HDL
Should you follow Marty Whitman into Handleman?
"Third Avenue management recently reported a 17.2% stake in the company, up from the 15.6% it first reported in April."
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Handleman (HDL) is Still a Bargain
Stock Category: Turnaround
Ticker: HDL
Share Price: $6.95 (Mar. 9, 2007)
Intrinsic Value: $14.76
Suggested Buy Range (66% of IV): Below $9.74
Market Cap: $141 million
Handleman is an understandable business with a wide margin of safety, quality management and rock-bottom valuations. For these reasons it qualifies as a stock pick from The Picky Investor.

