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CALM: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC - Stock Quote Enter Ticker:
 

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CAL-MAINE FOODS INC (NASD)
CALM 39.53 0.05 (0.13%) Vol.  78,448 16:00 ET

Zacks Rank: 1 - Strong Buy


Day Low - High 39.20 - 39.73
52wk Low - High 27.20 - 39.73
Avg Volume 93,487
Industry FOOD-MISC/DIVERSIFIED
Market Cap 942.43 M
Div - Yield 1.30 - 3.29
PE (forward) 13.05
PEG Ratio N/A
Current Year Est. 3.03
EPS Last Year 2.67
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# 3Hold9.7%
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CAL-MAINE FOODS INC CALM 1
CONAGRA FOODS CAG 2
WESTWAY GROUP WWAY 2
SMUCKER JM SJM 2
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 3.00
ABR (Last Week) 3.00
# of Recs in ABR 1
Average Target Price 33.00
Rank in Industry 38 out of 44
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR CALM
Zacks Equity Research: Report for CALM
Feb 03, 2012
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Friday
Jan 27, 2012
Zacks Blog: Strong 2Q for Cal-Maine Foods
Dec 30, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Friday
Nov 11, 2011
Value: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Oct 17, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday
Oct 03, 2011
Zacks Blog: Cal-Maine Beats 2Q Consensus
Sep 28, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday
Sep 26, 2011
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NEWS
Tyson Shares Rise After It Tops Q1 EPS Estimates - Investors Business Daily
Feb 03, 2012
Shares of Cal-Maine Foods Rise to a New 52-Week High
Feb 01, 2012
Shares of Cal-Maine Foods Rise to a New 52-Week High - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 01, 2012
Cal-Maine Foods Inc (CALM) Corporate Event Announcement Notice
Jan 27, 2012
Cal-Maine Foods Inc (CALM) Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Story Title - Comtex
Jan 27, 2012
Sifting Through Small-Caps for Acquisition Targets - TheStreet.com
Jan 27, 2012
Sifting Through Small-Caps for M&A Targets - TheStreet.com
Jan 27, 2012
Cal-Maine Foods Inc (CALM) Corporate Event Announcement Notice
Jan 26, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
02/2012
Next Quarter
05/2012
This Year
05/2012
Next Year
05/2013
Average Estimate 1.13 0.56 3.03 3.00
Number of Estimates 2 2 2 2
Low Estimates 1.02 0.56 2.68 2.80
High Estimate 1.25 0.57 3.37 3.20
Year Ago EPS 1.27 0.30 2.30 3.03
EPS Growth -10.63% 88.33% 31.52% -0.83%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is engaged in the production, cleaning, grading, and packaging of fresh shell eggs for sale to shell egg retailers. The company is the one of the largest producers and distributors of fresh shell eggs in the United States. The company markets its eggs primarily in the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 2.67
Sales 941.98
Net Income 67.27
Price/Earnings 14.79
Price/Book 2.16
Price/Cash Flow 10.98
Price/Sales .9


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