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Cardiovascular Systems

8/22/2018

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Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., a medical technology company, develops, manufactures, and markets devices to treat vascular diseases in the United States. The company offers peripheral arterial disease products, including Diamondback 360 Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS), Diamondback 360 60cm Peripheral OAS, Diamondback 360 4 French 1.25 Peripheral OAS, Diamondback 360 1.50 Peripheral OAS, Diamondback 360 2.00 Peripheral OAS, and Stealth 360 Peripheral OAS, which are catheter-based platforms for treating a range of plaque types in leg arteries above and below the knee, including calcified plaque, as well as address various limitations associated with surgical, catheter, and pharmacological treatment alternatives. It also provides Diamondback 360 Coronary OAS, an atherectomy device for the treatment of calcified coronary arteries. The company sells its products directly to hospitals or office-based labs. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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19 August 2018
Price $37.56
1yr Target $48.67
Analysts 3
Dividend $0.00
Payout Ratio ---

1yr Cap Gain 29.57%
Yield 0.00%
1yr Tot Return 29.57%


EPS (ttm) $0.05
EPS next yr $0.12
Forward P/E 302.90
EPS next 5yr 74.90%
1yr Price Support $8.98

Market Cap $1.24 Bil
Revenues $217.00 Mil
Earnings $1.70 Mil
Profit Margin 0.78%


P/E 766.53
PEG 10.23
Beta 2.48

Quick Ratio 4.00
Current Ratio 4.50
Debt/Equity 0.17

ROA -1.80%
ROE -2.80%
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My Strategy

An investment in these shares is really a balancing act between buying something that's extremely overpriced versus something that's growing at a phenomenal rate. Add in a rather high beta and it makes sense to wait for a buying opportunity. That may mean waiting for a pullback to the 200 dma which is currently below $30 per share. But waiting for a fall that large may never happen. Options is another strategy but at this price you;d have to sell puts with a strike price so far away from the current price that the premium probably isn't worth the effort. Another option would be to sell puts farther out but then the exposure is too long. So this only works for me if the actually shares drop. I'll put this on my watch list and see what happens.

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Paylocity Holding Corp

8/21/2018

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Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based payroll and human capital management (HCM) software solutions for medium-sized organizations in the United States. It offers Paylocity Web Pay for enterprise-grade payroll processing and administration; Paylocity Web HR for employee record management and HR compliance and reporting; Talent Management for employee performance appraisal process and performance review; Paylocity Web Time, a time and attendance solution; and Paylocity Web Expense, an expense management tool designed to streamline and automate the expense management process. The company also provides Paylocity Web Benefits and Paylocity Enterprise Benefits, which are benefit management solutions that integrate with insurance carrier systems to provide automated administrative processes and allow users to choose benefit elections and make life event changes online, summarize benefit elections, and perform other benefit-related tasks, as well as enable premium reconciliation, management of voluntary benefits, and reporting. Paylocity Holding Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
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19 August 2018
Price $68.92
1yr Target $70.08
Analysts 13
Dividend $0.00
Payout Ratio ---

1yr Cap Gain 1.68%
Yield 0.00%
1yr Tot Return 1.68%


EPS (ttm) $0.70
EPS next yr $1.75
Forward P/E 39.38
EPS next 5yr 39.70%
1yr Price Support $69.47

Market Cap $3.48 Bil
Revenues $377.50 Bil
Earnings $38.60 Mil
Profit Margin 10.22%


P/E 98.46
PEG 2.48
Beta 1.93

Quick Ratio 1.10
Current Ratio 1.10
Debt/Equity 0.00

ROA 2.70%
ROE 21.30%
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​My Strategy

This is an easy call - buy the shares and sell the options. But at $68 per share these are currently too expensive. A price closer to $60 would be a great buy and that's where I'd like to accumulate a position.

The question is how do I enter the trade. Since the shares seem to be bouncing off the 50 dma, I'll initially sell puts at that level and try to enter that way. If unsuccessful, an open market buy in that same area has potential. Once owned, the sale of covered calls would be the obvious next step.

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3D Systems Corporation

8/10/2018

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3D Systems Corporation provides three-dimensional (3D) printing products and services worldwide. The company offers 3D printers, such as stereolithography, selective laser sintering, direct metal printing, multi jet printing, and color jet printers that transform data input generated by 3D design software, CAD software, or other 3D design tools into printed parts under the Accura, DuraForm, LaserForm, CastForm, and VisiJet brand names. It also develops, blends, and markets various print materials, such as plastic, nylon, metal, composite, elastomeric, wax, polymeric dental, and Class IV bio-compatible materials. In addition, the company provides digital design tools, including software, scanners, and haptic devices, as well as products for product design, mold and die design, 3D scan-to-print, reverse engineering, production machining, metrology, and inspection. Further, it offers proprietary software and drivers that provide part review, part preparation, part placement, automated support building and placement, build platform management, and print queue management; and 3D virtual reality simulators and simulator modules for medical applications, as well as digitizing scanners for medical and mechanical applications. Additionally, the company provides warranty, maintenance, and training services; on-demand manufacturing solutions; and software and precision healthcare services. It primarily serves companies and small and midsize businesses in medical, dental, automotive, aerospace, durable good, government, defense, technology, jewelry, electronic, education, consumer good, energy, and other industries through direct sales force, as well as partner channels and distributors. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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9 August 2018
Price $18.16
1yr Target $13.29
Analysts 7
Dividend $0.00
Payout Ratio ---

1yr Cap Gain -26.82%
Yield 0.00%
1yr Tot Return -26.82%


EPS (ttm) $-0.69
EPS next yr $0.22
Forward P/E 82.55
EPS next 5yr 10.00%
1yr Price Support $2.20

Market Cap $2.05 Bil
Revenues $655.50 Mil
Earnings $-77.20 Mil
Profit Margin ---
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P/E ---
PEG ---
Beta 1.36

Quick Ratio 1.50
Current Ratio 2.00
Debt/Equity 0.01

ROA -8.80%
ROE -12.40%
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Stratasys Ltd.

8/9/2018

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Stratasys Ltd. provides 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions for individuals, small and large businesses, and enterprises. Its 3D printing systems utilize its fused deposition modeling (FDM) and inkjet-based PolyJet technologies to enable the production of prototypes, tools used for production and manufactured goods directly from 3D CAD files or other 3D content. The company offers entry-level desktop 3D printers to systems for rapid prototyping, and production systems for direct digital manufacturing. It also provides 3D printing consumable materials, including FDM cartridge-based materials, PolyJet cartridge-based materials, non-color digital materials, and color variations; and downloadable and cloud-based professional 3D printing workflow software, as well as suites of software with various 3D printing systems. In addition, the company offers customer support, basic warranty, and extended support programs; leases or rents 3D printers and 3D production systems; produces prototypes and end-use parts for customers from a customer-provided CAD file; and provides plastic and metal parts for rapid prototyping and production processes, as well as related professional services. Further, it operates Thingiverse, an online community for sharing downloadable, digital 3D designs; and GrabCAD Community, a resource of CAD models for mechanical engineers and designers. The company's products and services are primarily used in automotive, aerospace, medical, dental, jewelry, and education markets. Stratasys Ltd. sells its products through a network of resellers and independent sales agents worldwide. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
​(Summary) (Chart)
9 August 2018
Price $23.31
1yr Target $20.38
Analysts 8
Dividend $0.00
Payout Ratio ---

1yr Cap Gain -12.57%
Yield 0.00%
1yr Tot Return -12.57%
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EPS (ttm) $-0.69
EPS next yr $0.52
Forward P/E 44.48
EPS next 5yr 27.75%
1yr Price Support $14.43

Market Cap $1.21 Bil
Revenues $659.30 Mil
Earnings $-36.70 Mil
Profit Margin ---
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P/E ---
PEG ---
Beta 1.54

Quick Ratio 3.00
Current Ratio 3.70
Debt/Equity 0.03

ROA -2.70%
ROE -3.30%
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