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Arkansas Best Corp (NASDAQ:ABFS)

CAPS Rating: 1 out of 5

The Company is engaged through its subsidiaries primarily in motor carrier transportation operations. The principal subsidiaries of the Company are ABF Freight System, Inc. and FleetNet America, Inc.

Current Price $18.90 Mkt Cap $480.47M
Open $18.89 P/E Ratio 0.00
Prev. Close $19.17 Div. (Yield) 0.12 (0.50%)
Daily Range $18.61 - $19.06 Volume 85,090
52-Wk Range $14.22 - $27.44 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Top ABFS Bull/Bear Pitches

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mrindependent (92.44)
Submitted January 27, 2010

Arkansas Best is a trucking company that has been losing money recently. Fortunately, the company's balance sheet is solid. Over the longer haul, this company tends to generate decent returns on equity and in normal economic environments it trades… More

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srk85 (< 20)
Submitted February 26, 2009

Overvalued compared to industry.

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Member Avatar Lightfootva (< 20) Submitted: 6/20/2011 3:50:30 PM : Outperform Start Price: $21.82 ABFS Score: -18.21

Consolidation in the LTL environment and an overall improving economic environment will lift ABFS to $38 per share by 6/2012

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Member Avatar KimLanners (< 20) Submitted: 4/25/2011 1:29:52 PM : Outperform Start Price: $22.89 ABFS Score: -17.63

technicals look good and yeah transport2011

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Member Avatar erhodes789 (< 20) Submitted: 5/19/2010 8:57:11 PM : Outperform Start Price: $26.96 ABFS Score: -52.39

I have researched the company's history, and feel the recent wage reduction sacrifice by employees will lead to company survival along with increased growth potential both internally and externally. ABF will survive this economic crisis and continue to lead freight industry as rock solid company since 1935.

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Score Leader

srk85

srk85 (< 20) Score: +73.58

The Score Leader is the player with the highest score across all their picks in ABFS.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
srk85 < 20 2/27/2009 Underperform 3Y $17.08 +11.05% +84.63% +73.58 1 Comment
msbob7 70.25 4/22/2010 1/1/2011 Underperform 3Y $31.20 -39.21% +11.42% +50.62 0 Comment
TheRightSide 27.40 8/22/2008 Underperform 3W $32.91 -42.57% +7.55% +50.12 0 Comment
NEWYORKGIANTS 26.51 6/11/2008 Underperform 5Y $36.44 -48.14% +1.88% +50.02 0 Comment
jtroiaffd < 20 3/5/2007 Underperform 3M $35.18 -46.28% +3.17% +49.44 0 Comment
deuspecuniae 96.07 4/28/2008 Underperform 3M $36.98 -48.89% -0.57% +48.32 1 Comment
skyhawk12 < 20 6/11/2007 Underperform 3M $37.19 -49.18% -6.09% +43.09 0 Comment
elizabethforman6 72.37 5/26/2010 Underperform NS $22.72 -16.49% +23.78% +40.27 0 Comment
fred0053 97.57 1/25/2008 Underperform 3W $26.74 -29.32% +3.37% +32.70 0 Comment
timelyvalue 98.88 8/10/2010 Underperform 5Y $21.42 -11.42% +19.86% +31.28 0 Comment
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Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackStifel 96.90 9/7/2010 Outperform NS $22.13 -14.28% +21.66% -35.95 0 Comment
TrackStifel 96.90 4/21/2010 Underperform NS $30.26 -26.28% -8.86% +17.42 9/7/2010 @ $22.31 0 Comment
TrackFBRCapitalM 84.53 4/7/2010 Underperform NS $29.52 +9.72% +1.34% -8.38 4/20/2010 @ $32.39 0 Comment
TrackDavidTepper 73.23 3/31/2010 Outperform 3W $29.74 -18.73% -1.46% -17.26 9/30/2010 @ $24.17 0 Comment
TrackKeyBanc 98.87 3/4/2010 Outperform NS $26.70 -28.95% +19.41% -48.37 0 Comment
TrackRWBaird 90.49 3/4/2010 Underperform NS $26.95 -14.93% -3.30% +11.63 5/26/2010 @ $22.93 0 Comment
TrackRBCCapMkts 93.31 1/29/2010 Underperform NS $22.76 -16.65% +22.74% +39.40 0 Comment
TrackPiperJaff 89.02 11/14/2009 Underperform NS $24.67 +22.98% +10.84% -12.15 4/21/2010 @ $30.33 0 Comment
TrackMorganKeeg 85.59 6/15/2009 Outperform NS $28.19 -32.71% +44.40% -77.11 0 Comment
TrackBBTCapMkts 94.69 2/25/2009 Underperform NS $18.80 +80.41% +38.07% -42.34 9/11/2009 @ $33.91 0 Comment
TrackDahlmanRose 33.45 1/15/2009 Underperform NS $23.04 +36.08% +32.89% -3.19 12/18/2009 @ $31.35 0 Comment
TrackCharlesPayn 69.81 1/2/2009 Outperform 3M $29.57 -35.84% +47.00% -82.83 0 Comment
TrackMorganKeeg 85.59 4/23/2008 Outperform NS $34.81 -16.12% -17.78% +1.65 10/3/2008 @ $29.20 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.18 4/11/2008 Underperform 3M $31.13 -2.86% -25.91% -23.05 10/20/2008 @ $30.24 1 Comment
TrackSoros 93.29 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $30.36 -37.75% +5.34% -43.10 1 Comment
TrackVanDenBerg 96.05 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $31.71 -35.20% -49.07% +13.87 2/23/2009 @ $20.55 5 Comments
TrackWellsFargo 92.47 10/24/2006 Underperform NS $40.85 -0.49% +2.63% +3.12 1/5/2007 @ $40.65 0 Comment

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