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General Cable Corp (BGC)

CAPS Rating:
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A global developer, designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products. The Company sells copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products worldwide.

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Total Members

629 Outperforms
22 Underperforms
 

All-Stars

176 Outperforms
4 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

11 Outperforms
0 Underperforms
 

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Value (1901), Electrical Equipment (109), Industrials (718), Small Cap (1645), Distressed (1597), Cyclical (3415)
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General Cable Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $27.80
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:01 PM
Open: $27.94
Previous Close: $27.46
Daily Range: $27.61 - $28.33
52-Week Range: $12.77 - $42.73
Volume: 1,838,968
Market Cap: $1.45B
P/E Ratio: 11.07
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General Cable Corp (BGC)

Avatar notzia (71.93) Submitted: 7/14/09 2:15 PM

When I first started looking at BGC on March 18, the price was at $17.57. I don’t know why I didn’t make the CAPS recommendation until April, but we are now hitting my first target price. This is the price where I lock in part of my profits, and let the rest run for a while longer.

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General Cable Corp (BGC)

Avatar jgseattle (96.05) Submitted: 6/19/08 2:36 AM

looking to stocks that a recession will hit hard.

I REALLY LIKE BGC LONG TERM.

over the summer as the market sinks i think bgc could see new lows.

Reasons:
1) higher interest rates.
2) Results in less investment
3) Higher raw materials costs
4) margins shrink

Solid balance sheet but do...More

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Avatar jimera01 (< 20) Submitted: 1/20/10 5:54 PM : Outperform Start Price: $30.68 BGC Score: -3.51

Need their elec products. Blackrock bought 10% Opp bought 11% recently. I'll follow their lead

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Avatar blindsquirrel2 (< 20) Submitted: 1/06/10 3:53 PM : Outperform Start Price: $31.72 BGC Score: -6.62

Chart says buy now!

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Avatar stockfreak1 (< 20) Submitted: 10/26/09 2:23 PM : Outperform Start Price: $34.67 BGC Score: -20.05

stimulus winner. one's loss is another gains.

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Avatar notzia (71.93) Submitted: 7/14/09 2:15 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.45 BGC Score: -14.51

When I first started looking at BGC on March 18, the price was at $17.57. I don’t know why I didn’t make the CAPS recommendation until April, but we are now hitting my first target price. This is the price where I lock in part of my profits, and let the rest run for a while longer.

As part of my re-evaluation as a target is reached, I re-run my valuations with updated information. When I look at those numbers, I can see that some things improved and others deteriorated. For example, all of the financial safety numbers improved; for the trailing 12 months, the Altman is 5.63, Piotroski is 7, and Sloan is -3.81, all quite good. However, given the country’s financial condition, the valuations all suffered. Now I would be less likely to buy, but I am willing to hold and hope to see my secondary targets reached as I begin to transition from one stock holding to others.

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Avatar tiger1980 (58.71) Submitted: 6/11/09 6:26 PM : Outperform Start Price: $24.58 BGC Score: -12.14

This was one of the easiest stock picks to make this year, I see no reason that they want deep going up and up and up.

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Date		CallTime FrameStart
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TrackNextGen 85.60 10/27/09 Outperform NS $34.39-19.16%+0.18%-19.34
TrackCLKing < 20 05/01/09 Outperform NS $32.90-15.50%+23.83%-39.33
TrackJimCramer < 20 05/01/09 Outperform 3W $33.00-15.76%+23.27%-39.03
TrackEinhorn 99.40 02/26/09 Outperform 1Y $16.15+72.14%+40.21%+31.93 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackSterneAgee 90.88 03/27/08 Outperform NS $62.00-55.16%-17.15%-38.01
TrackNWQ < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $67.12-58.58%-26.38%-32.21 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackDreman 93.64 09/30/07 Outperform NS $67.12-58.58%-26.38%-32.21 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $67.12-58.58%-26.38%-32.21 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackRBCCapMkts 86.33 03/07/07 Outperform NS $50.67-45.14%-18.52%-26.61
TrackStifel 96.44 11/01/06 Outperform NS $37.92-26.69%-17.66%-9.02

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