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STANCORP FINL GROUP INC (NYSE)
SFG 37.60 0.10 (0.27%) Vol.  393,045 16:02 ET

Day Low - High 36.96 - 37.63
52wk Low - High 13.79 - 42.71
Avg Volume 369,662
Industry INS-LIFE
Market Cap 1.84 B
Div - Yield 0.80 - 2.13
PE (forward) 7.79
PEG Ratio .87
Current Year Est. 4.82
EPS Last Year 4.83
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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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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
STANCORP FINL GROUP INC SFG PREMIUM
UNIVL AMERICAN UAM PREMIUM
AMER EQUITY INV AEL PREMIUM
DELPHI FINL GRP DFG PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.36
ABR (Last Week) 2.36
# of Recs in ABR 11
Average Target Price 43.47
Industry Rank by ABR 121 out of 217
Rank in Industry 7 out of 14
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR SFG
Zacks Blog: StanCorp Financial a Penny Ahead
Oct 26, 2009
Zacks Blog: Delphi Sells Shares
Aug 19, 2009
Zacks Blog: StanCorp Surpasses Expectations
Jul 22, 2009
Zacks Equity Research: Report for SFG
Jul 01, 2009
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Jun 29, 2009
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NEWS
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. to Present at the FBR Capital Markets 2009 Fall Investor Conference on December 1, 2009
Nov 24, 2009
The Standard to Offer Managed Account Service to 403(b) Plans
Nov 18, 2009
StanCorp Financial increases annual cash dividend by 7% and reveals new share repurchase programme
Nov 10, 2009
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. Declares Annual Cash Dividend; Announces New Share Repurchase Program
Nov 09, 2009
Bay College Selects The Standard as Single 403(b) Plan Provider
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 1.20 1.19 4.82 5.00
Number of Estimates 8 5 8 10
Low Estimates 1.11 1.18 4.70 4.85
High Estimate 1.30 1.21 4.93 5.15
Year Ago EPS 1.20 1.13 4.99 4.82
EPS Growth 0.10% 5.66% -3.51% 3.80%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Standard Financial Corp. is a leading provider of group life and disability insurance products. The company also provide products to fund retirement plans and other insurance products to employers and groups as well as life insurance, disability insurance and retirement products to individuals. The Group Insurance segment sells group long term disability and group short term disability insurance, group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance and group dental insurance.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 4.83
Sales 2667
Net Income 172.9
Price/Earnings 7.76
Price/Book 1.02
Price/Cash Flow 4.95
Price/Sales .68


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