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HEARTLAND PMT SYS INC (NYSE)
HPY 27.00 2.28 (9.22%) Vol.  1,096,913 11:14 ET

Zacks Rank: 1 - Strong Buy

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.83%
# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Day Low - High 26.00 - 27.41
52wk Low - High 16.74 - 27.41
Avg Volume 205,190
Industry FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SERVICES
Market Cap 975.55 M
Div - Yield 0.16 - 0.65
PE (forward) 18.8
PEG Ratio 1.29
Current Year Est. 1.31
EPS Last Year 1.00
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# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
HEARTLAND PMT SYS INC HPY 1
ALLIANCE DATA ADS 1
FISERV INC FISV 2
GLOBAL PAYMENTS GPN 2
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.29
ABR (Last Week) 2.29
# of Recs in ABR 14
Average Target Price 25.38
Rank in Industry 13 out of 15
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5 stars Strong Buy 10%
4 stars Buy 20%
3 stars Hold 40%
2 stars Sell 20%
1 stars Strong Sell 10%
0 stars Not Rated  

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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR HPY
Zacks Rank Buys: Aggressive Growth Stock Picks-Feb.9, 2012
Feb 09, 2012
Aggressive Growth: Heartland Payment Systems
Jan 30, 2012
Zacks Equity Research: Report for HPY
Jan 25, 2012
Zacks Blog: Zacks Investment Research: 3 Great Ways to Pick Stocks for December 23, 2011
Dec 23, 2011
Investment Ideas: 3 Great Ways to Pick Stocks
Dec 22, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks.com featured expert Kevin Matras highlights: Dycom Industries, Inc., The Home Depot Inc., Landstar System, Inc., On Assignment, Inc. and Heartland Payment...
Dec 21, 2011
Screen of the Week: Your Next Stock Should Be Making New Highs
Dec 20, 2011
Zacks Blog: Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Hollysys Automation Technologies, Koppers Holdings, Heartland Payment Systems and HARMAN International Industries
Nov 22, 2011
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NEWS
Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Heartland Payment Systems, Up 8.6%
Feb 09, 2012
Heartland Payment Systems Guides Above Estimates
Feb 09, 2012
Heartland Payment Systems Reports Adjusted Net Income Increased 73%; Adjusted Earnings Per Share Increased 67% in Fourth Quarter
Feb 09, 2012
Earnings Scheduled For February 9 - Benzinga
Feb 09, 2012
Heartland Payment Systems Guides Above Estimates - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Heartland Payment Systems Reports Adjusted Net Income Increased 73%; Adjusted Earnings Per Share Increased 67% in Fourth Quarter - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Heartland Payment Systems, Up 8.6% - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Tennessee Board of Regents System Selects Heartland Payment Systems(R) for Electronic Financial Aid Disbursement Services
Feb 08, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2011
Next Quarter
03/2012
This Year
12/2011
Next Year
12/2012
Average Estimate 0.24 0.26 1.06 1.31
Number of Estimates 15 13 15 15
Low Estimates 0.21 0.24 1.05 1.23
High Estimate 0.26 0.31 1.08 1.42
Year Ago EPS 0.18 0.20 0.66 1.06
EPS Growth 32.96% 28.85% 61.11% 23.64%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. provides bank card-based payment processing services to small- and medium- sized merchants in the United States. Heartland facilitates the exchange of information and funds between merchants and cardholders' financial institutions, providing end-to- end electronic payment processing services to merchants, including merchant setup and training, transaction authorization and electronic draft capture, clearing and settlement, merchant accounting, merchant assistance and support and risk management.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1
Sales 1864.34
Net Income 39.35
Price/Earnings 24.72
Price/Book 4.41
Price/Cash Flow 8.93
Price/Sales .49


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