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WPO - The Washington Post Company

Business Predictability: What is this? | Higher Ranked Competitors
  • Currently /5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star

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

Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1%/year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.

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P/E: (before NRI)12.4
Lower P/E: MHP (11.5), GCI (5.8), NYT (10.3), SCHL (10.2),
Price/Book:1.2
Lower P/B: DNPLY.PK (0.86), SCHL (1.1), SSP (0.7), DM (1.1),
Price/Sales:0.8
Lower P/S: DNPLY.PK (0.5), NPSN (0.3), GCI (0.6), NYT (0.5),
Net Margin:4.98%
Higher Margin: WBMD (23.94%), FDS (23.43%), DJCO (20.53%),
Yield:2.4%
Higher Yield: JRC (30.2%), PRM (8.7%), VALU (5.7%), CSS (3.7%),
Market Cap: $3.5 Bil EPS: (before NRI)$30.09 Shares Outstanding:9.25 Mil
Publishing  COMPARE: NWS.A, SSP, GCI, NYT

Gurus Trades with WPO:
Number of guru portfolios checked: 70. The trades of Premium Gurus are not included unless they are in your Personalized List

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Ticker CompanyPicked ByDate (?) Action
 Impact to Portfoliodown (?) Price Range
(Average)* (?)		 Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
WPO The Wash... Daniel Loeb 2010-06-30 Sold Out
(history)		History $412.92 - $541.38
($483.08)		 $ 373.68-23%Sold Out0
WPO The Wash... Michael Price 2010-06-30 Reduce
(history)		History --0.05%$412.92 - $541.38
($483.08)		 $ 373.68-23%Reduce -23.53%2,600
WPO The Wash... Wallace Weitz 2010-06-30 Reduce
(history)		History --0.33%$412.92 - $541.38
($483.08)		 $ 373.68-23%Reduce -62.29%23,609
WPO The Wash... Daniel Loeb 2010-03-31 Buy History 0.85%$408.14 - $455.22
($437.74)		 $ 373.68-15%New holding, 27000 sh.27,000
WPO The Wash... Ruane Cunniff 2010-03-31 Add
(history)		History 0.11%$408.14 - $455.22
($437.74)		 $ 373.68-15%Add 1555.89%21,924
WPO The Wash... Wallace Weitz 2009-12-31 Reduce
(history)		History --0.4%$408.5 - $483.1
($435.55)		 $ 373.68-14%Reduce -21.38%70,600
WPO The Wash... George Soros 2009-09-30 Buy History 0.01%$345 - $492.36
($430.98)		 $ 373.68-13%New holding, 500 sh.500
WPO The Wash... Ruane Cunniff 2009-06-30 Reduce
(history)		History --0.01%$334.52 - $427.79
($370.13)		 $ 373.681%Reduce -90.98%1,324
WPO The Wash... Michael Price 2009-06-30 Add
(history)		History 0.4%$334.52 - $427.79
($370.13)		 $ 373.681%Add 1600%3,400
WPO The Wash... Michael Price 2009-03-31 Buy History 0.04%$320.84 - $419.81
($380)		 $ 373.68-2%New holding, 200 sh.200
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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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WPO is held by these Gurus:

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings NEW!
Holding History
WPO George Soros 2010-06-306920.010.0115.33%History
WPO Tom Gayner 2010-06-3054000.060.150%History
WPO Mason Hawkins 2010-06-303808184.120.790%History
WPO Warren Buffett 2010-06-30172776518.681.530%History
WPO Ruane Cunniff 2010-06-30213240.230.11-2.74%History
WPO Michael Price 2010-06-3026000.030.23-23.53%History
WPO Wallace Weitz 2010-06-30236090.260.53-62.29%History
WPO Daniel Loeb 2010-06-30000Sold OutHistory
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WPO: Insider Buys/Sells (?) All Insider Trades Click Here for All Insider Trades.

InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%)
WAGONER G RICHARD JRDirector 2010-08-23Buy1000$361.823.28
GRAHAM DONALDCEO and COB, 10% Owner 2010-04-12Sell100$489.74-23.7
GRAHAM DONALDCEO and COB, 10% Owner 2009-05-04Sell6500$351.926.18
GRAHAM DONALDCEO and COB, 10% Owner 2009-03-17Sell15500$352.236.09
GRAHAM DONALDCEO and COB, 10% Owner 2009-03-13Sell13936$350.396.65
GRAHAM DONALDCEO and COB, 10% Owner 2009-03-06Sell11400$324.4715.17
GRAHAM DONALDCEO and COB, 10% Owner 2009-03-04Sell2135$345.758.08
MCDANIEL ANNSenior Vice President 2009-01-07Sell150$411.07-9.1
GRAHAM DONALDCEO and COB, Director, 10% Owner 2008-09-25Sell200$595.23-37.22
GRAHAM DONALDCEO and COB, Director, 10% Owner 2008-09-22Sell300$597.46-37.46

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