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C.R. Bard, Inc. (BCR)

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The Company is engaged in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices.

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Ticker Tags

Healthcare (711), Defensive (1457), Medical Device (40), S&P 500 (499), Supplies (52), Mid Cap (610), Optionable (25), Healthcare Equipment and Supplies (176), Growth (1902), Dividend (191)
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C.R. Bard, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $81.36
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $81.16
Previous Close: $80.76
Daily Range: $80.73 - $82.25
52-Week Range: $68.94 - $87.96
Volume: 694,692
Market Cap: $7.85B
P/E Ratio: 17.33
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C.R. Bard, Inc. (BCR)

Avatar mtinvest (64.12) Submitted: 4/30/09 4:29 AM

One of the 52 S&P500 Dividend Aristocrats. Competitors include BAX and BSX. At 70$ BCR is not that cheap at all, but it's a quality company, which will do well in the long run and for the short term, when the current April bull run is over.

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 (BCR)

Avatar huddaman (97.35) Submitted: 12/22/09 9:49 AM : Outperform Start Price: $78.24 BCR Score: 8.61

Note to self:
For personal portfolio, I'd rather wait for this to drop in mid 60s.

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 (BCR)

Avatar rufianno (94.77) Submitted: 12/17/09 6:42 PM : Outperform Start Price: $76.49 BCR Score: 9.07

BUY AND HOLD

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 (BCR)

Avatar baselineace (< 20) Submitted: 12/16/09 7:43 AM : Outperform Start Price: $85.25 BCR Score: -0.47

Insiders + Barclays upgrade + Good financials

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 (BCR)

Avatar knudfool (98.60) Submitted: 11/19/09 12:59 AM : Outperform Start Price: $81.64 BCR Score: 2.63

Looks like a good value and the baby boomers could keep the fueling the growth.

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 (BCR)

Avatar woppi (83.96) Submitted: 10/05/09 3:57 PM : Outperform Start Price: $76.73 BCR Score: 2.96

Low debt, high profit margins for the industry (just under 20%) and a nice steady increase in Total Cash from Operations down through the years. Operating expenses have also risen over the same period, but not as much indicating that management have a good handle on things. I think the impact of the Obama plan is already built into the current price, so I don't expect a lift from that.

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TrackZacks 62.21 10/16/08 Outperform 3M $78.07+4.22%+17.55%-13.33 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackCarisandCo 86.28 09/05/08 Outperform NS $92.87-12.40%-10.26%-2.13
TrackJMP 71.98 04/10/08 Outperform NS $95.40-14.72%-17.87%+3.15
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TrackGaryBSmith 74.46 09/21/07 Outperform 3W $84.68-3.92%-26.08%+22.17
TrackJimCramer < 20 04/30/07 Outperform 3W $81.37-0.01%-23.56%+23.55
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