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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

WPO News and Commentary

CNBC on The Washington Post CompanyNovember 16, 2009 – Ockham-RazorWire
Fox Business on The Washington Post CompanyNovember 16, 2009 – Ockham-RazorWire
UPDATE 1-Washington Post profit rises, newspaper ads fallOctober 30, 2009 – Reuters
Consider This Before You Buy Another StockOctober 22, 2009 – The Motley Fool
The Secret to Buy-and-Hold InvestingOctober 21, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Big Winners for Small InvestorsOctober 21, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Opportunities That Others Don't SeeOctober 12, 2009 – The Motley Fool
The Daily Walk of Shame: Gannett's New Way to Fail October 08, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Get Your $259 Kindles HereOctober 07, 2009 – The Motley Fool

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All Members

160 Outperform

54 Underperform

All-Star Members

42 Outperform

27 Underperform

Wall Street

5 Outperform

0 Underperform

Top WPO Bull/Bear Pitches

The best Bull and Bear pitches based on recency and number of recommendations.

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

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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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WPO VS S&P 500 (SPY)

WPO Summary

Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Media
Tags: Media (162), Washington, DC (5), S&P 500 (500), District of Columbia (4), Among Most Trustworthy Companies (81), Buffett Stock (45), Cyclical (3522), Consumer Discretionary (820), Mid Cap (589)

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Recs

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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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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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 (96.58) Score: +36.26

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

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

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Wall Street

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Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	End Date	Commentary
TrackWinters	87.95	12/31/2007	NS	$778.96	-49.29%	-40.92%	-8.37	12/1/2008 @ $395.00	2 Comments
TrackDeutscheSec	87.23	10/29/2007	NS	$777.23	-46.70%	-25.52%	-21.18
TrackMHawkins	63.90	9/30/2007	NS	$772.16	-46.35%	-24.86%	-21.49		6 Comments
TrackWWeitz	65.74	9/30/2007	NS	$772.16	-46.35%	-24.86%	-21.49		6 Comments
TrackBuffett	74.48	9/30/2007	NS	$772.16	-46.35%	-24.86%	-21.49		1 Comment
TrackLehmanBros	66.51	11/7/2006	NS	$701.36	-40.93%	-15.96%	-24.97

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