The following are the percentage returns and the time held for each stock that received an Investment or Speculative recommendation followed by a Sell recommendation in the given year: Stock recommendations over one year old without a sell recommendation are indicated in red and more complete review of our analysis about these situations can be found at the following link (article here).
2011 Sell Recommendations
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)
- Cephalon Corp. (CEPH) +30% in 46 days
2010 Sell Recommendations
- ExxonMobil (XOM) +14.84% in 333 days
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +10.06% in 55 days
- Northern Trust (NTRS) +10.96% in 64 days
- Transatlantic Holdings (TRH) +10.78% in 68 days
- Wesco Financial (WSC) +12.99% in 4 days
- Weyco Group (WEYS) +14.02% in 300 days
- Electronic Arts (ERTS) +10.69% in 67 days
- Cephalon Corp. (CEPH) +13.41% in 61 days
- Cardinal Health (CAH) +23% in 147 days
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +16.80% in 133 days
- SuperValu (SVU) +11.87% in 9 days
- Mattson Technology (MTSN) +24% in 77 days
2009 Sell Recommendations
- American National Insurance (ANAT) +18.27% in 630 days
- Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) +10.53% in 80 days
- AquaAmerica (WTR) +10% in 46 days
- Monsanto (MON) +22% in 41 days
- Air Products & Chemical (APD) 9% in 345 days
- Walgreen Co. (WAG) +11.03% in 338 days
- Sysco Corp. (SYY) +10.85% in 253 days
- Bard Corp. (BCR) +10.11% in 126 days
- Bank of Hawaii (BOH) +11.36% in 207 days
- Matthews International (MATW) +10.25% in 126 days
- Cardinal Health (CAH) +10.28% in 54 days
- Meridian Biosciences (VIVO) +11.75% in 78 days
- H&R Block (HRB) +11.50% in 18 days
- Altria (MO) +13.11% in 52 days
- Helmerich and Payne (HP) +15.88% in 16 days
2008 Sell Recommendations
- Helmerich and Payne (HP) +141.50% in 684 days
- Nucor (NUE) +9.87% (no sell recommendation issued)
- CenturyTel (CTL) +17.87% in 159 days
- Clorox (CLX) +10% in 161 days
- Carlisle Companies (CSL) +7.45% in 124 days
- Mine Safety Appliance (MSA) -8.76% (no sell recommendation issued)
- Masco (MSA) -20.83% (no sell recommendation issued)
- Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +17.62% (no sell recommendation issued)
- American National Insurance (ANAT) -16.92% (no sell recommendation issued)
- Briggs and Stratton (BGG) +8.44% in 156 days
- Archer Daniels-Midland (ADM) +9.09% in 61 days
What is important about these performance numbers is that the Investment & Speculation Observations, which precedes the sell recommendation, isn’t necessarily a buy signal. Instead, the Observations require doing your homework and then putting these stocks on a watch list. Once an opportune time has arrived then a purchase can be made. Most, but not all, Observations will contain an “ideal” price to buy a stock which is usually lower than the price posted on the blog.