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Moat Report Card: Medtronic This medical supplier's definitely got a heartbeat. |
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Urban Outfitters Knows How to Grow Urban Outfitters' track record of creating value as it grows makes it well worth considering. |
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It's "Show Me" Time at Apollo Superstar educator Apollo is underperforming the S&P 500 -- does that make it cheap? |
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The Motley Fool
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Apollo Group's Magic Formula A simple screen for market-beating returns applied to for-profit education companies. |
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Career Education Gets Some Credit An analyst upgrade causes shares of the for-profit educator to withstand the selling frenzy on Wall Street. |
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Apollo's Apple For-profit education centers have cooled off lately, but Apollo Group remains upbeat about the future. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2004
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ITT: Risky, But Cheap Scandal-tarred ITT Educational Services may be a bargain in the making. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2008
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Foolish Forecast: Apollo Is Back in Session In advance of first-quarter earnings, analysts expect for-profit educator Apollo Group's revenue and profits to rise. |
The Motley Fool
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This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Banc of America initiates its coverage of for-profit education companies. |
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Stocks That Create Value Companies that return more than their cost of capital deserve your rapt attention. Odds are that companies with a long track record of good returns will keep it up. If you can buy them when the market doesn't want them, your chances are even better. |
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Failing Grade for ITT? ITT Educational is down 40% in the wake of a Feb. 25 government raid. |
