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 Whole Foods Market Inc  (WFMI)     Rate WFMI  -  Discuss WFMI  -  Add to Watch List         Graphic_subscribe

       Sector: Services  >  Industry: Retail (Grocery)
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WFMI: Bull or Bear?

I am closing my WFMI position today Graphic_rating_sell WFMI
Buffet_1_
42%
 +0.03%
in 1 minute
(closed on 05/16/08)
I am closing my WFMI position today and taking the profits.This was a quick 16% gain. Congradulations if you got in on this one. Take a look at my other closed positions as the calculations on this site are only based on your open positions. I guess seelling stocks or closing positions does not count as money in the bank,go figure.......
By  Chris Bramhall   (-3.46%  risk: conservative)  05/16/08 Comment


Whole Foods = Starbucks Graphic_rating_sell WFMI
+22.04%
in 52 days
5/14 - "Whole Foods (WFMI) released results and profit fell 13%, again proving like Starbucks' (SBUX) results, consumers will go for the less expensive option for like items...While the company backed its same store sales number of 7.5% to 9.5%, given results to date, one has to think that will turn out to be just way too optimistic. Like Starbucks, Whole Foods is being hit by a slowing economy and increased competition. Both, unfortunately, are not reacting to it and actually seem to be denying the effect of competitors, preferring instead to focus on macro conditions...The problem with t...
By  Todd Sullivan   (-7.17%  risk: moderate)  05/15/08 Comment


Bearish Hedged Play on Whole Foods Looks Good After Earnings Graphic_rating_sell WFMI
+22.04%
in 52 days
5/14 - "For a bearish hedged play on this stock, I would consider an August bear-call credit spread above the $37 range. A bear-call credit spread is an options position that combines the purchase and sale of call options to hedge risk in case the stock doesn't do what you think but still leverage nice returns. For this particular trade, we will make a 7.1% return in three months as long as WFMI is below $37 at August expiration. Whole Foods would have to rise by more than 26% before we would start to lose money." "This trade could be risky if the company's next earnings (due out in early...
By  Brent Archer (BloggingStocks)   (+10.32%  risk: conservative)  05/15/08 Comment


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Let Whole Foods Shares Fall Before Buying In WFMI
-22.04%
in 52 days
5/14 - "It's been a rough go for WFMI this past year, shares are down 25% and YOY sales (growth) at their stores fell to 6.7% from 12% two years ago. Add to it the increasing cost of groceries and it equals a lower stock price for Whole Foods. The U.S. Labor Department reported this morning that the cost of a bag of groceries jumped 1.5% last month, its steepest one-month rise in 18 years...How do you think this will impact Whole Foods? Badly. To make matters worse, Whole Foods has 89 new stores under development. And most of them will be larger than its 270 existing stores. Starbucks ...
By  Ben Stevens (The StockMasters)   (+0.64%  risk: aggressive)  05/15/08 Comment


Bullish on WFMI ... Graphic_rating_buy WFMI
Abstract033
21%
 -39.23%
in 159 days
speaking of WFMI, there is no chance that SWY will ever convert a sufficient proportion of their stores to stave off the next few years of growth. now, beyond 2010 we may need to revisit, as others continue benchmarking to WFMI's store experience; but until then, i never thought i'd hear myself utter the words "leadership, innovation, and grocery" in the same sentence.
By  metavalent stigmergy   (-8.36%  risk: conservative)  01/29/08 1 comment


'10 Leaps Graphic_rating_buy WFMI
23%
 -53.13%
in 262 days
WFMI has had a crappy 12 months... but hey, at least they appeared to have bottomed and are marching in the right direction now. This is a fundie call, a techy call, and a quant call. For me, it is the trifecta. All the dweeby things I do to sift through the sludge. I know, "regular" grocery stores are getting into their space...blah blah blah. And banks tried to get into the brokerage/IB space...get the picture. No the guy sitting in your Chase bank branch is not a real broker. He's a good facsimile and may do ok---or might be a disaster. Why not go with the real thing or go it...
By  quantfundytechy   (-8.97%  risk: conservative)  10/18/07 Comment


Whole Foods Graphic_rating_buy WFMI
N/A
 -49.07%
in 316 days

My belief is that Whole Foods' investments in new stores is really going to start paying off a year or two in the future.  While there's some debate about whether they are opening stores in locations where demand won't exist (such as Portland, ME or Boise, ID), I disagree.  Of the cities in the future stores list that I'm familiar with, all would be excellent locations for a Whole Foods (or two or three).  Here in San Francisco, they have two locations with three more on the way...and they could easily build another five to meet the demand.

Will traditional grocers take away their bus

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By  michigan   (-49.07%  risk: moderate)  08/25/07 Comment


Ethical Investing at its best.... Graphic_rating_buy WFMI
100pureveg
28%
 -39.18%
in 341 days

The CEO of Whole Foods has his heart in the right place. How can a company with such an able leader at its helm, go wrong?

Their mktg dept totally understands the business and the psyche of consumers.

I'd been tracking WFMI for quite some time, and was waiting for a favorable entry point. I think its NOW !!!

 

 

By  Hemant A. Sonawane   (-15.26%  risk: moderate)  07/31/07 Comment


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Whole Foods' Fiasco: What Do CEO John Mackey and Patrick Byrne Share in Common? WFMI
75%
 -41.18%
in 360 days

Both love to post anonymous on investment message boards. The difference is that everybody (or almost everybody) knows that Patrick Byrne , CEO of Overstock (ostk), uses the alias Hannibal to post in varoious venues. But in one of the year's most bizarre business stories so far, broken this afternoon on WSJ.com , he has been one-upped by none other than Whole Foods (wfmi) CEO J ohn Mackey, who apparently has been posting for eight years under the alias Rahodeb.

Truth is stranger than fiction" stories don't get better than this. Posting as someone other than himself,

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By  Herb Greenberg   (+14.34%  risk: aggressive)  07/12/07 Comment


whole foods: maybe not so bad Graphic_rating_buy WFMI
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 -44.83%
in 397 days
everyone seems to hate whole foods right now as an investment. if its u.k. expansion isn't a flop, and if it can hold onto its margin, then its low valuation relative to its past valuations seems unwarranted.

compared to other grocers, it's got a high valuation, but that's in line with its higher margin. in the past, the valuation was justified by growth expectations. that growth has probably slowed significantly.

and the wild oats acquisition. what's going to happen? probably it'll go through. will this help whole foods? probably not as much as people are hoping, if at all. ...
By  conflationary   (+2.17%  risk: conservative)  06/05/07 Comment


Whole Foods will soon be Half Price: Sell Graphic_rating_sell WFMI
N/A
 +52.48%
in 438 days
Whole Foods is a sexy stock that became less sexy last year and will continue to.  I will tell you why:

1.  Whole Foods is consumed by two people. 

First, by the same people who between 2003 and 2007 borrowed almost 80% of price to buy a McMansion, took extra equity out of their suddenly inflated home to go on shopping sprees at Best Buy ( see how I feel about them even after their recent declines ), Pottery Barn, Home Depot, bought H2 Hummers's for their dangerous trips to (coincidentally) Whole Foods and the other aforementioned stores, basically consumed their way into d...
By  Anon Amos   (-0.60%  risk: conservative)  04/25/07 Comment


WFMI is a BUY Graphic_rating_buy WFMI
Fitbusinessmannewsletter
17%
 -50.88%
in 440 days
Now trading at what would still be considered a low for this stock, we felt it was time to go in. After beginning their fair trade program last year and continuing to collaborate with other organic and environmentally focused organizations this purchase just makes us feel all tingly. We love to shop their and consequently would love to own this company.

www.wholefoodsmarket.com
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/29/ap3563891.html
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/4/prweb520757.htm

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Whole Foods Market) is a food retailer of natura...
By  FitBusinessman.com   (-11.49%  risk: conservative)  04/23/07 Comment


BUY: Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) Graphic_rating_buy WFMI
5soc
43%
 -48.37%
in 459 days
BUY: Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) $45.49 (4/3/07) Sell price: $47.76 or Sell date: May 3, 2007Stop loss: $43.80 (-3.3%) Crossed 50-day MA- expecting to stay aboveParabolic SAR Buy signalOn Balance Volume breaking through 10-day MAMACD bullish crossoverIntermediate trend bullish, Downtrend turned sideways, possible bottom. Profile: Whole Foods [...]
By  fivepercentstocks   (-2.99%  risk: conservative)  04/04/07 Comment


Whole Foods Market (WFMI) Graphic_rating_buy WFMI
-48.19%
in 510 days

I keep a list of growth stocks that I might be interested in buying if they ever tank enough to selll at less than 20 times earnings. Whole Foods Market, currently selling at 32 times earnings, is on the list. This stock has enjoyed phenomenal growth, but it has been in a downtrend for the last year. I have been watching for signs that WFMI is bottoming out, but recent developments lead me to believe that the company is headed for more trouble in the months ahead...
By  Alligator Investor   (-19.50%  risk: conservative)  02/12/07 Comment


Strong fundamentals, new concept on healthy organic food Graphic_rating_buy WFMI
66%
 -47.94%
in 515 days
Strong bottom line, huge potential after earlier corrections. Bank on the rising trend of organic food and healthy diet
By  Derek Chen   (+1.57%  risk: aggressive)  02/07/07 Comment





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WFMI is one of my favorite SHORT ideas! - WFMI is one of my favorite SHORT ideas! I love the stores, I shop there all the time. Problem is, do you really want to own stock in a company that h...
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