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18.43 (1y: +27%)
Market Cap 587.93 M P/E(ttm) 12.30
Enterprise Value 788.26 M P/B
AM- NYSE (USA)
American Greetings Corporation
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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Key Ratios

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Market Cap $M588Revenue $M1,750Net Margin (%)-0.5Z-Score3.0
Enterprise Value $M588EPS $-0.2Operating Margin %2.8F-Score4
P/E(ttm))12.3Cash Flow Per Share $4.5Pre-tax Margin (%)-0.3Higher ROA y-yY
Price/Book010-y EBITDA Growth Rate %0Quick Ratio1.4Cash flow > EarningsN
Price/Sales0.35-y EBITDA Growth Rate %0Current Ratio1.9Lower Leverage y-yN
Price/Cash Flow3.8y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %-16.3ROA % (ttm)0Higher Current Ratio y-yN
Dividend Yield %3.3Insider Buy (3m)5ROE % (ttm)0Less Shares Outstanding y-yN
Payout Ratio %0Shares Outstanding M31.6ROI % (ttm)9.6Gross Margin Increase y-yN

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Total Records: 32   Page:1 2 Next Page
TickerGuruDate Action
 Impactdown Price Range
(Average)* 		Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
AMJoel Greenblatt 2012-09-30 Sold Out -0.01%$12.66 - $17.01
($14.21)		 $ 18.4330%Sold Out0
AMJoel Greenblatt 2012-06-30 Buy 0.01%$13.79 - $16.35
($14.75)		 $ 18.4325%New holding, 11293 sh.11,293
AMJoel Greenblatt 2012-03-31 Sold Out -0.07%$12.5 - $16.43
($13.75)		 $ 18.4334%Sold Out0
AMJoel Greenblatt 2011-12-31 Add0.03%$12.51 - $17.83
($16.21)		 $ 18.4314%Add 86.79%48,118
AMKen Fisher 2011-12-31 Sold Out -0.11%$12.51 - $17.83
($16.21)		 $ 18.4314%Sold Out0
AMJoel Greenblatt 2011-06-30 Reduce-0.07%$22.5 - $24.6
($23.6)		 $ 18.43-22%Reduce -28.08%25,923
AMKen Fisher 2011-06-30 Reduce-0.04%$22.5 - $24.6
($23.6)		 $ 18.43-22%Reduce -22.95%1,949,766
AMJoel Greenblatt 2011-03-31 Add0.16%$21.05 - $23.65
($22.24)		 $ 18.43-17%Add 159.55%36,046
AMJoel Greenblatt 2010-12-31 Buy 0.1%$18.79 - $23.03
($20.82)		 $ 18.43-12%New holding, 13888 sh.13,888
AMMichael Price 2010-06-30 Sold Out -0.81%$19.51 - $25.92
($22.75)		 $ 18.43-19%Sold Out0
AMMichael Price 2009-12-31 Reduce-0.27%$20.11 - $24
($22.03)		 $ 18.43-16%Reduce -24%190,000
AMMichael Price 2009-09-30 Reduce-0.74%$11.57 - $21.79
($14.59)		 $ 18.4326%Reduce -44.72%250,000
AMCharles Brandes 2009-09-30 Sold Out -0.01%$11.57 - $21.79
($14.59)		 $ 18.4326%Sold Out0
AMCharles Brandes 2009-06-30 Reduce$5.57 - $11.18
($7.35)		 $ 18.43151%Reduce -21.69%171,117
AMKen Fisher 2009-03-31 Add0.03%$3.4 - $5.96
($4.8)		 $ 18.43284%Add 104.97%2,364,300
AMRobert Rodriguez 2009-03-31 Sold Out -1.82%$3.4 - $5.96
($4.8)		 $ 18.43284%Sold Out0
AMKen Fisher 2008-12-31 Buy 0.04%$6.48 - $11.68
($9.7)		 $ 18.4390%New holding, 1153475 sh.1,153,475
AMMichael Price 2008-12-31 Reduce-0.94%$6.7 - $12.07
($10)		 $ 18.4384%Reduce -51.24%502,253
AMMichael Price 2008-06-30 Add0.17%$12.42 - $19.54
($17.8)		 $ 18.434%Add 7.45%1,010,000
AMCharles Brandes 2008-06-30 Add$12.42 - $19.54
($17.8)		 $ 18.434%Add 31.96%269,128
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Total Records: 32   Page:1 2 Next Page

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AM: Insider Buys/Sells

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InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%) Details
WEISS GARY LEmployee-Non-executive Officer 2012-07-02Sell7,582$14.3528.43view
COWEN SCOTT SDirector 2012-02-01Sell4,000$14.7824.7view
WEISS ERWINSenior Vice President 2012-02-01Sell10,000$14.6525.8view
GOULDER MICHAELSenior Vice President 2011-07-12Sell9,541$23.25-20.73view
CIPOLLONE JOSEPH BVP & Chief Accounting Officer 2011-07-01Sell37,608$24.01-23.24view
SMITH STEPHEN JOSEPHSVP-CFO 2011-07-01Sell7,092$24.21-23.87view
Johnston Thomas HSenior Vice President 2011-05-06Sell11,000$24.15-23.69view
McGrath Brian TSenior Vice President 2011-05-06Sell5,930$24-23.21view
Beeder John WSenior Vice President 2011-05-05Sell17,500$23.95-23.05view
McGrath Brian TSenior Vice President 2011-05-05Sell28,015$23.99-23.18view

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