Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (TWPG)

chronicallyill22 (95.90) Submitted: 10/1/2008 12:36:53 PM : Start Price: $7.70 TWPG Score: -37.07

I was waiting for this to come back down. See previous post for why I like. Nothings changed.

TheRupturedDuck (98.44) Submitted: 4/16/2008 10:46:21 PM : Start Price: $6.65 TWPG Score: +13.40

From my short ideas/valuation screen

tenmiles (99.99) Submitted: 2/9/2008 9:06:56 AM : Start Price: $10.10 TWPG Score: -40.14

Believe $10 is the right price to initiate a long position in boutique investment bank, Thomas Weisel Partners. Stock price has been crushed off recent disapointing M&A and IPO results. They have a large exposure to the technology group, so they face considerable headwinds near term ...but current price seems to have already discounted these near-term challenges. Stock trades at only a 5% premium to companies' net cash position - placing almost no value on their investment banking, IPO and brokerage business - that seems extreme even to this resident financial bear. Along with FBCM (which just laid off 10% of its workforce), TWPG likely represents one of the better risk-adjusted opportunities in the financial sector for those with a 3-5 time horizon.

underdone (< 20) Submitted: 4/4/2007 10:31:41 PM : Start Price: $18.45 TWPG Score: -56.13

Personal pick of best value stock in Investment Brokerage industry P/Bk 1.77, Debt to equity .12, 2008 p/e 13.63 steady to growing earnings low debt with high cash reserves places this company in a strong position to acquire a more highly leveraged player should someone fail to perform in this industry, or continue executing in a conservative but increasingly profitable manner.