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GERDAU S A (NYSE)
GGB 16.53 -0.09 (-0.54%) Vol.  3,959,776 16:00 ET

Day Low - High 16.28 - 16.59
52wk Low - High 4.63 - 17.72
Avg Volume 8,118,864
Industry STEEL-PRODUCERS
Market Cap 23.83 B
Div - Yield 0.02 - 0.10
PE (forward) 30.66
PEG Ratio N/A
Current Year Est. .54
EPS Last Year 2.16
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#3 Hold 7.53%
#4 Sell 2.01%
#5 Strong Sell -0.07%
S&P 500 8.70%
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.71
ABR (Last Week) 2.71
# of Recs in ABR 7
Average Target Price 17.55
Industry Rank by ABR 154 out of 217
Rank in Industry 12 out of 21
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR GGB
Zacks Blog: Gerdau S.A. Back with a Bang
Nov 05, 2009
Zacks Equity Research: Report for GGB
Oct 22, 2009
Zacks Blog: Brazil Steelmakers Expect Recovery
Sep 03, 2009
Zacks Blog: Another Cut in Brazil’s Interest Rate
Jul 23, 2009
Zacks Blog: Brazilian Steel Industry Recovers
Jul 09, 2009
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NEWS
Complimentary Research Report on ATI, GGB, KG, A, HCP and DNE byWallStSense.com
Nov 19, 2009
Gerdau Up 16.5% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation
Nov 16, 2009
Gerdau Up 16.8% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation
Nov 10, 2009
Gerdau S.A. -- Consolidated Information
Nov 05, 2009
Gerdau Up 10.9% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation
Nov 04, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate 0.28 0.29 0.54 1.13
Number of Estimates 2 2 5 6
Low Estimates 0.27 0.29 0.31 0.89
High Estimate 0.28 0.29 0.75 1.31
Year Ago EPS N/A 0.03 N/A 0.54
EPS Growth N/A% 866.67% N/A% 108.18%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
GERDAU S.A. throughout its 101 years of activities, they are largest long steel producer in Latin America, and have made an important contribution in building the history of the Brazilian industry. Gerdau Group dedicates itself to meeting the growing demands of several dynamic industries involved in the production of goods and in the development of the economy. Gerdau steel is used in construction and industry as well as in the automotive and agricultural sectors.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 2.16
Sales 23351.05
Net Income 777.2
Price/Earnings 7.69
Price/Book 2.01
Price/Cash Flow 9.63
Price/Sales 1.67


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