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2/10/2012 11:16 AM

Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

The Company is an education provider for more than 30 years and operates through subsidiaries: The University of Phoenix, Inc., Institute for Professional Development, The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corporation and Western International.

Current Price $53.88 Mkt Cap $7.42B
Open $53.67 P/E Ratio 14.30
Prev. Close $54.07 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $53.65 - $54.02 Volume 394,983
52-Wk Range $37.08 - $58.29 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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232 Outperform
53 Underperform
 

Wall Street

19 Outperform
2 Underperform
 

Top APOL Bull/Bear Pitches

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EinstiensBastard (30.45)
Submitted August 16, 2011

This company has built a revolutionary business based on the belief of founder John Sperling that lifelong employment with a single employer would be replaced by lifelong learning and employment with a variety of employers. The need for education… More

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shahart (71.35)
Submitted August 04, 2011

When you are buying a stock, you are basically buying a piece (though usually a very small one) of a business. Thus, a part of the business, its properties, and its earnings, belongs to you.Right ? Not in this case, fella.Allow me to quote from the… More

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Member Avatar cchigga (96.69) Submitted: 1/3/2012 11:04:42 AM : Underperform Start Price: $53.28 APOL Score: +3.63

As students become more knowledgeable about the effects of "bad school debt" you'll see lesser margins in companies such as APOL as overall school enrollment will steady and people will not look to APOL or others as potential areas to increase their job marketability.

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Member Avatar SorrySam (73.62) Submitted: 12/13/2011 3:56:58 PM : Underperform Start Price: $50.00 APOL Score: +1.36

Revolution Investing new short due to the premise of exploding student loan debt that will make it very difficult to repay, if at all, and new federal regulations.

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Member Avatar TMFLomax (85.89) Submitted: 11/21/2011 2:41:27 PM : Underperform Start Price: $44.99 APOL Score: -9.71

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/11/18/this-industry-has-a-failing-report-card.aspx

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Score Leader

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ewingate (61.02) Score: +158.89

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

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
cautiouswillie 84.56 3/9/2009 Underperform 5Y $64.32 -16.23% +101.03% +117.25 1 Comment
storystockshort 98.25 3/4/2009 Underperform 5Y $70.93 -24.04% +92.06% +116.10 0 Comment
robfingas 68.26 3/2/2009 Underperform 1Y $73.33 -26.52% +88.43% +114.96 0 Comment
SheepInvstr213 < 20 2/20/2009 Underperform 5Y $80.02 -32.67% +76.69% +109.36 0 Comment
mojavemystic 67.18 3/12/2009 Underperform 5Y $68.43 -21.26% +87.00% +108.26 0 Comment
Ferrari321 39.37 2/20/2009 Underperform NS $76.75 -29.80% +78.14% +107.94 0 Comment
BookValues 96.17 2/23/2009 Underperform 5Y $80.16 -32.78% +74.59% +107.37 1 Comment
BonusCash 42.54 2/23/2009 Underperform 5Y $80.16 -32.78% +74.59% +107.37 1 Comment
ludstry 47.34 1/21/2009 Underperform 1Y $87.29 -38.27% +66.76% +105.04 0 Comment
busy77 < 20 2/17/2009 12/29/2009 Underperform 3Y $80.01 -32.66% +70.47% +103.13 0 Comment
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Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackWunderlich 94.98 10/20/2011 Outperform NS $47.16 +14.25% +10.67% +3.58 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.08 6/28/2011 Underperform 3M $43.05 +10.27% +3.36% -6.90 7/6/2011 @ $47.47 1 Comment
TrackGoldmanSach 71.81 4/25/2011 Outperform 5Y $40.38 +33.43% +0.44% +32.99 1 Comment
TrackMuhlenkamp < 20 12/31/2010 Outperform NS $39.49 +36.44% +7.24% +29.20 0 Comment
TrackJGreenblatt 85.17 10/20/2010 Outperform 1Y $37.23 +16.47% +4.81% +11.65 10/17/2011 @ $43.36 1 Comment
TrackFBRCapitalM 84.52 10/14/2010 Underperform NS $38.76 -1.44% +5.82% +7.27 12/13/2010 @ $38.20 0 Comment
TrackDreman 90.13 9/30/2010 Outperform 3M $51.35 -23.10% +10.77% -33.86 12/31/2010 @ $39.49 0 Comment
TrackHillman 90.28 9/30/2010 Outperform NS $51.35 +4.93% +18.78% -13.85 0 Comment
TrackDreman 90.13 3/31/2010 Outperform 3M $61.29 -30.71% -11.36% -19.35 6/30/2010 @ $42.47 0 Comment
TrackWWeitz 95.08 8/21/2009 Outperform 1Y $65.00 -17.11% +32.53% -49.63 1 Comment
TrackHeebner < 20 6/29/2009 Outperform 1Y $69.68 -13.06% +18.03% -31.08 12/31/2009 @ $60.58 0 Comment
TrackCharlesPayn 69.11 5/22/2009 Outperform 3M $60.95 -11.60% +52.41% -64.01 0 Comment
TrackDeutscheSec 90.39 4/21/2009 Outperform NS $61.74 -12.73% +63.82% -76.55 0 Comment
TrackWedbush 86.50 3/26/2009 Outperform NS $78.15 -31.06% +64.95% -96.01 0 Comment
TrackBarclaysCap 93.35 12/8/2008 Outperform NS $75.71 -28.83% +51.09% -79.93 0 Comment
TrackCollinsStew 67.08 12/2/2008 Underperform NS $72.90 -26.09% +65.08% +91.17 0 Comment
TrackBarrington 95.22 10/30/2008 Outperform NS $66.40 -18.86% +43.40% -62.25 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.33 9/4/2008 Outperform NS $64.03 -15.85% +9.00% -24.85 0 Comment
TrackArgus 90.21 7/28/2008 Outperform NS $60.29 -10.63% +10.04% -20.68 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 7/24/2008 Outperform NS $59.75 -3.92% -7.43% +3.52 4/30/2010 @ $57.41 0 Comment
TrackCreditSuiss 92.66 6/20/2008 Outperform NS $52.73 +17.09% -37.29% +54.38 4/21/2009 @ $61.74 0 Comment
TrackFirstAnalys 96.95 6/13/2008 Outperform NS $51.09 +5.46% +3.52% +1.94 0 Comment
TrackWWeitz 95.08 6/12/2008 Outperform 5Y $47.94 +60.10% -32.41% +92.51 12/8/2008 @ $76.75 2 Comments
TrackPatDorsey 94.89 4/18/2008 Outperform 5Y $47.04 +14.54% +0.55% +13.99 0 Comment
TrackBofASec 96.91 3/3/2008 Underperform NS $58.39 -11.01% -23.52% -12.50 10/8/2008 @ $51.96 0 Comment
TrackDodgeCox 93.98 12/31/2007 Outperform NS $70.15 -39.46% -30.45% -9.01 6/30/2010 @ $42.47 2 Comments
TrackRWBaird 90.51 10/23/2007 Outperform NS $69.50 +3.28% -48.11% +51.39 4/1/2009 @ $71.78 0 Comment
TrackRonBaron 88.32 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $60.15 -10.42% -7.80% -2.62 1 Comment
TrackEveillard 96.04 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $60.15 -28.18% -13.94% -14.24 3/31/2008 @ $43.20 1 Comment
TrackWWeitz 95.08 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $60.15 +16.63% -4.17% +20.80 12/31/2007 @ $70.15 1 Comment
TrackStifel 96.17 9/18/2007 Outperform NS $54.71 -29.15% -20.98% -8.18 10/14/2010 @ $38.76 0 Comment
TrackSunTrustRH 92.37 8/24/2007 Outperform NS $59.44 -9.35% -3.51% -5.85 0 Comment
TrackLehmanBros 86.40 7/24/2007 Outperform NS $65.21 -17.37% -7.69% -9.68 0 Comment
TrackBMOCapital 89.21 6/29/2007 Outperform NS $57.14 +3.97% -24.72% +28.70 1/8/2010 @ $59.41 0 Comment
TrackPiperJaff 89.06 5/14/2007 Outperform NS $48.83 +10.34% -5.90% +16.24 0 Comment
TrackBofASec 96.91 4/16/2007 Outperform NS $44.50 +31.21% -9.13% +40.34 3/3/2008 @ $58.39 0 Comment
TrackBarronsRoun 84.35 1/5/2007 Outperform 1Y $40.76 +32.19% +0.60% +31.59 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.14 12/6/2006 Underperform 3W $38.85 +38.69% +0.56% -38.13 0 Comment
TrackStanfordRes 85.28 8/18/2006 Outperform NS $48.85 -20.37% +10.30% -30.66 12/18/2006 @ $38.90 0 Comment

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