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2/10/2012 10:18 AM

TNS, Inc. (NYSE:TNS)

CAPS Rating: 1 out of 5

The Company is a provider of business-critical data communications services to processors of credit card, debit card and ATM transactions. Also provides secure data and voice network services to the global financial services industry.

Current Price $20.14 Mkt Cap $514.26M
Open $19.98 P/E Ratio 177.40
Prev. Close $20.23 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $19.88 - $20.21 Volume 3,550
52-Wk Range $13.43 - $20.86 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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63 Outperform
24 Underperform
 

All-Star Players

17 Outperform
5 Underperform
 

Wall Street

3 Outperform
0 Underperform
 

Top TNS Bull/Bear Pitches

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

MARBAY (35.74)
Submitted June 15, 2007

this could be the stock of the future. with many countries slowly moving to cashless transactions. more and more use of atm and debit transactions. this will be the next big thing. with paper money becoming more and more outdated. and the slow… More

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Paramnesia1930 (30.50)
Submitted July 31, 2009

The 1929-1930 equity rally (coming out of The Great Depression) lasted 147 days and the market was up 46%. It has been the same amount of time since the March, 2009 low and we are up about the same percentage. It’s déjà vu (paramnesia), so prepare… More

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Recs

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Member Avatar shayangol (97.75) Submitted: 1/1/2012 6:08:42 AM : Underperform Start Price: $17.69 TNS Score: -7.26

A price to earnings just tickling 200..... hmmmm and if you used benjamin graham's formula for intrinsic value with a growth rate of 15 percent for the next 5-10 years you would get a intrinsic value just about $4... hmmmmmmm...... it's very vulnerable to europe... hmmmmm...... pretty much all technicals are pointing down hmmm.......... can you say no brainer?

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Member Avatar JerryDreamer (< 20) Submitted: 8/2/2009 8:31:57 PM : Underperform Start Price: $23.05 TNS Score: +47.63

There is less momentum, less volume, and less buying going on. We are in the last part of this rally.

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Member Avatar Jmcq88 (79.47) Submitted: 3/2/2009 10:55:07 PM : Outperform Start Price: $6.75 TNS Score: +107.18

TNS Inc to acquire Communcation Service Group from VeriSign for $230 mln in cash (TNS) 6.28 -0.41 : Co enters into a definitive agreement with VeriSign (VRSN) to acquire its Communication Services Group for $230 mln in cash. The transaction is expected to be accretive to TNS' 2009 earnings upon close. CSG operates one of the largest un-affiliated SS7 (Signaling System No. 7) networks in the US, is a provider of intelligent database services, such as caller ID, to the telecom industry, and provides roaming and clearing services to the wireless telecom industry.

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Leaderboard

Find the members with the highest scoring picks in TNS.

Score Leader

smjc

smjc (< 20) Score: +115.49

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

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
smjc < 20 3/2/2009 Outperform 3M $6.61 +203.78% +87.91% +115.87 0 Comment
Jmcq88 79.47 3/3/2009 8/13/2011 Outperform 3Y $6.75 +197.48% +90.30% +107.18 1 Comment
MARBAY 35.74 6/15/2007 Outperform NS $12.48 +60.90% -7.96% +68.86 1 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. kookiebookie < 20 4/25/2007 Outperform 3M $12.45 +61.29% -4.82% +66.10 0 Comment
Stinnettfamily < 20 4/25/2007 Outperform 1Y $12.45 +61.29% -4.82% +66.10 0 Comment
TFNdaddy 46.41 3/30/2007 Outperform 3M $12.21 +64.46% -0.48% +64.94 1 Comment
sachtaridis 90.75 11/5/2008 Outperform 3W $9.64 +108.41% +43.65% +64.76 0 Comment
cflow72 67.32 8/27/2009 4/12/2010 Underperform 3M $27.29 -26.42% +30.48% +56.90 0 Comment
drsl 48.93 6/19/2007 Outperform 3Y $13.51 +48.63% -7.89% +56.52 0 Comment
foolergo8888 90.23 10/20/2009 Underperform 5Y $29.54 -32.02% +21.78% +53.81 0 Comment
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Wall Street

See what the Wall Street professionals think, according to their public statements and filings.

Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackBarrington 95.16 11/2/2011 Outperform NS $20.30 -1.08% +8.13% -9.22 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 10/23/2009 Outperform NS $31.09 -16.53% +9.82% -26.35 4/30/2010 @ $25.95 0 Comment
TrackWMBlair 89.88 8/5/2009 Outperform NS $27.61 -27.27% +33.52% -60.79 0 Comment
TrackWedbush 84.78 7/28/2009 Outperform NS $23.21 -25.33% +36.45% -61.79 3/1/2011 @ $17.33 0 Comment
TrackBarrington 95.16 3/3/2009 Outperform NS $6.75 +137.48% +57.16% +80.32 8/4/2010 @ $16.03 0 Comment
TrackSunTrustRH 93.03 5/15/2008 Outperform NS $24.20 -17.02% -1.64% -15.38 0 Comment
TrackBarrington 95.16 8/8/2007 Outperform NS $15.36 -34.90% -34.11% -0.79 11/4/2008 @ $10.00 0 Comment
TrackFBRCapitalM 86.11 11/2/2006 Outperform NS $13.17 +23.06% +12.79% +10.27 10/16/2007 @ $16.21 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 8/7/2006 Underperform NS $14.35 +18.61% +7.13% -11.47 11/3/2006 @ $17.02 0 Comment

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