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$44.19 0.15 (0.34%)
10/10/2008 4:00 PM

Sigma-Aldrich Corp (SIAL)

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The Company develops, manufactures, purchases and distributes the high quality biochemicals and organic chemicals.

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235 Outperforms
8 Underperforms
 

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Specialty Chemicals (61), Mid Cap (670), Nasdaq 100 (99), S&P 500 (470)
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Sigma-Aldrich Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $44.19
Last Trade Time: 10/10/2008 4:00 PM
Open: $43.38
Previous Close: $44.04
Daily Range: $40.64 - $46.50
52-Week Range: $43.78 - $63.04
Volume: 2,716,459
Market Cap: $5.55B
P/E Ratio: 17.14
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Avatar ResearchLover (< 20) Submitted: 3/15/08 5:11 PM

Research funding is tight, but research on pharma compounds is without doubt a strong growth prospect long term.

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Avatar greenwave3 (22.57) Submitted: 8/01/08 8:15 PM

Price/Earnings and Price/Book Value have seriously outpaced actual and expected growth in the last 4-6 months. Eventually this sucker is coming back to Earth, and I won't be the one holding the bag.

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Avatar mgordonvegas8 (< 20) Submitted: 10/08/08 4:09 AM : Underperform Start Price: $44.28 SIAL Score: -8.89

lots of insider selling seems to be going on, including the head of R&D. Maybe just taking advantage of the stock being over $60 but too much for my tastes.

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Avatar TMFHelical (99.49) Submitted: 10/03/08 4:17 PM : Outperform Start Price: $50.52 SIAL Score: 9.26

This is one of my favorite companies in the biotch support space. I ended a previous pick as raw materials costs were rising, but that trend is reversed and the stock is cheap again. Time to re-up and probably rebuy in reality as well. Overseas growth is still solid as well.

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Avatar greenwave3 (22.57) Submitted: 8/01/08 8:15 PM : Underperform Start Price: $59.97 SIAL Score: -3.50

Price/Earnings and Price/Book Value have seriously outpaced actual and expected growth in the last 4-6 months. Eventually this sucker is coming back to Earth, and I won't be the one holding the bag.

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Avatar GreenMycon (< 20) Submitted: 7/10/08 12:31 AM : Outperform Start Price: $53.38 SIAL Score: 11.66

I love sigma for so many reasons. They're expanding nicely into many technology areas and the like. They're the go-to company for all research, and I anticipate continued growth in the research field -- especially if fuel cell and hydrogen storage technology is continually pushed. Their MOF development is great, and they're a powerhouse of application goodness.

The applications of MOFs that require ultra-high surface areas exceeding 2000 m2/g include:

* Hydrogen storage
* Sensors
* Catalysts
* Separation of gases and others

I'm probably overly biased toward the greatness of Sigma because I'm involved in research, but I dunno, they're quite a tasty beast that should do well for some time to come.

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Avatar mattchenzo (< 20) Submitted: 6/11/08 12:58 PM : Outperform Start Price: $56.53 SIAL Score: 12.42

part of the mattchenzo 50, picked from the s&p500 on fundamentals, almost sure to outperform!

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