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National Instruments Corp (NASDAQ:NATI)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

A supplier of measurement and automation products that engineers and scientists use in a range of industries. The Company provides application software and modular, multifunction hardware that users combine with industry-standard computers, networks.

Current Price $27.06 Mkt Cap $3.25B
Open $26.95 P/E Ratio 23.30
Prev. Close $27.21 Div. (Yield) 0.56 (1.70%)
Daily Range $26.80 - $27.20 Volume 298,498
52-Wk Range $21.32 - $33.20 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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389 Outperform
21 Underperform
 

All-Star Players

198 Outperform
1 Underperform
 

Wall Street

4 Outperform
1 Underperform
 

Top NATI Bull/Bear Pitches

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RiverRover (92.02)
Submitted February 18, 2009

All the other tech companies need what NATI has to offer. They will all go up together when the economy is better.

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morton2002 (< 20)
Submitted January 27, 2007

National Instruments is now in between major software product cycles. It's Q4'06 results will be strong, but poor execution by upper management will make growth difficult.

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Member Avatar GMoneyCaps (97.95) Submitted: 12/17/2011 2:12:11 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.06 NATI Score: -2.10

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Member Avatar Lants (< 20) Submitted: 7/28/2011 7:29:27 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.69 NATI Score: +1.12

The stock is at a low price, and the revenue and earnings have been growing fast over the last couple of years. The share price also tends to consistantly rise faster than the S&P.

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Member Avatar mwlove (45.67) Submitted: 2/5/2011 5:16:50 PM : Outperform Start Price: $30.42 NATI Score: -13.27

Simply a wonderfully run company producing quality products in a market where large margins are considered the norm. NATI is entering a period of steady growth and great returns.

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Score Leader

TrackNeedham

TrackNeedham (92.52) Score: +78.84

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

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
TankedToday 88.68 3/16/2009 Outperform NS $10.66 +153.96% +77.68% +76.28 1 Comment
thezfunk 89.58 3/16/2009 Outperform NS $10.66 +153.96% +77.68% +76.28 0 Comment
Raychell 98.43 3/13/2009 Outperform 3Y $10.62 +154.87% +80.17% +74.69 0 Comment
evan1974 98.64 3/13/2009 Outperform 5Y $10.62 +154.87% +81.30% +73.57 0 Comment
BullyforMizzou 89.72 3/17/2009 Outperform 5Y $10.78 +150.97% +79.83% +71.15 0 Comment
fenton426 < 20 3/2/2009 Outperform 3Y $10.41 +159.99% +90.61% +69.38 0 Comment
hjerman 52.88 4/20/2007 Outperform 3Y $16.42 +64.75% -3.91% +68.66 0 Comment
Vince1172 69.82 3/29/2007 Outperform 5Y $16.10 +68.03% -0.35% +68.37 0 Comment
HalJordan77 91.80 2/27/2009 Outperform 3Y $10.81 +150.38% +82.60% +67.79 0 Comment
clmjr 88.77 3/23/2007 3/23/2010 Outperform 3Y $16.28 +66.25% -1.00% +67.25 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
TrackStifel 96.18 10/21/2010 Outperform NS $21.82 +24.03% +13.48% +10.55 0 Comment
TrackLongbow 97.81 4/1/2010 Outperform NS $22.48 -6.25% -5.00% -1.25 8/10/2010 @ $21.08 0 Comment
TrackArgus 90.28 12/16/2008 Outperform NS $15.27 -0.96% +4.52% -5.48 1/5/2009 @ $15.13 0 Comment
TrackCitigroup 93.21 1/30/2008 Underperform NS $16.62 +29.54% -6.00% -35.54 7/30/2008 @ $21.53 0 Comment
TrackSoros 92.67 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $21.23 +27.43% -7.74% +35.17 1 Comment
TrackSMHCapital 97.76 7/27/2007 Outperform NS $20.05 +34.97% -4.08% +39.05 0 Comment
TrackTWeisel 91.97 7/13/2007 Outperform NS $21.12 +28.15% -8.49% +36.65 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 6/18/2007 Outperform NS $20.57 +12.06% -22.54% +34.60 4/30/2010 @ $23.05 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.17 11/20/2006 Underperform 3W $18.41 +47.00% +1.70% -45.30 0 Comment
TrackCreditSuiss 92.69 10/24/2006 Outperform NS $19.46 +10.05% -7.74% +17.80 8/20/2008 @ $21.42 0 Comment
TrackNeedham 92.52 10/24/2006 Outperform NS $18.62 +75.64% -3.20% +78.84 3/31/2011 @ $32.70 0 Comment

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