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ARG - Airgas Inc.

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Business Predictability Rank: 2.5-Star (On Watch)

Back Testing (Jan. 1998 - Aug. 2008) Results:

Average gain of all 2.5-Star stocks: 7.3%/year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 18%.

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P/E: (before NRI)22.7
Lower P/E: PX (18.5), APD (16.1), PPG (19.7), AGU (17),
Price/Book:2.9
Lower P/B: AKZOY (1.1), APD (2.8), YARIY (2.55), PPG (2.6),
Price/Sales:1.1
Lower P/S: AKZOY (0.65), YARIY (0.73), PPG (0.8), AGU (0.9),
Net Margin:5.49%
Higher Margin: NCEM (75.74%), TNH (35.58%), SDTH (27.67%),
Yield:1.2%
Higher Yield: TRX-B (84.75%), TRX (55.56%), CLMT (9.5%), TNH (6.4%),
Market Cap: $5 Bil EPS: (before NRI)$2.67 Shares Outstanding:82.11 Mil
Specialty Chemicals  COMPARE: PX, APD, BCPC, ACET

Gurus Trades with ARG:
Number of guru portfolios checked: 67. The trades of Premium Gurus are not included unless they are in your Personalized List

Ticker CompanyPicked ByDate (?) Action
 Impact to Portfoliodown (?) Price Range
(Average)* (?)		 Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
ARG Airgas I... Richard Aster Jr 2009-09-30 Add
(history)		0.24%$37.44 - $50.21
($44.16)		 $ 60.5537%Add 59.88%304,542
ARG Airgas I... John Keeley 2009-09-30 Buy 0.05%$37.44 - $50.21
($44.16)		 $ 60.5537%New holding, 73090 sh.73,090
ARG Airgas I... George Soros 2009-06-30 Sold Out
(history)		$38.65 - $42.73
($41.1)		 $ 60.5547%Sold Out0
ARG Airgas I... Richard Aster Jr 2009-06-30 Reduce
(history)		--0.12%$38.65 - $42.73
($41.1)		 $ 60.5547%Reduce -30.62%190,477
ARG Airgas I... George Soros 2009-03-31 Buy 0.05%$26.94 - $38.85
($34.9)		 $ 60.5573%New holding, 44600 sh.44,600
ARG Airgas I... Ron Baron 2009-03-31 Add
(history)		0.41%$26.94 - $38.85
($34.9)		 $ 60.5573%Add 321.97%1,546,110
ARG Airgas I... Richard Aster Jr 2009-03-31 Reduce
(history)		--0.27%$26.94 - $38.85
($34.9)		 $ 60.5573%Reduce -48.7%274,532
ARG Airgas I... Ron Baron 2008-12-31 Add
(history)		0.09%$30.75 - $38.75
($35.3)		 $ 60.5572%Add 191.49%366,400
ARG Airgas I... Ron Baron 2008-09-30 Buy 0.04%$50.36 - $59.98
($57.4)		 $ 60.555%New holding, 125700 sh.125,700
ARG Airgas I... Richard Aster Jr 2008-03-31 Add
(history)		0.12%$41.83 - $49.23
($45.7)		 $ 60.5532%Add 14.68%593,565
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.


ARG is held by these Gurus:

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings
ARG John Keeley 2009-09-30730900.090.05New
ARG Richard Aster Jr 2009-09-303045420.370.6559.88%
ARG Ron Baron 2009-09-3015811301.930.56-1.17%
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ARG: Insider Buys/Sells (?) All Insider Trades Click Here for All Insider Trades.

InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%)
Hooper Max DDivision President-West 2009-11-09Sell20800$47.8626.51
Hooper Max DDivision President-West 2009-11-09Sell20800$47.8626.51
CICHOCKI ANDREW RDivision President 2009-09-24Sell23500$49.2822.87
STOUT DAVID MDirector 2009-09-21Sell5249$49.422.57
CICHOCKI ANDREW RDivision President 2009-05-13Sell21000$40.2750.36
Graff Leslie JSr. VP Corporate Development 2009-05-12Sell4000$42.3942.84
VISINTAINER PATRICK MSenior Vice President, Sales 2009-03-24Sell3825$32.8784.21
SCHULTE TED RDiv. President- Gas Operations 2009-02-27Sell2500$31.0794.88
POWERS B SHAUNDivision President - East 2009-02-20Sell15000$3573
VISINTAINER PATRICK MSenior Vice President, Sales 2008-12-15Sell750$3573





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