After falling some 60% over the past 12 months, even the most bearish J.C. Penney (JCPN.Q) naysayers have to start wondering if this is a stock that's worth more dead than alive. With a huge portfolio of real estate to sell, and a relatively large cash balance, J.C. Penney may be worth another look for the value-minded investor out there.
Is J.C. Penney a Buy After the Crash?
By Austin Smith and Eric Bleeker
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Apr 9, 2013 at 9:34PM
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OTC: JCPN.Q
J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
This company may be too cheap to ignore now.
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