$41.91 0.57 (+1.38%)
11/6/2009 4:01 PM

Torchmark Corp (TMK)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company is an insurance holding company engaged through its subsidiaries in a variety of nonparticipating ordinary life insurance products, supplemental health insurance products and Annuity products.

Current Price $41.91 Mkt Cap $3.47B
Open $41.44 P/E Ratio 8.91
Prev. Close $41.34 Div. (Yield) 0.60 (1.50%)
Daily Range $40.87 - $42.42 Volume 922,835
52-Wk Range $16.16 - $47.25 Avg. Daily Vol. 905,000

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5 Outperform
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Top TMK Bull/Bear Pitches

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samedi1234 (93.13)
Submitted August 05, 2007

This is the closest a publicly traded insurance stock gets to being a franchise, along with AFLAC. It's very similar to GEICO in that it has a very low expense ratio; it has a quasi-monopoly due to its sales to unions and other organizations; and if… More

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CrazyAssAdam (< 20)
Submitted October 11, 2007

Eventually, the bigger companies such as Prudential, NY Life, NW Mutual, and AIG(plus others I am sure I missed) will crush them. I can't see them doing better than keeping up with inflation, give or take .5%

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Member Avatar mitcha1 (35.30) Submitted: 10/29/2009 10:44:01 PM : Outperform Start Price: $42.70 TMK Score: -2.63

The valuation based on future ernings looks solid

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Member Avatar 00100 (95.30) Submitted: 7/27/2009 2:35:45 PM : Outperform Start Price: $41.91 TMK Score: -9.79

Upthumb. High free cash flow. Low debt. Good payout ratio. Positioned to earn profits through credit losses.

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Member Avatar cyberccs (< 20) Submitted: 5/15/2009 6:35:20 PM : Outperform Start Price: $35.60 TMK Score: -3.15

bullish

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Score Leader

erturlib

erturlib (< 20) Score: +61.47

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

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
erturlib < 20 3/4/2009 Outperform 3Y $19.77 +111.96% +50.49% +61.47
Sayder 61.79 3/12/2009 Outperform 5Y $22.02 +90.29% +44.96% +45.33
wriggs77 79.15 3/16/2009 Outperform NS $23.04 +81.88% +41.67% +40.22
sourgirl31 < 20 9/26/2008 Underperform 3W $58.92 -28.87% -7.51% +21.36
CMAndersonJr 58.33 4/15/2009 Outperform 3Y $28.75 +45.78% +29.11% +16.67 1 Comment
jssmock 92.61 2/9/2009 Outperform 3Y $30.04 +39.49% +25.37% +14.12
frankschaff < 20 6/13/2008 Underperform 3Y $60.73 -30.99% -17.40% +13.59
jlbelt2 83.45 6/12/2007 Underperform 3M $66.92 -37.38% -24.95% +12.42
BenBernanke 85.36 1/8/2007 Underperform NS $61.00 -31.30% -19.47% +11.82
dwotBuyback < 20 1/28/2008 Underperform 5Y $57.93 -27.66% -16.22% +11.44
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Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackCitigroup 21.22 11/7/2009 Outperform NS $41.44 0% 0% 0
TrackFBRCapitalM 75.98 7/28/2009 Outperform NS $41.58 +0.80% +10.21% -9.41
TrackFoxPitt 30.67 5/28/2009 Outperform NS $39.13 +7.12% +20.99% -13.87
TrackCreditSuiss 91.16 4/23/2009 Underperform NS $27.68 +51.43% +27.78% -23.65
TrackBarclaysCap 86.02 4/22/2009 Underperform NS $30.29 +38.37% +27.09% -11.28
TrackCitigroup 21.22 2/17/2009 Outperform NS $27.33 +10.86% +12.92% -2.06 5/5/2009 @ $30.30
TrackSterneAgee 83.73 1/15/2009 Underperform NS $36.76 +14.02% +31.15% +17.13
TrackKBW 60.72 10/22/2008 Outperform NS $37.16 -18.15% -6.80% -11.35 2/9/2009 @ $30.42
TrackFBRCapitalM 75.98 6/26/2008 Outperform NS $58.92 -46.54% -35.27% -11.27 1/27/2009 @ $31.50
TrackRichPzena < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $60.67 -30.92% -26.44% -4.48 2 Comments
TrackBuffett 75.42 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $60.67 -30.92% -26.44% -4.48 1 Comment
TrackDodgeCox 86.63 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.42 -3.20% -22.99% +19.79 9/30/2008 @ $59.46 1 Comment
TrackLehmanBros 76.60 1/8/2007 Underperform NS $61.10 -31.41% -19.24% +12.17

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