Advisory Board Co (the): (NASD: ABCO)

$49.07

-0.57 (-1.15%)

Volume 413,141

May 14 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.27%
#2	Buy	18.43%
#3	Hold	9.86%
#4	Sell	4.09%
#5	Strong Sell	1.87%
S&P	500	9.59%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		48.26 - 49.75
	
		52wk Low - High
		39.73 - 55.06
	
		Previous Close
		49.64
	
		Avg. Volume
		428,763
	
		Industry
		MEDICAL SERVICES
	
		Market Cap
		1.74 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		0.56
	
		PE (Forward)
		48.83
	
		Current Year Est.
		1.02
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                                                                        Definition
                                                                        Annualized Return
                                                                    
                                                                        #1
                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        #2
                                                                        Buy
                                                                        18.43%
                                                                    
                                                                        #3
                                                                        Hold
                                                                        9.86%
                                                                    
                                                                        #4
                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.09%
                                                                    
                                                                        #5
                                                                        Strong Sell
                                                                        1.87%
                                                                    
                                                                        S&P
                                                                        500
                                                                        9.59%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            48.83
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            2.57
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            1.02
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.24
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.24
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-06-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            1.00
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            19.00%
                        
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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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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (03/2014)	Next Year (03/2015)
Average Estimate	0.24	0.25	1.02	1.24
Number of Estimates	3	3	3	3
Low Estimate	0.23	0.24	0.98	1.18
High Estimate	0.24	0.26	1.04	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.25	0.25	0.99	1.02
EPS Growth	-5.33%	-1.33%	2.69%	21.97%

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EPS Growth for ABCO

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
ADVISORY BOARD	ABCO	49.64
COVANCE INC	CVD	76.31
ICON PLC	ICLR	33.01
IPC THE HOSPITL	IPCM	48.48
OMNICARE INC	OCR	45.32
PAREXEL INTL CP	PRXL	45.07
BG MEDICINE INC	BGMD	1.67
CATAMARAN CORP	CTRX	51.22
EXPRESS SCRIPTS	ESRX	61.94
HEALTHWAYS INC	HWAY	14.46

Sector:Medical>> Industry:MEDICAL SERVICES

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

ABCO Posts Solid 4Q and FY2013 Earnings

May 13, 2013

Zacks Sell List Highlights: Advisory Board Co., Agnico-Eagle Mines, Penn National Gaming and Bob Evans Farms

Apr 04, 2013

Zacks Sell List Highlights: Advisory Board Co., Columbia Sportswear, Family Dollar Stores and ArthroCare

Mar 08, 2013

Bearish MACD for The Advisory Board Co.

Feb 28, 2013

Zacks Rank #5 Additions for Tuesday

Feb 12, 2013

Advisory Board Co.

Aug, 13 2012 00:00

Advisory Board Co.

Aug, 10 2012 00:00

The Advisory Board Company Enters Oversold Territory

Aug 07, 2012

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Financials

EPS TTM	1.00
Sales	451
Net Income	22
Price/Earnings	49.64
Price/Book	6.19
Price/Cash Flow	31.12
Price/Sales	3.87

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News

Advisory Board Crosses Above its 10-day MA (ABCO) - Financial News Network Online - Moving Average Crossovers

May 10, 2013

The Advisory Board CompanyCorporate Event Announcement Notice - Wall Street Horizon

May 10, 2013

Upgrade Alert for Advisory Board (ABCO) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 10, 2013

The Advisory Board Company Reports Results for Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013 - Pr Newswire

May 9, 2013

The Advisory Board CompanyCorporate Event Announcement Notice - Wall Street Horizon

May 9, 2013

ABCO, CFN, MDVN Expected To Be Up After Next Earnings Releases - M2

May 8, 2013

Advisory Board Shares Sinking Lower, Down 2.7% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 7, 2013

Shares of Advisory Board Are Moving Lower on 2.0x Above-Average Volume (ABCO) - Financial News Network Online - Unusual Volume

May 7, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.82
ABR (Last Week)	1.82
# of recs in ABR	11
Average Target Price	54.72
Industry Rank by ABR	103 out of 265
Rank in Industry	6 out of 15

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Day Low - High	48.26 - 49.75
52wk Low - High	39.73 - 55.06
Previous Close	49.64
Avg. Volume	428,763
Industry	MEDICAL SERVICES
Market Cap	1.74 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	0.56
PE (Forward)	48.83
Current Year Est.	1.02
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

PE (Forward)	48.83
PEG Ratio	2.57
Current Year Est.	1.02
Current Quarter Estimate	0.24
Most Accurate Estimate	0.24
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	08-06-2013
EPS Last Year	1.00
Expected Earnings Growth	19.00%

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Advisory Board Co (the): (NASD: ABCO)

$49.07

-0.57 (-1.15%)

Volume 413,141

May 14 04:00 PM ET

Stock Activity

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Sector:Medical>> Industry:MEDICAL SERVICES

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