	NS	$73.05	-24.41%	-26.44%	+2.03		1 Comment
TrackDodgeCox	86.63	9/30/2007	NS	$73.73	-36.41%	-10.50%	-25.90	6/13/2008 @ $46.89	1 Comment
TrackCitigroup	21.22	4/24/2007	NS	$65.59	-15.81%	-23.22%	+7.41
TrackBofASec	93.50	4/5/2007	NS	$61.86	-10.73%	-21.17%	+10.44
TrackJefferies	75.83	2/27/2007	NS	$64.70	-43.25%	-42.29%	-0.96	4/2/2009 @ $36.72
TrackHSBC	90.60	11/29/2006	NS	$60.84	+8.58%	+4.40%	+4.18	2/21/2007 @ $66.06
TrackBearStearns	86.38	11/9/2006	NS	$55.40	-0.33%	-18.21%	+17.88
TrackDeutscheSec	89.50	10/31/2006	NS	$54.27	+1.75%	-17.66%	+19.41
TrackJimCramer	< 20	7/26/2006	3W	$47.23	+16.93%	-9.75%	+26.67

Shire plc (ADR) (SHPGY)

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