CAN RADIOSHACK RAISE THE VOLUME?

Consumer electronics retailer RadioShack (RSH) is in an unenviable position: Only 1 of 17 analysts who track it has a buy rating. Weak sales and Best Buy's dominance in the business have sunk its shares to 14.46, down from 35 last June. But some pros, who sniff a recovery in the works, say the time is ripe to buy. George Putnam III, editor of The Turnaround Letter, says a revival initiated by new CEO Julian Day is already well established, but the stock is still near its lows. RadioShack has many of the features Putnam considers key for a turnaround play: a widely recognized brand name and strong management with a well thought-out strategy to improve operating results. And the stock is cheap, he adds, trading at 9.3 times 2008 estimated profit of $1.60 a share. The lone bull among the analysts, David Strasser of Banc of America Securities, has a price target of 20.

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