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Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRED)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company and its subsidiaries is engaged in the sale of general merchandise through its retail discount stores and full service pharmacies.

Current Price $14.79 Mkt Cap $570.06M
Open $14.82 P/E Ratio 14.40
Prev. Close $14.95 Div. (Yield) 0.20 (1.20%)
Daily Range $14.67 - $14.93 Volume 21,685
52-Wk Range $10.27 - $15.27 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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85 Outperform
21 Underperform
 

All-Star Players

23 Outperform
6 Underperform
 

Wall Street

7 Outperform
2 Underperform
 

Top FRED Bull/Bear Pitches

The best Bull and Bear pitches based on recency and number of recommendations.

SonOfKudlow (73.62)
Submitted August 14, 2008

The same folks who ditched their SUV's for Expensive hybrids because of gasoline prices will be counting their pennies. Couple that with the stimulus check that fizzled out, the mortgage resets yet to come, and out of sight inflation make this a no… More

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dsjroger (< 20)
Submitted December 13, 2007

I've been watching them for 4 years now. New President, New remodels of over 200 stores, big changes corporatley.....

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Member Avatar Staka (98.55) Submitted: 7/24/2011 11:39:12 AM : Outperform Start Price: $13.71 FRED Score: +7.12

Positive:
- Cheap based on fundamentals (but with low margins and low earnings power)
- Clean balance sheet
- A somewhat defensive stock

Negative:
- Store restructuring program so far has not improved sales
- Chart just below a long-term resistance zone around $14.50

Category: PVR-

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Member Avatar stockfreak1 (< 20) Submitted: 8/14/2010 12:50:11 PM : Underperform Start Price: $10.54 FRED Score: -15.49

probably a bad time to call underperform but when the big box pharmacies move into rural areas Fred's is screwed.

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Member Avatar SonOfKudlow (73.62) Submitted: 8/14/2008 11:57:45 AM : Outperform Start Price: $13.43 FRED Score: +0.64

The same folks who ditched their SUV's for Expensive hybrids because of gasoline prices will be counting their pennies. Couple that with the stimulus check that fizzled out, the mortgage resets yet to come, and out of sight inflation make this a no brainer.

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Score Leader

IdogbertI

IdogbertI (69.52) Score: +77.97

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

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
dflo 70.12 2/26/2008 Outperform 5Y $8.57 +72.50% +2.33% +70.17 0 Comment
WordTickers 85.13 2/25/2008 Outperform NS $8.54 +73.28% +3.24% +70.04 0 Comment
sheldon1003 47.43 3/13/2008 Outperform 3M $8.34 +77.27% +7.97% +69.31 0 Comment
TwoPepper 39.29 3/14/2008 Outperform NS $8.54 +73.10% +5.39% +67.71 0 Comment
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. wpbswingdoctor 77.46 2/1/2008 Outperform NS $9.07 +63.05% +1.45% +61.60 0 Comment
tknopp 34.56 11/19/2007 Outperform 3Y $9.35 +58.22% -1.91% +60.13 0 Comment
76xs650c 85.73 10/30/2007 Outperform 5Y $10.12 +46.14% -8.32% +54.47 0 Comment
KWfool2 37.63 3/25/2008 Outperform 1Y $9.43 +56.91% +3.25% +53.66 0 Comment
startracker74 39.29 8/20/2007 Outperform 5Y $9.85 +50.08% -2.63% +52.72 0 Comment
rldow1 31.80 4/17/2008 Outperform NS $9.58 +54.41% +2.25% +52.16 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
TrackZacks 71.02 11/23/2011 Outperform 3M $12.51 +18.22% +15.19% +3.03 1 Comment
TrackDeutscheSec 90.38 9/15/2011 Underperform NS $11.34 +30.37% +11.16% -19.21 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.02 8/23/2011 Underperform 3M $10.60 +4.60% -0.63% -5.22 10/7/2011 @ $11.09 1 Comment
TrackSunTrustRH 93.06 4/19/2010 Outperform NS $12.48 +18.52% +12.82% +5.69 0 Comment
TrackBBTCapMkts 94.71 3/26/2010 Outperform NS $11.73 +26.10% +14.89% +11.21 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 11/21/2009 Underperform NS $9.90 +40.35% +8.75% -31.59 4/30/2010 @ $13.89 0 Comment
TrackWedbush 86.44 11/6/2009 Underperform NS $10.32 +39.54% +19.66% -19.89 1/4/2011 @ $14.40 0 Comment
TrackWMBlair 89.90 11/24/2008 Outperform NS $9.36 +58.03% +67.20% -9.17 0 Comment
TrackMorganKeeg 85.56 11/21/2008 Outperform NS $8.51 +73.74% +78.62% -4.88 0 Comment
TrackSoros 92.63 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $9.82 +50.64% +5.51% +45.13 1 Comment
TrackZacks 71.02 8/17/2007 Outperform 3M $10.28 -7.88% -5.76% -2.12 2/13/2008 @ $9.47 1 Comment
TrackAvondale 91.40 8/2/2007 Outperform NS $11.49 +28.70% -3.70% +32.40 0 Comment
TrackWedbush 86.44 3/8/2007 Outperform NS $14.13 -25.76% -24.06% -1.70 11/6/2009 @ $10.49 0 Comment
TrackAvondale 91.40 11/6/2006 Underperform NS $11.88 +24.12% +10.65% -13.48 5/24/2007 @ $14.75 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 3/22/2006 Underperform 3W $12.53 +18.00% +10.35% -7.65 0 Comment

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