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The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

A diversified media and education company. The Company operates principally in four areas of the media business: newspaper publishing, television broadcasting, magazine publishing and cable television.

Current Price $386.94 Mkt Cap $3.07B
Open $384.77 P/E Ratio 14.50
Prev. Close $388.34 Div. (Yield) 9.80 (2.00%)
Daily Range $384.77 - $387.00 Volume 3,272
52-Wk Range $308.50 - $455.68 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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BoiseKen (94.92)
Submitted May 02, 2011

PEG is about .5 -- they call that a margin of safety & a recipie for a double -- http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2011/05/02/5-cheap-stocks-in-a-pricey-market.aspx?source=ihpsitth0000001

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TMFLucky11 (99.23)
Submitted August 31, 2006

The Washington Post is one of the most well-known newspaper names in the world. But like with the New York Times, WPO's business model is SO 20th-century, and if it's going to succeed in an era of up-to-the-minute information and on-demand news, it's… More

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Member Avatar SnowBawl (< 20) Submitted: 1/14/2012 10:14:55 AM : Underperform Start Price: $389.49 WPO Score: +3.88

Hated by analysts (Investor's Place).

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Member Avatar TMFLomax (85.89) Submitted: 11/21/2011 2:42:21 PM : Underperform Start Price: $345.86 WPO Score: -1.83

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/11/18/this-industry-has-a-failing-report-card.aspx

This piece is about WPO's Kaplan subsidiary; I'm not a fan of the for-profit education segment. However, I can't say I'm bullish on the newspaper industry either, given serious disruption and growth challenges. Thus, WPO is also a thumbs down for both reasons.

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Member Avatar guzclues1996 (< 20) Submitted: 5/11/2011 5:36:11 PM : Outperform Start Price: $418.09 WPO Score: -7.59

This stock is undervalued and could be ready for a very large gain. Unlike small cap stocks this stock is not speculation but real investment undervalued by assets and just isn't taken seriously very often. It has all the signs of a healthy company and could make you a lot of money.

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AlmightyJuice

AlmightyJuice (< 20) Score: +84.45

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

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
TMFWordNerd < 20 3/13/2009 Underperform 3Y $322.71 +19.90% +80.62% +60.72 0 Comment
greenwave3 93.11 2/2/2009 Underperform 3Y $361.51 +7.03% +67.51% +60.47 1 Comment
TMFLucky11 99.23 5/16/2006 Underperform 1Y $729.06 -46.93% +10.80% +57.73 2 Comments
PennyStockFool 37.41 12/4/2008 Underperform 5Y $365.63 +5.83% +62.83% +57.01 1 Comment
jgseattle 95.60 12/12/2008 Underperform NS $353.13 +9.57% +61.02% +51.45 0 Comment
importantbrian 77.53 12/26/2008 Underperform 5Y $355.00 +9.00% +56.62% +47.62 0 Comment
JamesKellyDawson < 20 1/28/2008 Underperform 5Y $667.76 -42.05% +5.01% +47.06 0 Comment
salesgenieshort < 20 10/6/2008 Underperform 5Y $469.47 -17.58% +28.56% +46.14 0 Comment
IGETIT < 20 3/17/2008 Underperform 1Y $602.37 -35.76% +9.18% +44.95 0 Comment
JerryDreamer < 20 8/3/2009 Underperform 3M $427.84 -9.56% +35.08% +44.64 1 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 11/4/2011 Outperform 3M $327.58 +18.12% +7.00% +11.12 1 Comment
TrackZacks 71.02 6/16/2011 Outperform 3M $416.02 -20.68% -8.94% -11.74 9/9/2011 @ $330.00 1 Comment
TrackZacks 71.02 3/25/2011 Outperform 3M $437.05 -5.68% +2.21% -7.88 5/6/2011 @ $412.25 1 Comment
TrackZacks 71.02 1/21/2011 Outperform 3M $431.81 -4.00% +2.06% -6.06 2/24/2011 @ $414.55 1 Comment
TrackUBS 93.33 10/12/2010 Outperform NS $418.05 -11.50% +4.34% -15.84 11/4/2010 @ $369.98 0 Comment
TrackWinters 83.63 12/31/2007 Outperform NS $778.96 -49.29% -40.92% -8.37 12/1/2008 @ $395.00 2 Comments
TrackDeutscheSec 90.38 10/29/2007 Outperform NS $739.15 -47.65% -8.61% -39.04 0 Comment
TrackBuffett 91.76 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $734.33 -47.31% -7.80% -39.51 1 Comment
TrackMHawkins 77.51 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $734.33 -47.31% -7.80% -39.51 6 Comments
TrackWWeitz 95.06 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $734.33 -47.31% -7.80% -39.51 6 Comments
TrackLehmanBros 86.36 11/7/2006 Outperform NS $666.99 -41.99% +3.11% -45.10 0 Comment

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