Use access key #2 to skip to page content.
$70.26 -4.09 (-5.50%)
10/7/2008 3:45 PM

Itron, Inc. (ITRI)

CAPS Rating:
****

The Company provides solid-state meters, automated meter reading technology, enterprise-wide software platforms, and real-time analytic applications for energy and water providers worldwide.

X

Rating a stock in CAPS consists of three components:

Your call - Will this stock outperform or underperform the S&P 500? Successful picks are measured in terms of whether or not you were correct and by how many percentage points.

Your time frame - A guideline for other members to see whether your thinking is short or long-term. Time frame is also used to calculate the stock rating, but is not used in the scoring of your pick.

Your pitch - Here's your chance to offer more detailed thoughts, analysis, concerns, or the rationale behind your call. The pitch is optional and may be added later.

Each time you rate a stock, CAPS updates the community intelligence for the company, which may or may not change its CAPS rating. For more information, visit the Help tab at the top of the page.

You aren't currently rating ITRI

Add Stock to Watchlist

What the Community Thinks

Total Members

407 Outperforms
15 Underperforms
 

All-Stars

59 Outperforms
5 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

8 Outperforms
0 Underperforms
 

Members bullish on ITRI are also bullish on:

Members bearish on ITRI are also bearish on:

Ticker Tags

Energy Conservation (6), Technical Instruments (73), Scientific & Technical Instruments (112), Small Cap (1922)
Suggest a tag

Itron, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $70.26
Last Trade Time: 10/7/2008 3:45 PM
Open: $74.51
Previous Close: $74.35
Daily Range: $70.10 - $78.69
52-Week Range: $69.10 - $112.92
Volume: 592,917
Market Cap: $2.55B
P/E Ratio: 137.69
Compare Our Special Broker Offers!

Stock Trends

ITRI VS S&P 500 (SPY)

ITRI 12 month chart vs. S&P

News & Discussion Boards

Other News Headlines for ITRI

More Headlines...

Top Bull Pitch

Recs

2

Itron, Inc. (ITRI)

Avatar cashcow32000 (46.71) Submitted: 5/28/08 3:39 PM

Net metering is growing a great rate for investors. Itron has some great technology for the best customers in the world, government and utilities. As pressure grows to lower operating costs for both of these entities, Itron is well positioned to sell them the products they need.

Replies: 0 | Reply | Permalink

Top Bear Pitch

Recs

4

Itron, Inc. (ITRI)

Avatar RenaissanceMan76 (< 20) Submitted: 11/03/07 10:52 PM

The stock was extremely hyped over the past few months and not that much has changed within the company from a year ago that would justufy the stock's meteoric rise. They grow primarily by acquisition and have not had any significant product developments over the past 5 years. The acquisition of A...More

Replies: 0 | Reply | Permalink

CAPS Members

picks per page. CHANGE

Results 1 - 5 of 51 :   1 2 3 4 5 Next » Jump to page:

Recs

0

 (ITRI)

Avatar DollarDoomProfit (< 20) Submitted: 9/29/08 12:56 PM : Outperform Start Price: $93.56 ITRI Score: -10.95

Great meters that improve efficiency for both electricity and water.

Report this Post Replies: 0 | Reply | Permalink

Recs

0

 (ITRI)

Avatar camlive7 (45.26) Submitted: 9/08/08 3:36 PM : Outperform Start Price: $98.45 ITRI Score: -7.34

Still huge growth potential.

Report this Post Replies: 0 | Reply | Permalink

Recs

0

 (ITRI)

Avatar KenN513 (79.96) Submitted: 8/25/08 12:55 AM : Outperform Start Price: $104.30 ITRI Score: -10.28

Here's a lop-sided company. In the trailing 12 months, they earned $0.52. By close of next year, the analysts expect them to have earned $4.37. That's an annualized increase of 313%! Meanwhile the same analysts expect ITRI to continue to grow afterward at 20% for the following 5 years. This brings the annualized earnings growth down to and earth-orbit level of 73% vs. ttm. That provides us with a PEG of 2.6. Way to high for my tastes; however, if these earnings growths do materialize, we'll see stock prices of $275 in five years assuming a reasonable p/e of 25. (I don't tend to argue with double baggers).

All of that random numbers gibberish leads me to another question. At $275, this company will be a 10B company. Is this market large enough to house a company that large? Assuming a price/sales of 2, they would have to sell 5B year in and year out to sustain a 10B market cap. Are there really that many gas, water and electric meters world wide? I might consider this company IRL, if they pulled back to the $75 range. . .

Report this Post Replies: 0 | Reply | Permalink

Recs

0

 (ITRI)

Avatar RoadRunner91910 (< 20) Submitted: 8/23/08 7:36 PM : Outperform Start Price: $104.30 ITRI Score: -10.28

Smart metering technology is where it is at and these guys are the big fish in a relatively small pond.

Report this Post Replies: 0 | Reply | Permalink

Recs

1

 (ITRI)

Avatar cayamax (< 20) Submitted: 7/29/08 4:38 PM : Outperform Start Price: $93.00 ITRI Score: -3.19

You recommended it as my "Stock of the Day" and I concur.

Report this Post Replies: 0 | Reply | Permalink

Results 1 - 5 of 51 :   1 2 3 4 5 Next » Jump to page:

Wall Street

Results 1 - 8 of 8  

picks per page. CHANGE

Top
Pick		Member NameMember RatingStart
Date		CallTime FrameStart
Price		Stock
Gain		S&P
Gain		ScorePitch
TrackPiperJaff 59.14 09/11/08 Outperform NS $96.03-26.84%-18.09%-8.75
TrackWachovia < 20 07/10/08 Outperform NS $92.93-24.39%-19.61%-4.79
TrackStanfordRes 53.93 06/18/08 Outperform NS $95.04-26.07%-25.64%-0.43
TrackJimCramer 83.84 04/22/08 Outperform 3W $100.18-29.87%-27.48%-2.38
TrackRBCCapMkts 43.23 12/21/07 Outperform NS $97.68-28.07%-32.12%+4.05
TrackDeutscheSec < 20 12/13/07 Outperform NS $81.69-13.99%-32.56%+18.57
TrackCanaccord 21.30 08/02/07 Outperform NS $81.13-13.39%-31.98%+18.59
TrackLazardCapit < 20 05/14/07 Outperform NS $68.10+3.17%-33.69%+36.87

Results 1 - 8 of 8  

X

Beat this Stock

Clicking "Beat this Stock!" will bring you to a company with a higher rating than the one you're currently viewing.

Even though CAPS shows only one- to five-star rankings, behind the scenes, all companies in CAPS have a distinct numerical ranking. In other words, there is a No. 1 stock in CAPS and a worst-ranked stock in CAPS. When you arrive at the top-ranked stock, clicking "Beat this Stock!" will cause the page to refresh.

That is, until there is a new No. 1 stock!

These companies do not represent formal Motley Fool recommendations. Please do your own due diligence before investing. Fool on.

Featured Broker Partners