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LOW - Lowe's Companies Inc.

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Business Predictability Rank: 5-Star (On Watch)

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

Average gain of all 5-Star stocks: 12.1%/year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 3%.

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P/E: (before NRI)16.6
Lower P/E: HD (16.4), BBY (15.7), AZO (12.5), GME (10.7),
Price/Book:1.7
Lower P/B: WOSLF.PK (1.46), AN (1.4), PAG (1.6), BKS (1.4),
Price/Sales:0.7
Lower P/S: HD (0.7), BBY (0.4), SPLS (0.7), WOSLF.PK (0.27),
Net Margin:3.98%
Higher Margin: FAST (10.13%), AZO (9.64%), NFLX (6.79%),
Yield:1.7%
Higher Yield: WSTG (7.8%), WOSLF.PK (5.9%), BKS (4.6%), FTD (4.5%),
Market Cap: $31.5 Bil EPS: (before NRI)$1.29 Shares Outstanding:1477 Mil
General Retailers » Specialty Retailers   COMPARE: HD, BLDR, LL

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Ticker CompanyPicked ByDate (?) Action
 Impact to Portfoliodown (?) Price Range
(Average)* (?)		 Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
LOW Lowe's C... Richard Pzena 2009-09-30 Add
(history)		0.37%$18.63 - $23.85
($21.22)		 $ 21.351%Add 238.32%2,597,175
LOW Lowe's C... Charles Brandes 2009-09-30 Add
(history)		0.08%$18.63 - $23.85
($21.22)		 $ 21.351%Add 157.21%1,335,933
LOW Lowe's C... George Soros 2009-09-30 Add
(history)		0.58%$18.63 - $23.85
($21.22)		 $ 21.351%Add 210.05%1,798,000
LOW Lowe's C... Ruane Cunniff 2009-09-30 Sold Out
(history)		$18.63 - $23.85
($21.22)		 $ 21.351%Sold Out0
LOW Lowe's C... Jean-Marie Eveillard 2009-09-30 Buy 0.62%$18.63 - $23.85
($21.22)		 $ 21.351%New holding, 3175233 sh.3,175,233
LOW Lowe's C... Richard Snow 2009-09-30 Add
(history)		1.54%$18.63 - $23.85
($21.22)		 $ 21.351%Add 4048.01%1,866,605
LOW Lowe's C... Ruane Cunniff 2009-06-30 Reduce
(history)		$18.37 - $20.99
($19.7)		 $ 21.358%Reduce -40.45%11,802
LOW Lowe's C... Charles Brandes 2009-06-30 Buy 0.06%$18.37 - $20.99
($19.7)		 $ 21.358%New holding, 519396 sh.519,396
LOW Lowe's C... George Soros 2009-06-30 Reduce
(history)		--0.38%$18.37 - $20.99
($19.7)		 $ 21.358%Reduce -89.19%579,900
LOW Lowe's C... Wallace Weitz 2009-06-30 Reduce
(history)		--0.66%$18.37 - $20.99
($19.7)		 $ 21.358%Reduce -35.88%1,469,100
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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.

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LOW is held by these Gurus: Exclude other managers Click to exclude managers not in the List of Gurus.

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings
LOW Jean-Marie Eveillard 2009-09-3031752330.210.62New
LOW Richard Snow 2009-09-3018666050.131.584048.01%
LOW Richard Pzena 2009-09-3025971750.180.52238.32%
LOW George Soros 2009-09-3017980000.120.85210.05%
LOW Charles Brandes 2009-09-3013359330.090.13157.21%
LOW Robert Olstein 2009-09-303880000.031.516.45%
LOW PRIMECAP Management 2009-09-3048212000.330.180.42%
LOW Warren Buffett 2009-09-3065000000.440.240%
LOW Kenneth Fisher 2009-09-302046900-0.04%
LOW Tom Gayner 2009-09-303003000.020.47-0.33%
LOW Donald Yacktman 2009-09-30963000.010.12-2.03%
LOW David Dreman 2009-09-3011414200.080.62-3.57%
LOW Wallace Weitz 2009-09-3013691000.091.72-6.81%
LOW Ruane Cunniff 2009-09-30000Sold Out
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LOW: Insider Buys/Sells (?) All Insider Trades Click Here for All Insider Trades.

InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%)
MABRY JOSEPH MICHAEL JREVP Logistics and Distribution 2009-11-18Sell34639$21.65-1.39
KEENER GAITHER M JRSVP, Genl Counsel, Secty, CCO 2009-09-08Sell5232$21.81-2.11
Peace Nelson BSVP Corporate Affairs 2009-09-02Sell14364$20.73.14
BROWN MICHAEL KEVP - Store Operations 2009-06-12Sell3000$19.68.93
Hollifield Matthew VSVP Chief Accounting Officer 2009-06-02Sell8000$20.325.07
Peace Nelson BSVP Corporate Affairs 2008-12-18Sell8871$23.22-8.05
NIBLOCK ROBERT AChairman and CEO, Director 2008-09-08Sell147452$28.25-24.42
STONE LARRY DPresident & COO 2008-08-28Sell369452$24.78-13.84
NIBLOCK ROBERT AChairman and CEO, Director 2008-08-27Sell170000$24.59-13.18
Peace Nelson BSVP Corporate Affairs 2008-08-27Sell75306$24.68-13.49





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