Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Investors Steamed v.2 (Limerick Tribute)

Several weeks ago I heckled analyst Brian Elliott as seen here.

Investors who buy the shares at around $33 will be well rewarded over the next one to three years, Elliott predicted in a research note.

Well, one to three weeks wasn't all that rewarding. The stock is now just $23.

There once was a "Strong Buy" downgraded
"Outperform" on this pig belated
The lipstick's divine
And makes good lookin' swine
But "rewards" have become prorated!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Stag,

Just a rumor at this point, but word has it that Darden is going to start serving gourmet ketchups in effort to increase sales.

MMMM, dijon ketchup! (from the song "if I had a million dollars" by the Bare Naked Ladies)

BTW, are you hoarding condiments yet, like sugar packets in the
1970's? I believe A1 Steak Sauce has a half life of 50,000 years.

Stagflationary Mark said...

Gourmet ketchups? You are quite the optimist!

It seemed more likely to me that the ketchup might start pouring out of bottles much like tap water might. You know, a bit faster as a cost cutting strategy. Hey, that's an idea I should probably try to market.

Stagflationary Mark's Rose Colored Glass Bottled Ketchup™

Don't let the bottle distract you from the view of your food! Our bottles are specially designed to be mostly transparent with just a hint of red! This isn't the ketchup of your grandparents! Ours pours lightning fast!

Anonymous said...

Stag,

HAHAHA!

My father used to routinely water down the bottom of a Ketchup bottle.

We went from "anticipation" to, WTF, get a mop. We live in the extremes.

I think the real motivation wasn't so much to make sure there was no waste, but to drastically reduce ketchup consumption.

That rose colored bile would sit in the fridge for months.

The prevailing attitude when I was young was: "If you want something, get it yourself. Or better yet, do without."

I'll be shorting your company with leverage!

Stagflationary Mark said...

I think the real motivation wasn't so much to make sure there was no waste, but to drastically reduce ketchup consumption.

Meanwhile, Bernanke hopes to miraculously change the watering down behavior by watering down the currency. I'd sure like to know how that is supposed to work! It seems more likely to just give people wacky ideas!