SHLD

[lewis kulik]

Buy, sell or Hold...retailer, but land bank!
Lew

[Thierry Martin]

I don't know when Cramer recommended this, or what he said about it - but look at the chart!

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=SHLD&t=1y&l=on&z=m&q=l&p=e200,v,e20&a=&c=

Tell me what direction this is going in!

:idea:

[scott kreitz]

while shld remains a long way away from being considered a best of breed retailer, i think there a numerous opportunites for healthy returns on this stock in the meantime

[scott kreitz]

Valuing shares of SHLD is a challenge, because the company does not have a combined operating history, and because it may take several years for the company to realize the benefits of its turnaround efforts. Optimism about the deal has also raised the valuation of the shares. Based of the current price of about $150, the shares are trading at about 25-times our 2006 EPS estimate and 21-times the 2007 estimate. These multiples are above many of the other retailers in the breed; the difference is that most of the other companies are more profitable and are doing a better job of merchandising.

[uth]

I don't know when Cramer recommended this, or what he said about it - but look at the chart!

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=SHLD&t=1y&l=on&z=m&q=l&p=e200,v,e20&a=&c=

Tell me what direction this is going in!

:idea:

Oh how I wish they bought my old Sears (S) stock with SHLD stock instead of cash. :(

[axb8000]

Cramer is still a big fan of SHLD. It's had an impressive ride so far.

[xboilermaker]

Guess I'm harder to impress. Listened to Cramer rave about Eddie Lampert (Lambert?) for a week when he first started, and bit on Apr11 at $147.74, now four months later, up a whopping -9%. Not that impressed, considering how well other retailers have done. After today, just waiting to dump.

[Gordon Gekko]

A lot of the interest in SHLD is because Eddie Lampert is being touted as the next Warren Buffet. The idea being that he will use SHLD as a vehicle for making shrewd acquisitions, much like Buffet did with Berkshire Hathaway.

The following article posits this theory and might be of interest to you:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_47/b3909001_mz001.htm

It would certainly be nice to think of this thing going to 80 grand a share in 20 years. Will it happen? Who knows! Cramer has been saying something along the lines of "just buy one share" and "when it pulls back, buy another one."

[deepinwonder]

I don't trust Eddie Lampert as far as I can spit. I may not be an expert in the stock market, but I have been around the block a few times when it comes to spotting snakes. I see one behind that tree, be careful.

[deepinwonder]

I hope I didn't offend anyone here, I am just worried about this one and also fear that Cramer's association could come back to haunt him. You could make the big bucks, I have no idea. At least he owns a large amount of these shares and since his tendency is to look at for number one, at the expense of all others, maybe he will drag you all up with him. Good luck!

[deepinwonder]

>>At least he owns a large amount of these shares<<

He, meaning Lampert. I wasn't too clear and that sentence could have been taken either way.