This is coinstar but they also operate Red Box - Buy under 30

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On last night's "Lightning Round" segment, Cramer said: "They have these kiosks that everyone likes and they're practically a monopoly. I think the quarter will be there and I like the stock."

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"This one is on fire because people think they're going to get bought. I'm not going to risk it; ring the register and take the gain." "Mad Money Lightning Round," 4-28-09

Fine Capital Partners reported ownership of 1,569,206 shares (5.6%), after buying 531,200 from Aug. 14 to Oct. 10 at prices that ranged from $24.12 to $33.69. Coinstar operates machines that let consumers exchange coins for bills.

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Tatro is also bullish on Coinstar which he thinks could prosper in a rough economy as people convert their loose change into dollars. He recommends this stock as a buy with a stop at $28. Be careful of this stock, counters Karen Finerman. There’s a proxy fight going on. Macke said he is surprised by the breakout in Coinstar, and he would look into the name.

Shamrock Activist Value Fund intends to nominate three candidates for Coinstar's board at the company's 2008 annual shareholder meeting. Shamrock, a California investment firm run by Walt Disney (DIS) founding-family member Roy E. Disney, has been asking Coinstar to make corporate-governance changes and de-stagger its classified board structure. Shamrock said its three nominees are Eugene I. Krieger, John M. Panettiere and Arik Ahitov. Shamrock currently holds about 3.7 million shares (13.39%).

Mature business; Morningstar thinks it's fairly valued right now; management has taken on too many acquisitions; supermarkets are clamoring for more royalties. Good investment but won't make you rich.

Slim profit margins - that are akin to grocery stores where Coinstar's coint counting machines can be found - do not justify its current lofty valuation.