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Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE:AVP)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company is a manufacturer and marketer of beauty and related products which include cosmetics, fragrance and toiletries, gift and decorative, apparel and fashion jewellery and accessories.

Current Price $17.96 Mkt Cap $7.74B
Open $18.07 P/E Ratio 12.30
Prev. Close $18.15 Div. (Yield) 0.92 (2.60%)
Daily Range $17.88 - $18.15 Volume 1,844,721
52-Wk Range $16.09 - $31.60 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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tekennedy (63.01)
Submitted December 16, 2010

This is a high ROE business which has good growth prospects, especially overseas. Restructuring expenses in recent years have understated earnings leaving a fair earnings multiple when these charges are factored out. Between growth in earnings and a… More

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daddyflatt (< 20)
Submitted December 07, 2006

poor management, poor growth, Can You Say below $25?

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Member Avatar war2 (38.03) Submitted: 1/31/2012 9:14:04 AM : Outperform Start Price: $18.38 AVP Score: -4.13

it's dirty cheap now!

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Member Avatar Clint35 (67.66) Submitted: 1/25/2012 1:57:24 AM : Outperform Start Price: $18.27 AVP Score: -4.14

They have a decent balance sheet. The P/E is only 10.77 and a 5.02% dividend yield.

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Member Avatar MikeMiloserdoff (< 20) Submitted: 1/25/2012 12:29:33 AM : Outperform Start Price: $18.27 AVP Score: -4.14

Semi-luxury goods company for middle-class Americans, coming out of a recession, combined with being at the very low side of its 52 week price range. Lots of room for upward movement with a P/E ratio of 10. The 5% dividend yield adds additional built-in value AS WELL AS investor-type characteristics to the holding, making this a good buy for either an equity-based OR a dividend-based investor.

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valuefocusfund

valuefocusfund (< 20) Score: +75.26

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

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
valuefocusfund < 20 7/30/2009 Underperform 3M $29.69 -39.55% +35.71% +75.26 0 Comment
DrRetardles 34.85 8/28/2009 Underperform 5Y $29.83 -39.83% +31.06% +70.89 0 Comment
upbatter < 20 11/10/2008 Underperform 5Y $23.68 -24.20% +45.82% +70.02 0 Comment
GoodbyeForNow 98.92 10/9/2009 Underperform 5Y $31.50 -43.02% +26.02% +69.04 0 Comment
arielizcoop04 78.51 11/2/2009 6/2/2010 Underperform 1Y $29.76 -39.68% +29.06% +68.74 0 Comment
MA1350BEAR < 20 12/17/2009 Underperform 3W $30.80 -41.72% +21.38% +63.10 0 Comment
misterxt < 20 8/8/2008 Underperform NS $38.55 -53.44% +9.56% +63.00 0 Comment
AIGrace < 20 7/31/2008 Underperform NS $38.71 -53.62% +8.31% +61.93 0 Comment
Alrib28 < 20 7/14/2010 Underperform 3M $27.63 -35.02% +22.94% +57.97 1 Comment
Thekiller666 < 20 4/14/2008 Underperform 3M $35.53 -49.48% +5.12% +54.61 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
TrackRSHighYield 41.21 1/31/2012 Outperform 5Y $17.75 +1.13% +2.75% -1.63 0 Comment
TrackCarisandCo 88.66 12/14/2011 Outperform NS $17.45 +2.87% +9.65% -6.79 0 Comment
TrackStandpoint 97.04 11/3/2011 Outperform 5Y $18.11 -0.86% +6.86% -7.72 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 10/27/2011 Underperform 3M $18.58 -3.39% +4.48% +7.87 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 10/12/2011 Outperform 3W $21.61 -16.94% +11.30% -28.24 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 7/26/2011 Outperform 3M $27.92 -22.00% -9.53% -12.47 8/15/2011 @ $21.78 1 Comment
TrackUBS 93.36 7/7/2011 Outperform NS $28.20 -32.38% -4.81% -27.57 10/28/2011 @ $19.07 0 Comment
TrackDeutscheSec 90.45 2/9/2011 Outperform NS $27.54 -34.83% +1.70% -36.53 0 Comment
TrackCarisandCo 88.66 2/9/2011 Underperform NS $28.10 +9.83% +2.58% -7.25 5/4/2011 @ $30.86 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 2/8/2011 Underperform 3M $28.25 +4.68% +2.75% -1.93 5/2/2011 @ $29.57 1 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 10/27/2010 Outperform 3M $32.86 -7.33% +0.09% -7.43 10/29/2010 @ $30.45 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 3/16/2010 Underperform 3W $30.89 -29.17% +3.73% +32.90 10/12/2011 @ $21.88 0 Comment
TrackWedbush 84.89 12/4/2009 Outperform NS $33.64 -46.64% +20.16% -66.80 0 Comment
TrackBarclaysCap 92.70 10/7/2009 Outperform NS $31.90 -7.99% +16.85% -24.83 11/8/2010 @ $29.35 0 Comment
TrackTobinSmith < 20 9/18/2009 Outperform 1Y $29.84 -39.85% +25.93% -65.78 0 Comment
TrackStifel 96.94 7/31/2009 Outperform NS $29.61 -39.39% +36.88% -76.27 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 7/31/2009 Outperform 3M $31.51 -10.00% +10.55% -20.55 6/24/2010 @ $28.36 1 Comment
TrackBMOCapital 88.39 7/21/2009 Outperform NS $29.27 +18.86% +16.28% +2.58 12/7/2009 @ $34.79 0 Comment
TrackBMOCapital 88.39 3/9/2009 Underperform NS $15.17 +95.26% +37.19% -58.07 7/21/2009 @ $29.63 0 Comment
TrackJefferies 84.66 11/25/2008 Outperform NS $17.68 +1.54% +62.85% -61.30 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 11/21/2008 Outperform 3M $19.46 +13.44% +13.15% +0.29 4/11/2009 @ $22.08 1 Comment
TrackChrisDavis 89.14 6/3/2008 Outperform 1Y $34.44 -47.88% +0.05% -47.92 1 Comment
TrackCarisandCo 88.66 5/22/2008 Outperform NS $35.72 -15.61% -15.05% -0.57 10/29/2010 @ $30.14 0 Comment
TrackCharlesPayn 69.42 2/8/2008 Outperform 3M $34.52 -47.99% +5.25% -53.24 0 Comment
TrackBearStearns 94.75 1/30/2008 Outperform NS $31.08 -42.24% +3.30% -45.54 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 11/2/2007 Outperform 3W $37.02 -12.31% -23.01% +10.70 3/16/2010 @ $32.46 0 Comment
TrackWellsFargo 92.53 10/25/2007 Outperform NS $32.90 -45.45% -7.16% -38.29 0 Comment
TrackJohnKeeley 77.74 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $36.98 +6.38% -13.94% +20.32 3/31/2008 @ $39.34 1 Comment
TrackRichAster 98.70 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $33.02 -45.64% -7.72% -37.92 2 Comments
TrackBRogers 96.52 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $33.02 -45.64% -7.72% -37.92 2 Comments
TrackDodgeCox 93.97 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $34.07 -23.97% -33.35% +9.38 6/30/2010 @ $25.90 2 Comments
TrackJimCramer 78.15 9/27/2007 Underperform 3W $36.31 +8.92% -1.23% -10.16 11/2/2007 @ $39.55 0 Comment
TrackBMOCapital 88.39 8/28/2007 Outperform NS $33.14 -38.46% -42.00% +3.53 1/16/2009 @ $20.39 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 6/29/2007 Outperform 3M $36.55 -7.64% -1.55% -6.09 9/17/2007 @ $33.76 1 Comment
TrackAGEdwards < 20 5/30/2007 Outperform NS $34.20 +4.26% +1.53% +2.73 6/1/2007 @ $35.66 0 Comment
TrackLehmanBros 86.44 5/29/2007 Outperform NS $33.25 -46.02% -6.49% -39.53 0 Comment
TrackBernstein 87.21 5/8/2007 Underperform NS $35.39 -49.28% -5.58% +43.70 0 Comment
TrackOppenheimer 79.24 2/8/2007 Outperform NS $32.27 -44.38% -1.48% -42.90 0 Comment
TrackDeutscheSec 90.45 2/8/2007 Outperform NS $36.15 +17.64% -11.56% +29.20 7/31/2008 @ $42.52 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.36 9/21/2006 Outperform NS $26.92 +9.48% -4.18% +13.66 1/5/2011 @ $29.47 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 7/24/2006 Outperform 3W $32.09 +13.14% +21.01% -7.86 9/28/2007 @ $36.31 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 3/23/2006 Underperform 3W $30.86 +5.57% -3.13% -8.70 7/24/2006 @ $32.58 0 Comment

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