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Gualtero	interest	Love	November 28, 2009
barrons3	Into Black Friday, I’d take a balanced barbell approach, says JP Morgan analyst Charles Grom. What I mean by that is own a Walmart (WMT) and a Dollar Tree (DLTR). But on the other side of that I’d also own Kohl’s (KSS) and Macy’s (M). The department stores have come out of favor and I think the smart trade is to go long those stocks into Black Friday.	Love	November 25, 2009
RhinoStocks	Strong insider buying and a retail environment that's perfectly aligned with Wal Mart's business position could mean phenomenal results in the coming months.	Love	November 22, 2009
barrons3	Warren Buffett bought a new stake in Republic Services (RSG), increased a stake in Walmart (WMT) and Nestle (NSRGY) and decreased a stake in ConocoPhillips (COP) and disclosed a stake in ExxonMobil (XOM).	Love	November 18, 2009
barrons3	Finally, there is Amazon (AMZN). So many people shorted this thing off the "price war" with Wal-Mart (WMT) without understanding the changing nature of Amazon, especially now that it has bought Zappos. The consumer was hit last year by high oil prices and came over to Amazon during that period, only to discover the value and the price. People see real bargains in going to Amazon, especially people who would not shop at Wal-Mart. AMZN is a terrible short, just terrible.	Love	November 12, 2009
danceswithmoney	they suck..with ther rudeness	Hate	November 09, 2009
barrons3	I do not believe it is a total cannibalization play, but I have to remind people that a week ago this was supposed to be Amazon vs. Wal-Mart (WMT), with the latter supposed to be taking it to Amazon. The truth is that Amazon is a fulfillment play and a cultural play that Wal-Mart can't challenge on price.	Love	October 29, 2009
LazyJester	stores are dirty and smell funky	Hate	October 24, 2009
barrons3	Stock buybacks, another type of investor reward, also are at an all-time low since S&P started keeping tabs on them in 1998's first quarter. For the second quarter this year (the most recent data available), S&P 500 companies spent only $24.2 billion to repurchase their shares, down 72% from $87.9 billion in April-June 2008, and an 86% drop from the record $172 billion spent on buybacks during 2007's third quarter. "At the height of the buyback bonanza," said Silverblatt, "companies spent 180% more on stock repurchases than they did on dividends. Now buyback spending is just half that of dividends." On the bright side, several big companies continued repurchasing their shares. ExxonMobil (XOM) spent the most, $5.2 billion. Wal-Mart (WMT) was second, dishing out $1.9 billion. Other notables were Family Dollar Stores (FDO), Staples (SPLS) and Medco Health Solutions (MHS).	Love	October 10, 2009
stan68	Proven Earner	Love	October 07, 2009
barrons3	One myth is that older Americans are much more interested in shedding furniture and housewares than in buying them because most are empty-nesters. The reality: Older consumers account for more than 40% of the money spent on new household furnishings and equipment in the U.S. In part, this is because two-thirds of the owners of second homes are at least 50 years old, and need couches, tables and cutlery for those getaway places. In addition, one in six families headed by a person over 50 has a member under 18, as more people have children at later ages. At the same time, the recession undoubtedly is forcing more 25-year-olds and 40-year-old single parents to rethink the charms of their parents' homestead. Bottom line: Older consumers will keep trudging off to Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Target (TGT), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) and Ikea for years.	Love	October 03, 2009
supratrade	There are those who accuse retail giant Wal-Mart (WMT) of being the ultimate mom-and-pop store predator. I consider Wal-Mart to be the ultimate empowerment tool for consumers. The retailer gives millions of people around the globe access to low price goods — and by extension, creates wealth via the low-price savings dividend we all benefit from. Wal-Mart also provides millions of jobs for people around the globe. I think Wal-Mart's real virtue lies in the fact that the company continues making solid profits. By selling people what they want, at the price they want — and by making profits for their shareholders — Wal-Mart has become of the most brilliant examples of capitalism the world has ever seen.	Love	October 03, 2009
barrons3	I am seeing Wal-Mart (WMT) do nothing at all, even when things aren't so hot, as they company admitted last night.	Love	October 01, 2009
Jiffeylube	I can go there for everything	Love	September 26, 2009
barrons3	Q: Give us an example of how this type of market impacts an individual stock. A: Wal-Mart [WMT] is a perfect example. In 2000 it was trading at 45 times earnings, and it earned $1.25 a share. Fast-forward to today, and its earnings have more or less tripled. They grew about 12% a year. At the same time, its P/E contracted from 45 times to about 14 times. Wal-Mart's stock is back at the same level it was in 2000, despite earnings having almost tripled, because its P/E contracted at a very similar rate. In today's environment, investors should favor absolute-valuation tools, like discounted-cash-flow analysis or breakup analysis, as opposed to relative-valuation analysis -- i.e., Wal-Mart is cheap at a P/E of 14, because it used to trade at 45. Relative valuation is a backward-looking tool, and anchors on valuations that we'll not see again for a long time. That will lead investors into a relative-valuation trap, and lead to overpaying for stocks.	Love	September 19, 2009
ckgastel	Bought in 1981 because of all the new and great stores in the area.	Love	September 11, 2009
Ross Novak	Grows!	Love	September 08, 2009
njt1123	don't like store	Hate	September 07, 2009
Carl Abbott	not for coming recovery	Hate	September 06, 2009
schmidthead	no growth	Hate	September 06, 2009
jillsmakingmoney	just sold because they are really not doing much	Hate	September 05, 2009
takestock	easy 2 to 4 percent a month trading	Love	September 05, 2009
barrons3	Auxier targets fundamentally sound companies, with strong balance sheets and predictable cash flows, whose shares have been hurt by seemingly fixable problems. His roughly 120-stock portfolio is headlined today by blue-chips Philip Morris International (PM), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), Coca-Cola (KO) and payroll processor Paychex (PAYX).	Love	September 05, 2009
wcs0437	long run winner	Love	September 05, 2009
Mike McKeon	Treats workers like crap. It's pverseas China connection will caught up to it.	Hate	September 05, 2009
pfriedman	always goes up...eventually	Love	September 04, 2009
Gardenwomyn	Although this stock tends to stay in its zone, it never really goes higher and you cannot make money on a stock like this in this market, at this time in the recovery. Longterm yes, shorterm no.	Hate	September 03, 2009
saheelg	JUST HANGING OVER ITS 52WK PRICE RANGE	Hate	September 03, 2009
Vinsanity	Stagnant price, no room for growth	Hate	September 02, 2009
McPurc	Just for the heck of it.	Love	September 01, 2009