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AETNA INC NEW (NYSE)
AET	29.76	0.28	(0.95%)	Vol. 4,025,848	16:00 ET

Aetna Inc. is one of the nation's largest health benefits companies and one of the nation's largest insurance and financial services organizations. Aetna provides these benefits to employer and plan sponsor customers in all 50 states, ranging from large multisite national accounts to middle-market and small-employer groups. Its products include the full range of health insurance, including dental and pharmacy benefits, from HMO and POS to PPO and indemnity, as well as group insurance products such as life, disability and long-term care insurance.

General Information

AETNA INC-NEW

151 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT 06156 Phone: 860 273-0123 Fax: 860-275-2677 Web: www.aetna.com Email: investorrelations@aetna.com

Industry	MED-HMO
Sector:	Medical

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/11/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	29.48
52 Week High	34.87
52 Week Low	18.66
Beta	1.30
20 Day Moving Average	7,110,503.00
Target Price Consensus	32.64

% Price Change
4 Week	8.94
12 Week	-2.41
YTD	-0.35

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	7.76
12 Week	-7.99
YTD	-17.53

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	436.50
Market Capitalization (millions)	12,396.60
Short Ratio	0.67
Last Split Date	02/21/2006

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.14%
Annual Dividend	$0.04
Payout Ratio	0.01
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	11/10/2009 / $0.04

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.43
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.76
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	13.60
Next EPS Report Date	02/11/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.25
30 Days Ago	2.25
60 Days Ago	2.13
90 Days Ago	2.21

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	10.29
Trailing 12 Months:	8.61
PEG Ratio	0.75

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-38.39%
vs. Previous Quarter	0.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	14.40%
vs. Previous Quarter:	0.60%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.30
Price/Cash Flow	5.73
Price / Sales	0.37

ROE
09/30/09	17.79
06/30/09	19.92
03/31/09	21.24

ROA
09/30/09	4.17
06/30/09	4.74
03/31/09	5.11

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.29
06/30/09	0.28
03/31/09	0.31

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.29
06/30/09	0.28
03/31/09	0.31

Operating Margin
09/30/09	4.47
06/30/09	5.29
03/31/09	5.93

Net Margin
09/30/09	6.04
06/30/09	6.07
03/31/09	6.86

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	6.04
06/30/09	6.07
03/31/09	6.86

Book Value
09/30/09	21.86
06/30/09	19.86
03/31/09	18.44

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	-
03/31/09	-

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.38
06/30/09	0.41
03/31/09	0.44

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	27.61
06/30/09	29.07
03/31/09	30.32


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