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Gafisa Rising - This Turnaround Looks Real
John Gilluly • Wed, Mar 6 • 26 Comments
Gafisa: Deeply Undervalued But Still A Speculative Investment
Caiman Valores • Tue, Mar 5 • 8 Comments
Gafisa: A Speculative Play On Brazilian Residential Property
Caiman Valores • Sat, Jul 28, 2012 • 30 Comments
Gafisa Near 'Strong Buy' As Lennar Performs
Takeover Analyst • Tue, Jan 31, 2012 • 14 Comments
3 Reasons Why Gafisa S.A. Is Vulnerable
Follow My Alpha • Tue, Jul 12, 2011 • 10 Comments
Gafisa S.A.: The Only Homebuilder I'd Consider Buying at Present
Rougemont • Mon, Jul 11, 2011 • 15 Comments
Audit, Management Shuffle Weigh on Brazilian Homebuilder Gafisa
Emerging Money • Wed, Jul 6, 2011 • 1 Comment
Bad Week for Gafisa: CEO Resigns Ahead of Paltry Earnings
TraderMark • Wed, May 11, 2011
Time to Get Back Into Gafisa as Buffett Explores Brazil Opportunities?
Stone Fox Capital • Mon, Feb 14, 2011 • 1 Comment
Restarting Gafisa for a Trade
TraderMark • Fri, Jan 22, 2010 • 14 Comments
Gafisa: Think American Housing Market in the 1950s
TraderMark • Wed, Oct 21, 2009 • 10 Comments
Brazilian Stocks Take It on the Chin: Time to Add Back Gafisa
TraderMark • Tue, Oct 20, 2009
Gafisa's Quick 20% Return in Two Weeks
TraderMark • Wed, Sep 16, 2009 • 3 Comments
Buying Gafisa on a Bank of America Downgrade
TraderMark • Thu, Sep 3, 2009 • 1 Comment
Gafisa Earnings Weaker than Expected, But Does It Matter?
TraderMark • Mon, Aug 3, 2009 • 2 Comments
Doubling My Stake in Brazilian Homebuilder Gafisa
TraderMark • Wed, Apr 30, 2008
Cutting Back Gafisa Thanks to Cramer
TraderMark • Thu, Feb 14, 2008

Gafisa: Deeply Undervalued But Still A Speculative Investment
Caiman Valores • Tue, Mar 5 • 8 Comments

3 Latin American Small Caps Showing Signs Of Undervaluation
Kapitall • Fri, May 24 • 1 Comment
Cramer's Lightning Round- Kicking Myself Over Toll Brothers (4/16/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, Apr 17
Mean-Reversion Portends Explosive Homebuilder Spring
John Gilluly • Wed, Jan 16 • 31 Comments
4 Outperforming Stocks Under $5 With Strong Sales Trends
Kapitall • Fri, Jan 4
5 Small-Cap Stocks Under $5 With Encouraging Sales Trends
Kapitall • Thu, Dec 20, 2012 • 1 Comment
6 Stocks Under $5 On Winning Streaks
Kapitall • Thu, Sep 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
5 Small Cap Stocks Projected For Big Growth And Rated Buy Or Better By Analysts
ZetaKap • Thu, Aug 23, 2012 • 1 Comment
Prices Rise In Brazil As Country Develops Steadily
Max G • Sun, Aug 12, 2012
3 High-Growth Stocks Under $3 With Strong Receivable Trends
Kapitall • Sun, Jun 24, 2012 • 2 Comments
How To Play Brazil In 2012
Emerging Money • Sun, Jun 10, 2012 • 11 Comments
9 High Growth Industrials With Analyst Backing
ZetaKap • Thu, Jun 7, 2012
Industrial Goods Dogs Sag In April
Fredrik Arnold • Fri, May 25, 2012 • 3 Comments
Top International Dividend Stocks - May 2012 - Danger Ahead!
Intelligent Speculator • Wed, May 23, 2012 • 8 Comments
A Look At 3 Real Estate Developers From The United States, China And Brazil
Kevin Quon • Tue, May 8, 2012 • 7 Comments
The Top 5 Small Caps To Own Right Now
StreetAuthority • Mon, May 7, 2012 • 2 Comments
The Return Of Economic Nationalism And Rising Investment Risk In Brazil
Caiman Valores • Mon, May 7, 2012 • 11 Comments
4 Stocks Trading Below $5 With High Rebound Potential
Hawkinvest • Mon, Apr 23, 2012 • 5 Comments
8 Sector And Dow March Dividend Dominance Report
Fredrik Arnold • Tue, Apr 17, 2012 • 6 Comments
Industrial Goods Sector Dogs Jump In March
Fredrik Arnold • Fri, Apr 13, 2012 • 1 Comment
5 Growth Candidates: Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Our Top Pick
Tactical Investor • Thu, Mar 29, 2012 • 17 Comments

Gafisa S.A. Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, May 13
Gafisa S.A. Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Mar 12
Gafisa's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Nov 13, 2012
Gafisa SA Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 9, 2010

Latin American Markets: Brazil stocks up as gov’t outlines more stimulus

at MarketWatch.com (Sep 11, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazil’s currency slips; OGX drops on exec move

at MarketWatch.com (Aug 29, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks fall on rekindled Europe worries

at MarketWatch.com (Jul 20, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks post second consecutive advance

at MarketWatch.com (Jul 18, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks fall ahead of expected rate cut

at MarketWatch.com (May 30, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks turn lower after Spain downgrade

at MarketWatch.com (May 29, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks advance, but slip for the week

at MarketWatch.com (May 25, 2012)
Arena Pharma, Hologic active; Decliners top advancers in early action

at MarketWatch.com (Apr 30, 2012)
Your First Move For Wednesday April 4th

at CNBC.com (Apr 3, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazil stocks sag on interest-rate cycle concerns

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 15, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks higher ahead of rate decision

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 7, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks hurt as inflation view dims

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 27, 2012)
Bullish on Emerging Markets, For Now: Analyst

at CNBC.com (Feb 21, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Gol, Gafisa lead Brazilian stocks to modest win

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 2, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks climb as Petrobras, Gafisa gain

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 1, 2012)
Latin American Markets: Brazilian stocks fall as euro-zone worries persist

at MarketWatch.com (Dec 21, 2011)
Latin American Markets: Brazil stocks fall on inflation, euro-zone views

at MarketWatch.com (Dec 19, 2011)
Latin American Markets: Brazil stocks slump on dreary global growth view

at MarketWatch.com (Dec 12, 2011)
Latin American Markets: Brazil, Mexico stocks hit as Europe fears weigh

at MarketWatch.com (Nov 17, 2011)
Latin American Markets: Brazil stocks up after inflation, Europe progress

at MarketWatch.com (Nov 11, 2011)

GFA vs. ETF Alternatives

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Sector: Industrial Goods

Industry: Residential Construction

Country: Brazil

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Monday, June 10, 9:22 PM Lennar (LEN -3.37%) suffered today after a J.P. Morgan downgrade. Morgan analysts lowered the stock to neutral from overweight and lowered the price target from $48 to $46.50, projecting "some modest near term downside risk." Collateral damage to housing stocks included Gafisa (GFA -6.21%),Toll Bros. (TOL -2.95%), Hovnanian (HOV -2.77%), PulteGroup (PHM -1.99%), KB Home (KBH -1.78%). Comment!
Friday, June 7, 5:30 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: EQIS +6%. GFA +5%. VWO +4%. DLR +3%. HILL +2%.
After-hours top losers: MIND -16%. UAL -7%. SQNM -4%. PBI -3%. ADBE -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, June 7, 9:11 AM Premarket gainers: ROSG +16%. JKS +15%. IMUC +10%. NLST +8%. CBK +8%. GFA +7%. SNTA +7%. ELN +5%.
Losers: FSGI -42%. TIVO -18%. IRM -15%. JRCC -14%. LAMR -9%. CPRT -8%. FRO -7%. EQIX -8%. OIS -8%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, March 18, 3:42 PM Gafisa SA (GFA +4.3%) gains today on a likely spate of short-covering, rising for the first time since March 11, the day before the Brazilian homebuilder reported a Q4 net loss that lagged analyst forecasts. The shares are off nearly 14% since the earnings announcement. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move, Earnings, Global & FX]
Monday, December 3, 2012, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: SVU +13%. DECK +10%. PPHM +7%. DELL +6%. GFA +6%. DF +5%.
Losers: MMR -10%. TPCG -6%. LDK -6%.
Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, August 10, 2012, 3:36 PM Brazilian real-estate developer Gafisa (GFA +13.6%) ramps higher after swinging a profit in Q2 and putting an end to the streak of losses in the previous quarters, as it reduced expenses by cutting the volume of new project launches and slashing costs. Since last year the company has been restructuring its subsidiaries, mainly Tenda, which it acquired at the end of 2008. However, the acquisition hasn't paid off and has been a considerable drain on operating costs. Comment! [Global & FX, Financials, Earnings, On the Move]
Monday, April 2, 2012, 9:08 AM Premarket gainers: TWER +20%. AVP +19%. RNDY +8%. MCP +4%. ESRX +4%. VVUS +3%.
Losers: KERX -60%. AVII -32%. GRPN -10%. NBG -8%. GFA -6%. SINA -5%. IRE -4%. GOLD -4%. THLD -3%. MT -2%. BBVA -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: GMCR +21%. CEDC +21%. MTSN +15%. OMEX +10%. GPS +8%. CNQR +6%. EA +6%. CDNS +6%. QCOM +5%. ELGX +5%. GFA +5%. AUO +4%. KSS +4%. ZNGA +4%. IRE +4%. CMI +3%. K +3%. CPST +3%. JDSU +3%. MA +3%. RENN +3%.
Losers: SD -13%. ANF -12%. ANN -10%. NG -9%. BSX -6%. CI -6%. RCL -6%. UN -5%. MPW +4%. VIA -4%. UL -4%. CHKM -4%. SNE -4%. PCX -4%. PHM -3%. DOW -3%. ANZ -3%. CUK -3%. CCL -3%. NBG -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 12:09 PM Shares in Brazilian construction company Gafisa SA (GFA +9%) pop amid persistent speculation that an undisclosed investment fund may be preparing a takeover bid. The stock is up nearly 30% over the past six sessions in volatile trading as takeout chatter has increased. Comment! [Global & FX, On the Move, M&A]
Friday, January 13, 2012, 9:25 AM Premarket gainers: GGC +36%. RDN +7%. APOG +4%. SAP +3%.
Losers: EK -20%. DMND -9%. SFLY -8%. PCX -8%. SGEN -6%. JASO -6%. TSL -5%. GFA -4%. JPM -4%. BAC -4%. ALU -4%. VOD -4%. CPNO -4%. VMW -4%. MS -4%. C -4%. ANR -4%. HOV -3%. YGE -3%. TS -3%. RCL -3%. BUD -3%. RF -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 9:05 AM Premarket gainers: CSIQ +27%. PGNX +26%. AIS +17%. SLXP +11%. S +7%. CLWR +7%. JEF +6%. ALU +6%. NOK +5%. DB +5%. RIO +5%. MT +4%. STD +4%. BBVA +4%. STM +4%. VHC +4%. GSS +4%. ANR +4%. MS +4%. ERIC +4%. BHP +3%. ZMH +3%. VALE +3%. ITUB +3%. SNE +3%. C +3%. VE +3%. X +3%. MU +3%. HAL +3%. SI +3%.
Losers: TRGT -22%. RHT -8%. GFA -4%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, May 24, 2010, 12:40 PM In Latin America, "it pays to buy the correction," JPMorgan Chase says, foreseeing a 12-month return of up to 27% in regional stocks led by raw materials and homebuilders. Stocks including Petrobras (PBR), Gafisa (GFA) and PDG Realty (PDGRY.PK) have been "clobbered," falling up to 21%. 1 Comment
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: MF +13%. OCNF +10%. NVAX +6%. LEN +6%. SOMX +5%. ADBE +5%. CTIC +5%. S +5%.
Losers: ORRF -10%. JBL -7%. SONC -5%. CX -5%. GENZ -4%. STD -4%. CHU -4%. GFA -4%. Comment!
Monday, December 1, 2008, 8:41 AM Premarket losers: BCS -14%. GFA -13%. AAUK -13%. MER -10.5%. ACGY -10%. UBS -10%. IBN -8.5%. RTP -8%. ING -8%. AUY -8%. STP -8%. WFT -7.5%. RBS -7.5%. PBR -7.5%. SLV -9%. SLW -7%. PWE -7%. MT -7%. WPPGY -7%. Comment!
Thursday, November 6, 2008, 9:17 AM Premarket losers: LVS -32%. THQI -31%. FCN -27%. MDR -24%. DOX -20%. NWS -12%. BX -12%. TM -12%. MGM -9%. GFA -8%. ERIC -8%. ALU -8%. WFC -7%. ACGY -7%. MT -7%. AAUK -7%. HMC -7%. BYD -7%. Comment!

Kapitall
Small Cap Latin American Stocks That Look Undervalued $GFA $IRS $TGS http://seekingalpha.com/a/v9vp
May 24, 3:00 PM
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BigTaste-T
$GFA testing $5 resistance. I bought in around $2.46/share. I'll hold on to see what happens.
Jan 27, 9:28 PM
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Ryan Mallory
Evening Tape: Debt, GDP, and Problems with the G's http://bit.ly/SwYfqY VZ SPY GFA GRPN
10/2/12
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Ryan Mallory
Lazy Trade Long & Short: GFA & ISIS http://bit.ly/QShaci
10/1/12
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Ryan Mallory
My Watch-List Heading Into Next Week http://bit.ly/SrgXvA TTM EDU GRPN LEAP NTE NTSP SHLD SRPT BEAV GFA NLSN WYNN SIS ALXN MCD
9/28/12
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Ryan Mallory
My Current Long & Short WatchList: Post Fed | SHLD GFA MDRX BLL INTU QIHU TLM ISIS ANR are solid for starters http://bit.ly/TPmAK7
9/13/12
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Andre V
GFA Headed to resistance @6 - . Stock when hitting 5 will become margin-able where others may add Andre V
9/11/12
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jsIRA
Stocks made break-out Friday: GFA: $4.11, bought at $2.11, going to see $5.00 soon; TSYS : $1.76, bought at $1.13, will see $2.50 soon
9/2/12
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jsIRA: TSYS - It is not my style to chase stocks. Always wait for pull back. May pull back to 1.60 level or up to above 2.00 short term.
9/4/12
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aumeoli: Agreed. Thanks
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ZetaKap
5 Small Cap Stocks Projected For Big Growth And Rated Buy Or Better By Analysts http://bit.ly/NiwOkL $AKRX $GFA $HTWR $RLOC $VCRA @ZetaKap
8/23/12
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jsIRA
My Portfolio made big gains this month: ZNGA, CECO, KBH, MTOR, FSLR, GFA, INVN, OCZ, MITK, etc.
8/9/12
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jsIRA: Sorry wrong symbol. COCO bought yesterday at 2.00 and CECO will be a buy at 2.50. It closed at 2.66 yesterday.
Mar 6, 6:25 AM
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jsIRA: We still hold ZNGA, GFA, KBH, just bought back FSLR. COCO.
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jsIRA
Stocks made break-out Friday: GFA: $4.11, bought at $2.11, going to see $5.00 soon; TSYS : $1.76, bought at $1.13, will see $2.50 soon
9/2/12
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jsIRA: TSYS - It is not my style to chase stocks. Always wait for pull back. May pull back to 1.60 level or up to above 2.00 short term.
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aumeoli: Agreed. Thanks
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DAG1996
GFA buying out 100% stake in most valuable assets... my take, not time to double down yet but perhaps in a few months
6/7/12
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DAG1996: to clarify, i'll definitely hold what i have, but reconsidering whether i want to buy more.
6/10/12
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DAG1996: this decision is getting harder every day... up 10% already today alone. holding is a no-brainer now, but tough call whether to buy more.
6/11/12
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BigTaste-T
GFA keeps going down, but is essentially at an all time low (my trigger to buy). I've been buying with a cost basis of $2.82. Dumb move?
5/22/12
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iadops40: emerging market companies are a bulk of my portfolio. Also worth a look imo is Mexico's TMM, check out this report from Zack's
5/22/12
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iadops40: http://bit.ly/JMEvhh
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DAG1996
GFA getting beat up today. i'll likely buy more next week... the assets are still there & still very valuable. somewhat risky play though.
4/2/12
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mitrado: "According to our Bylaws, Gafisa is committed to paying to shareholders at least 25% of its annual net income as dividends...
4/3/12
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mitrado: ... or interest on shareholder´s equity, as calculated and adjusted under Brazilian corporate law." http://bit.ly/HHGL4m
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Stone Fox Capital
Watch GFA tomorrow on the Brazil rate cut
3/7/12
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DAG1996: the effects may have already started... GFA is the only of the Brazil ADRs I can find that gained today while all the others dropped
3/8/12
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whitehead1
Does any one knows what was the price offer for "GFA"? I don't see any where what was the price offered for GFA.
3/6/12
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vireoman: Sam is 70, after all. Maybe he didn't have his reading glasses on.
3/7/12
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DAG1996: lol yes, that could be.
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vireoman
So GFA ain't selling to Zell. There went that pop.
2/29/12
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DeepValueLover: GFA is just a bigger bargain now!
2/29/12
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DAG1996: for new buyers yes... it's not back to where i started yet so i'm still in the green and already have a full position
2/29/12
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kevinbwall
Picked up some GFA today. I don't necessarily see a rejection of an offer as a bad thing.
2/29/12
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DeepValueLover: Brazil is the new China. GFA is good to go.
2/29/12
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DAG1996: lol i understand what you mean, but let's hope Brazil doesn't become the next China... more beer than bombs!! lol
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DAG1996
GFA anymore news on MA talks?
2/15/12
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DAG1996: thanks i'll check it out. my huge oil find money is on PBR... but watchin that story takes so much time i miss all the others.
2/15/12
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DAG1996: obviously as a PBR fan, i don't think nationalization is always evil... one could argue many US big names are unofficially nationalized
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NakedValue
Anyone have strong long/short opinions about GFA, bank preferreds, XCO, AAPL, CAT, XRX, DELL, RFP, BIP, JRCC or FXI?????
1/31/12
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DAG1996: GFA performs well for me (long) and I expect even better with Brazil's growth. M&A rumors are also ramping up in recent days.
2/1/12
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ragnarrr
why is GFA so cheap?
1/30/12
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DAG1996: If you have a position in GFA or are considering it, you'll want to read this... http://buswk.co/xxGvnW
1/31/12
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DAG1996: That probably explains the +7.5% spike today.
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