$414.30 -8.10 (-1.92%)
11/20/2009 4:02 PM

The Washington Post Company (WPO)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

A diversified media and education company. The Company operates principally in four areas of the media business: newspaper publishing, television broadcasting, magazine publishing and cable television.

Current Price $414.30 Mkt Cap $3.89B
Open $422.04 P/E Ratio 136.26
Prev. Close $422.40 Div. (Yield) 8.60 (2.00%)
Daily Range $411.59 - $423.05 Volume 40,754
52-Wk Range $300.16 - $495.60 Avg. Daily Vol. 32,000

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Top WPO Bull/Bear Pitches

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ToddMCTC (92.94)
Submitted January 20, 2009

You may giggle a bit when I propose a newspaper as a long but hear me out. The hidden gem within this portfolio of assets is their education division. It is currently more than 50% of revenues at $2,030mm in 2007 and 48% of revenues or $1684mm in… More

TMFLucky11 (96.58)
Submitted August 31, 2006

The Washington Post is one of the most well-known newspaper names in the world. But like with the New York Times, WPO's business model is SO 20th-century, and if it's going to succeed in an era of up-to-the-minute information and on-demand news, it's… More

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Member Avatar SequoiaStocks (< 20) Submitted: 9/18/2009 10:25:08 AM : Outperform Start Price: $473.92 WPO Score: -15.24

This account tracks the performance of the investment firm Ruane, Cunniff, and Goldfarb - the investment manager of Sequoia Fund.

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Member Avatar herbs814 (24.40) Submitted: 8/18/2009 6:51:53 PM : Underperform Start Price: $450.87 WPO Score: +19.95

overbought.. falling to test support (450) bearish stochastics. macd rolling over.

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Member Avatar JerryDreamer (< 20) Submitted: 8/2/2009 8:40:33 PM : Underperform Start Price: $449.88 WPO Score: +18.00

There is less momentum, less volume, and less buying going on. We are in the last part of this rally.

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Score Leader

TMFLucky11

TMFLucky11 (96.58) Score: +36.26

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

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Member Name Member
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TMFLucky11 96.58 5/16/2006 Underperform 1Y $766.62 -45.96% -9.70% +36.26 1 Comment
greenwave3 97.36 2/2/2009 Underperform 3Y $380.13 +8.99% +36.52% +27.53 1 Comment
JamesKellyDawson 63.51 1/28/2008 Underperform 5Y $702.16 -41.00% -14.42% +26.58
TMFWordNerd < 20 3/13/2009 Underperform 3Y $339.33 +22.09% +47.21% +25.11
PennyStockFool 39.76 12/4/2008 Underperform 5Y $384.46 +7.76% +32.71% +24.95 1 Comment
Wokulski 87.95 3/16/2009 Underperform 5Y $345.42 +19.94% +44.71% +24.77
delraydella 94.74 7/30/2007 Underperform 3Y $757.79 -45.33% -21.06% +24.26
fOOLSONPARADE 98.73 1/22/2007 Underperform 3Y $718.86 -42.37% -18.23% +24.14
adric1011 24.86 1/2/2008 Underperform 3Y $767.83 -46.04% -22.17% +23.87
tlevine984 96.75 12/15/2006 Underperform 3Y $720.34 -42.49% -18.69% +23.80 1 Comment

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
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TrackWinters 87.95 12/31/2007 Outperform NS $778.96 -49.29% -40.92% -8.37 12/1/2008 @ $395.00 2 Comments
TrackDeutscheSec 87.23 10/29/2007 Outperform NS $777.23 -46.70% -25.52% -21.18
TrackMHawkins 63.90 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $772.16 -46.35% -24.86% -21.49 6 Comments
TrackWWeitz 65.74 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $772.16 -46.35% -24.86% -21.49 6 Comments
TrackBuffett 74.48 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $772.16 -46.35% -24.86% -21.49 1 Comment
TrackLehmanBros 66.51 11/7/2006 Outperform NS $701.36 -40.93% -15.96% -24.97

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