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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Top Heart breaking - Valentine's Day Stocks to Love ( SHLD, NR )

1. Sears Holdings Corporation ( SHLD ) 90.47 / target price 145.00
Sears Holdings Corporation (Holdings) is the parent company of Kmart Holding Corporation (Kmart) and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears). The Company is a broadline retailer with 2,297 full-line and 1,233 specialty retail stores in the United States operating through Kmart and Sears and 388 full-line and specialty retail stores in Canada operating through Sears Canada Inc. (Sears Canada), a 73%-owned subsidiary. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 (fiscal 2008), Sears Holdings Corporation operated three business segments: Kmart, Sears Domestic and Sears Canada.
1) Strong Brands like Craftsman, Kenmore, DieHard & LandsEnd.

2) Growing Home Services Division which is in over 20 million homes per year!!!

3) Strong Real Estate Holdings.

outperform, growing profits ,Sears Holdings may not be the best stock right now for the price, but it has potential. As the recession ends, and the housing market gradually gets better, Sears will benefit. Despite competition from Lowe's and Home Depot, Sears still sells 30% appliances. Kmart, while some may laugh at it, stores are being remolded, and have had steady store sales in the recession, while Sears had a 10% decline due to the recession. Thing will get a lot sweater for Sears Holdings, in a little while.As the home buying market improves so will Sears.Eddie Lampert has a great track record !Lampert, Margin-of-safety, real estate, brand liquidation, investment vehicle, mini-berkshire, early buffett , this is a long term play ....
HDTV's
2. Newpark Resources, Inc. ( NR ) 4.17 a share / target price 6.25
Newpark Resources, Inc. is a oil and gas industry supplier. The Company operates in three segments: Fluids Systems and Engineering, Mats and Integrated Services, and Environmental Services. The Company provides its products and services primarily to the oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) industry in the United States Gulf Coast, West Texas, United States mid-continent, United States Rocky Mountains, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and certain areas of Europe and North Africa. Newpark Resources is expanding its presence outside the E&P sector, particularly in Mats and Integrated Services, where it is marketing to utilities, municipalities, and government sectors. Cash flow is solid and management has been responsibly paying down LT debt in TTM. A buyout seems a lot more likely than bankruptcy.High Public Opinion with Low Relative Strength.Was profitable in Brazil. Oil prices have been rising (go figure). Fidelity is a major share holder and has increased its position. As the economy levels out and people start driving and the economy picks up and shipping and airlines and all that get back to normal and growing again. Newpark Resources Inc. provides services for the natural gas and oil drilling industries. Environmental disposal of radioactively occuring deposits from holes, water cleaning and clean up of oil from drillig activities. The demand for extra fuel in USA will push the stock.This is a supplier to deep water drillers. Area 181 has been opened by the US Guvmint in the gulf of Mex and this company has the only approved and patented drilling water based lubricant. The have also been selling their product to the Brazilian market.

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