| Investor's Business Daily 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Data as of 2/20/2009 market close | ||||||||||||||
| % Off | Relative | Annual EPS | Last Qtr EPS | Next Qtr EPS | Last Qtr Sales | Pretax | Management | Qtrs of Rising | ||||||
| Rank | Company | Symbol | Price | High | EPS Rtg | Strength Rtg | Est % Chg | % Chg | % Chg | % Chg | ROE | Margin | Own % | Sponsorship |
| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| 1 | EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS | EBS | 21.02 | -22.2 | 97 | 99 | -9 | 240 | -94 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 55 | 4 |
| 2 | NEUTRAL TANDEM INC | TNDM | 18.53 | -19.4 | 99 | 94 | 35 | 317 | 83 | 41 | 9 | -- | 47 | 4 |
| 3 | AMERICAN SCIENCE & ENG | ASEI | 74.7 | -10.2 | 97 | 96 | 59 | 105 | 200 | 53 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | I T T EDUCATIONAL SVCS | ESI | 117.55 | -12.1 | 95 | 99 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 99 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | H M S HOLDINGS CORP | HMSY | 34.68 | 0.6 | 95 | 98 | 21 | 73 | 50 | 26 | 12 | -- | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | NETFLIX INC | NFLX | 36.8 | -10 | 95 | 98 | 9 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 33 | 0 |
| 7 | AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUC INC | APEI | 40.52 | -23.9 | 98 | 92 | 49 | 50 | 35 | 56 | 37 | 23 | 38 | 4 |
| 8 | MEDASSETS INC | MDAS | 15.56 | -19.8 | 97 | 94 | 286 | 999 | -- | 54 | 20 | 6 | 45 | 4 |
| 9 | HANSEN NATURAL CORP | HANS | 33.96 | -25.3 | 95 | 95 | 17 | 17 | -7 | 15 | 46 | 27 | 22 | 1 |
| 10 | AEROVIRONMENT INC | AVAV | 37.25 | -9.6 | 94 | 97 | 26 | 71 | -4 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 3 |
| 11 | SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS INC | SVR | 15.03 | -34.5 | 94 | 97 | -1 | 29 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 34 | 25 | 0 |
| 12 | N V E CORP | NVEC | 27.82 | -29.8 | 96 | 94 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 54 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | S X C HEALTH SOLUTIONS | SXCI | 19.54 | -6 | 93 | 97 | -- | 41 | 0 | 999 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | TDG | 36.18 | -18.8 | 97 | 92 | 15 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| 15 | AMEDISYS INC | AMED | 47.53 | -30.1 | 97 | 91 | 26 | 56 | 53 | 75 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | GILD | 50 | -13.2 | 96 | 92 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 30 | 66 | 54 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | SCHERING PLOUGH CORP | SGP | 18.28 | -19.8 | 96 | 91 | -3 | 44 | -11 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | GENTIVA HEALTH SVCS INC | GTIV | 26.73 | -10.9 | 94 | 95 | 6 | 42 | 44 | -10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | MATRIXX INITIATIVES INC | MTXX | 17.9 | -8.2 | 93 | 95 | 33 | 814 | -56 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 20 | ENSIGN GROUP INC | ENSG | 15.93 | -17.3 | 92 | 97 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 60 | 4 |
| 21 | N C I INC CL A | NCIT | 28.29 | -14.5 | 92 | 97 | 15 | 44 | 22 | 15 | 17 | -- | 9 | 3 |
| 22 | BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC | BWLD | 31.24 | -30.6 | 90 | 98 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | DIAMOND FOODS INC | DMND | 23.01 | -28.4 | 98 | 88 | 44 | 29 | 76 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 24 | LONGTOP FINANCL TECH ADS | LFT | 15.54 | -28.4 | 97 | 89 | -- | 52 | -- | 79 | 24 | 57 | 58 | 0 |
| 25 | TOWER GROUP INC | TWGP | 22.82 | -26.5 | 96 | 90 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 2 |
| 26 | BAKER MICHAEL CORP | BKR | 32.91 | -24.9 | 94 | 95 | 79 | 125 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | COPA HOLDINGS SA | CPA | 28.5 | -34.7 | 94 | 93 | 7 | 74 | 3 | 22 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD | AEM | 54.65 | -34.5 | 92 | 95 | -3 | 40 | -70 | -68 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 13 |
| 29 | C N A SURETY CORP | SUR | 15.09 | -34.1 | 92 | 95 | -16 | 35 | -4 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | TETRA TECH INC | TTEK | 22.84 | -24.3 | 92 | 95 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | MANTECH INTERNATIONAL | MANT | 57.48 | -7.4 | 91 | 95 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | GREEN MTN COFFEE ROASTRS | GMCR | 40.01 | -10.6 | 91 | 94 | 33 | 14 | 38 | 56 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 3 |
| 33 | QUALITY SYSTEMS INC | QSII | 39.7 | -17.2 | 90 | 95 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 36 | 38 | 33 | 37 | 2 |
| 34 | SHANDA INTERACTIVE ENTMT | SNDA | 31.49 | -17.7 | 90 | 95 | 34 | 52 | 24 | 56 | 34 | 47 | 61 | 0 |
| 35 | CELGENE CORP | CELG | 53.99 | -30.2 | 98 | 85 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 52 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | CAPELLA EDUCATION CO | CPLA | 56.79 | -15.1 | 93 | 90 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | -- | 17 | 1 |
| 37 | CEPHALON INC | CEPH | 74.25 | -8.7 | 92 | 92 | 17 | 83 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 4 |
| 38 | MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS | MHS | 45.6 | -12.3 | 92 | 91 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | OPEN TEXT CORP | OTEX | 33 | -15.6 | 91 | 92 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | PANERA BREAD CO CL A | PNRA | 46.28 | -28.8 | 91 | 92 | 11 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 41 | FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SVS | FCFS | 16 | -20 | 90 | 95 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 16 | -- | 20 | 2 |
| 42 | KNIGHT CAPITAL GRP CL A | NITE | 17.69 | -11.5 | 90 | 94 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 |
| 43 | SUNOCO LOGISTICS PTNR LP | SXL | 49.96 | -10.8 | 89 | 95 | -3 | 72 | 30 | -30 | 21 | -- | -- | 0 |
| 44 | BRINKS HOME SEC HLDGS | CFL | 21.69 | -14.5 | 88 | 96 | 2 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 12 | -- | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SVCS | EMS | 35.24 | -9.9 | 88 | 96 | -1 | 55 | 23 | 11 | 15 | -- | -- | 2 |
| 46 | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CP | EW | 61.1 | -8.8 | 87 | 96 | 17 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
| 47 | SHENANDOAH TELECOMMCTNS | SHEN | 22.54 | -20.7 | 87 | 96 | 21 | 23 | 69 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| 48 | APOLLO GROUP INC CL A | APOL | 80.2 | -10.9 | 85 | 97 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 67 | 26 | 19 | 2 |
| 49 | BIOGEN IDEC INC | BIIB | 50.78 | -31 | 91 | 90 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | TERRA NITROGEN CO LP | TNH | 119.91 | -30 | 88 | 94 | -- | -1 | -- | 14 | 99 | -- | -- | 1 |
| 51 | L H C GROUP INC | LHCG | 29.19 | -20.7 | 87 | 95 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 3 |
| 52 | ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY | ALGT | 34.49 | -29.7 | 85 | 95 | 125 | 267 | 130 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 33 | 1 |
| 53 | CERNER CORP | CERN | 37.94 | -24.1 | 95 | 82 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 54 | SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNRS | SPH | 33.51 | -21.3 | 93 | 87 | 16 | 93 | 1 | -15 | 58 | 7 | -- | 0 |
| 55 | B M C SOFTWARE INC | BMC | 28.84 | -29.4 | 93 | 85 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | CHEMED CORPORATION | CHE | 44.86 | -15.1 | 89 | 93 | -1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 57 | WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP | WHG | 37.25 | -30.1 | 88 | 90 | -- | 41 | -- | 44 | 51 | 50 | 23 | 0 |
| 58 | DEVRY INC | DV | 54.06 | -16.4 | 87 | 92 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| 59 | RALCORP HOLDINGS INC | RAH | 60.91 | -17.8 | 87 | 90 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 60 | COMPUTER PROGRAMS & SYS | CPSI | 26.3 | -15.2 | 86 | 93 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 34 | -- | 15 | 2 |
| 61 | RESMED INC | RMD | 40.85 | -15.9 | 86 | 92 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 2 |
| 62 | STERLING CONSTRUCTION CO | STRL | 16.64 | -24.3 | 84 | 95 | 11 | 52 | -18 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 63 | CENTENE CORP | CNC | 21.2 | -14.1 | 84 | 93 | -4 | 999 | -31 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 64 | AUTOZONE INC | AZO | 146.39 | 0.4 | 83 | 97 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 99 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| 65 | ATHENAHEALTH INC | ATHN | 33.68 | -14.3 | 82 | 97 | 364 | 100 | 113 | 35 | 62 | 4 | 43 | 5 |
| 66 | I C U MEDICAL INC | ICUI | 35.35 | -1.4 | 82 | 97 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 2 |
| 67 | NETEASE.COM INC ADR | NTES | 19.22 | -29.2 | 92 | 84 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 37 | 57 | 48 | 3 |
| 68 | CROWN HOLDINGS INC | CCK | 20.75 | -29.9 | 91 | 90 | 19 | 114 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 69 | GENZYME CORP | GENZ | 71.56 | -14.8 | 89 | 87 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 2 |
| 70 | AARON RENTS INC | RNT | 24.02 | -20.5 | 88 | 90 | 19 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 71 | PAPA JOHNS INTL INC | PZZA | 21.19 | -30.9 | 87 | 91 | 60 | 225 | 67 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| 72 | GEN-PROBE INC | GPRO | 44.1 | -29.3 | 86 | 89 | -1 | 5 | -24 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | BIO REFERENCE LABS INC | BRLI | 24.98 | -22.3 | 85 | 91 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 1 |
| 74 | CENTRAL VERMONT PUB SVC | CV | 23.32 | -15.4 | 84 | 94 | -- | 49 | -- | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 75 | CALIFORNIA WATER SVC GRP | CWT | 40.3 | -16.5 | 84 | 91 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC | AAP | 36.91 | -18.9 | 82 | 94 | -3 | 46 | -1 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | GENOPTIX INC | GXDX | 34.78 | -16.6 | 80 | 95 | 58 | 136 | -34 | 98 | 28 | 23 | 46 | 4 |
| 78 | AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA | AIPC | 31.85 | -4.7 | 76 | 99 | 85 | 999 | -14 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | MYRIAD GENETICS | MYGN | 83.93 | -5.1 | 76 | 99 | 91 | 491 | -- | 49 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 |
| 80 | STRAYER EDUCATION INC | STRA | 189.31 | -21.1 | 91 | 83 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 44 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | SYBASE INC | SY | 27.91 | -24.6 | 88 | 88 | -2 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 82 | BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC | BAX | 58.05 | -18.9 | 88 | 86 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 |
| 83 | SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES | SJI | 35.97 | -11.8 | 88 | 84 | 10 | 180 | 8 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | SILGAN HOLDINGS INC | SLGN | 49.3 | -15.4 | 87 | 88 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 34 | 0 |
| 85 | NEOGEN CORP | NEOG | 24.45 | -23.5 | 87 | 87 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 86 | IMMUCOR INC | BLUD | 26.32 | -22.1 | 87 | 86 | 0 | 4 | -19 | 18 | 27 | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 87 | ROSS STORES INC | ROST | 30.79 | -25.9 | 86 | 91 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 88 | ST JUDE MEDICAL INC | STJ | 36.62 | -24.5 | 86 | 89 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | DOLLAR TREE INC | DLTR | 35.18 | -20.6 | 85 | 91 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 90 | TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL ADR | TEVA | 46.17 | -7.7 | 85 | 89 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| 91 | PHARMERICA CORP | PMC | 19.09 | -26.1 | 84 | 92 | 14 | 52 | 32 | -3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | AMGEN INC | AMGN | 56.69 | -14.8 | 83 | 93 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
| 93 | J & J SNACK FOODS CORP | JJSF | 32.14 | -12.1 | 82 | 93 | 18 | 130 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 0 |
| 94 | AMERICAN PHYSICIANS CAP | ACAP | 45.48 | -9.9 | 81 | 94 | -9 | 4 | -10 | -10 | 20 | 40 | 17 | 0 |
| 95 | E P I Q SYSTEMS INC | EPIQ | 15.39 | -18.6 | 80 | 93 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 2 |
| 96 | INTERDIGITAL INC | IDCC | 29.31 | -13 | 79 | 97 | -11 | 11 | 167 | -3 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 2 |
| 97 | MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE | MNRO | 24.86 | -5.1 | 78 | 98 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
| 98 | WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS | WPI | 29.81 | -8.8 | 78 | 95 | 3 | 51 | -16 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 99 | GRAND CANYON EDUCATION | LOPE | 18.81 | -9.6 | 76 | 99 | 220 | 150 | -- | 68 | 0 | -- | 65 | 0 |
| 100 | CRUCELL NV ADR | CRXL | 19.33 | -19.7 | 76 | 97 | -- | 544 | -- | 15 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 |
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