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CNA SURETY CORP (NYSE)
SUR 13.67 -0.14 (-1.01%) Vol.  50,422 16:04 ET

Day Low - High 13.52 - 13.81
52wk Low - High 9.00 - 19.81
Avg Volume 62,217
Industry INS-PROP&CASLTY
Market Cap 611.23 M
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 6.8
PEG Ratio 1.13
Current Year Est. 2.03
EPS Last Year 2.20
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#2 Buy 16.63%
#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 3.00
ABR (Last Week) 3.00
# of Recs in ABR 1
Average Target Price 18.00
Industry Rank by ABR 127 out of 217
Rank in Industry 44 out of 68
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR SUR
Zacks Equity Research: Report for SUR
Nov 12, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday
Jun 29, 2009
Zacks Blog: CNA Surety’s MACD Indicates Bearishness
Jun 09, 2009
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NEWS
CNA Surety to Present at the FBR Capital Markets 2009 Fall Investor Conference on December 2nd, 2009
Nov 24, 2009
CNA Surety Down 4.5% Since SmarTrend's Sell Recommendation
Nov 17, 2009
CNA Surety to Participate in a Conference Call Sponsored by Redburn Partners on November 11th, 2009
Nov 05, 2009
CNA Surety Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results
Oct 30, 2009
BUYINS.NET: SUR, RUTH, BSRR, CPSS, BBGI Expected To Be Lower After Earnings Releases on Friday
Oct 28, 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 0.50 0.47 2.03 2.00
Number of Estimates 1 1 1 1
Low Estimates 0.50 0.47 2.03 2.00
High Estimate 0.50 0.47 2.03 2.00
Year Ago EPS 0.66 0.47 2.49 2.03
EPS Growth -24.24% 0.00% -18.47% -1.48%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
CNA Surety Corporation is the largest publicly traded surety company in the country. Through its principal subsidiaries, Western Surety Company and Universal Surety of America, CNA Surety provides surety and fidelity bonds in all 50 states through a combined network of approximately 35,000 independent agencies.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 2.2
Sales 477.62
Net Income 97.67
Price/Earnings 6.28
Price/Book .69
Price/Cash Flow 5.12
Price/Sales 1.28


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