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WELLPOINT INC (NYSE)
WLP 61.45 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 29.32 - N/A
Avg Volume 6,509,395
Industry MED-HMO
Market Cap 28.26 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 10.01
PEG Ratio 1.06
Current Year Est. 6.16
EPS Last Year 5.99
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# 3Hold14%
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# 5Hold1.85%
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MAGELLAN HLTH MGLN PREMIUM
HEALTHSPRING IN HS PREMIUM
MEDCO HLTH SOL MHS PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.84
ABR (Last Week) 1.84
# of Recs in ABR 22
Average Target Price 71.19
Industry Rank by ABR 191 out of 217
Rank in Industry 4 out of 18
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR WLP
Zacks Blog: Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: WellPoint, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc, United Technologies Corporation, General Electric Company and Honeywell International Inc
Jan 28, 2010
Zacks Equity Research: Report for WLP
Jan 28, 2010
Zacks Blog: WellPoint Beats Zacks Estimate
Jan 27, 2010
Zacks Blog: Molina Guides for 2010
Jan 27, 2010
Zacks Blog: Company News for January 27, 2010
Jan 27, 2010
Zacks Blog: Molina to Expand
Jan 20, 2010
Zacks Blog: Health Net on a High
Dec 11, 2009
Zacks Blog: WellPoint Sells NextRx Units
Dec 03, 2009
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NEWS
WellPoint Health Networks (WLP) Showing Neutral Technicals With Support at 58.93
Feb 09, 2010
WellPoint Rate Hike Brings Calif. Probe - TheStreet.com
Feb 09, 2010
HHS Demands Rate-Increase Explanation From Anthem
Feb 08, 2010
Aetna Profits Fall
Feb 05, 2010
Cigna Swings to a Profit of $330M
Feb 04, 2010
Health Sector News: Pfizer, Wellpoint
Feb 03, 2010
WellPoint Announces the Retirement of Larry C. Glasscock as Chairman of the Board; Angela F. Braly to Become Chair of the Board
Feb 03, 2010
Cramer`s `Mad Money` Follow-Up: Feb. 3 - TheStreet.com
Feb 03, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2010
Next Quarter
06/2010
This Year
12/2010
Next Year
12/2011
Average Estimate 1.53 1.56 6.16 6.91
Number of Estimates 18 16 16 14
Low Estimates 1.24 1.48 6.00 6.60
High Estimate 1.65 1.64 6.32 7.21
Year Ago EPS 1.62 1.43 6.09 6.16
EPS Growth -5.83% 8.96% 1.10% 12.26%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
WellPoint, Inc. is the largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company in terms of membership in the United States. WellPoint, Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and serves its members as the Blue Cross licensee for California; the Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia (excluding the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.), Wisconsin; and through HealthLink and UniCare.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 5.99
Sales 65028.1
Net Income 4745.9
Price/Earnings 10.29
Price/Book 1.14
Price/Cash Flow 8.85
Price/Sales .44


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