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ADVISORY BOARD CO (THE) (NASD)
ABCO 73.98 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Zacks Rank: 3 - Hold


Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 45.41 - 80.70
Avg Volume 110,327
Industry MEDICAL SERVICES
Market Cap 1.23 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 48.2
PEG Ratio 2.3
Current Year Est. 1.57
EPS Last Year 1.70
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
ADVISORY BOARD CO (THE) ABCO 3
HEALTHWAYS INC HWAY 2
MEDASSETS INC MDAS 2
OMNICARE INC OCR 2
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.57
ABR (Last Week) 1.57
# of Recs in ABR 7
Average Target Price 82.40
Rank in Industry 4 out of 13
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4 stars Buy 20%
3 stars Hold 40%
2 stars Sell 20%
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR ABCO
Zacks Equity Research: Report for ABCO
Feb 02, 2012
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Thursday
Aug 25, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Thursday
Aug 04, 2011
Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers: The Advisory Board Company and Northern Technologies International Corp.
Aug 04, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday
Jul 06, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday
Apr 05, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday
Mar 28, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Wednesday
Mar 23, 2011
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NEWS
Shares of ABCO Up 27.2% Since Uptrend Call on Shares
Feb 06, 2012
Shares of ABCO Up 27.2% Since Uptrend Call on Shares - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 06, 2012
The Advisory Board Company (ABCO) Corporate Event Announcement Notice
Feb 02, 2012
Advisory Board Shares Sinking Lower, Down 2.2%
Feb 02, 2012
Advisory Board Shares Sinking Lower, Down 2.2% - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
The Advisory Board Company (ABCO) Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
UPDATE: Deutsche Bank Raises Target on Advisory Board to $75 - Benzinga
Feb 02, 2012
The Advisory Board Company (ABCO) Corporate Event Announcement Notice
Feb 01, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2012
Next Quarter
06/2012
This Year
03/2012
Next Year
03/2013
Average Estimate 0.49 0.45 1.57 2.09
Number of Estimates 6 5 4 6
Low Estimates 0.40 0.38 1.46 1.82
High Estimate 0.61 0.53 1.62 2.56
Year Ago EPS 0.37 0.40 1.38 1.57
EPS Growth 32.88% 13.50% 13.41% 33.76%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
The Advisory Board Company provides best practices research and analysis to the health care industry, focusing on business strategy, operations and general management issues. The Company provides its best practices research and analysis through discrete annual programs to a membership of more than 2,000 hospitals, health systems, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, health care insurers, and medical device companies in the United States. Each program provides members with best practices research reports, executive education and other supporting research services.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.7
Sales 290.25
Net Income 22.24
Price/Earnings 44.37
Price/Book 6.34
Price/Cash Flow 35.07
Price/Sales 3.51


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