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ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC (NYSE)
ATK 87.08 0.10 (0.11%) Vol.  246,249 13:30 ET

Day Low - High 85.91 - 87.08
52wk Low - High 60.76 - 91.39
Avg Volume 662,990
Industry AEROSPACE/DEFENSE EQUIPMENT
Market Cap 2.86 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 9.82
PEG Ratio .74
Current Year Est. 8.86
EPS Last Year 8.52
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#3 Hold 7.53%
#4 Sell 2.01%
#5 Strong Sell -0.07%
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.00
ABR (Last Week) 2.00
# of Recs in ABR 14
Average Target Price 96.56
Industry Rank by ABR 33 out of 217
Rank in Industry 14 out of 29
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3 stars Hold 40%
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR ATK
Zacks Equity Research: Report for ATK
Nov 13, 2009
Zacks Blog: Alliant Tech. Enters Oversold Territory
Jul 01, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday
Jun 29, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday
Jun 16, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Thursday
Jun 11, 2009
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NEWS
Atikwa Minerals Corporation Announces Name Change
Nov 20, 2009
Alliant Techsystems Up 7.3% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation
Nov 20, 2009
ATK Wins $20 Million Ammunition Contract
Nov 18, 2009
Iraq: ATK Delivers Third AC-208 Combat Caravan Aircraft to Iraqi Air Force
Nov 17, 2009
ATK Honored Not Once But Twice on TIME Magazine's List of 50 Best Inventions for 2009
Nov 17, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
03/2010
Next Year
03/2011
Average Estimate 2.18 2.33 8.86 9.13
Number of Estimates 13 13 11 13
Low Estimates 2.02 2.10 8.65 8.00
High Estimate 2.45 2.64 9.31 9.54
Year Ago EPS 1.96 2.28 7.63 8.86
EPS Growth 11.22% 2.16% 16.11% 3.01%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
ATK is an aerospace and defense company with leading market positions in munitions, smart weapons and precision capabilities, propulsion, and composite structures. They have three business segments: Conventional Munitions, Aerospace, and Defense Systems (company press release).

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 8.52
Sales 4583.22
Net Income 174.21
Price/Earnings 10.21
Price/Book 3.36
Price/Cash Flow 6.23
Price/Sales .6


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