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HEALTHSPRING INC (NYSE)
HS 17.71 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 4.27 - 20.50
Avg Volume 509,048
Industry MED-HMO
Market Cap 989.28 M
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 7.81
PEG Ratio .78
Current Year Est. 2.2
EPS Last Year 2.41
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MAGELLAN HLTH MGLN PREMIUM
MEDCO HLTH SOL MHS PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.80
ABR (Last Week) N/A
# of Recs in ABR 10
Average Target Price 19.33
Industry Rank by ABR 191 out of 217
Rank in Industry 14 out of 18
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR HS
Zacks Equity Research: Report for HS
Feb 08, 2010
Zacks Blog: Zacks.com featured expert Kevin Matras highlights: Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., HealthSpring, Inc., Superior Energy Services, Inc., Trinity...
Jan 12, 2010
Screen of the Week: The Right Way to Find Growth and Value Stocks
Jan 12, 2010
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Nov 13, 2009
Value: Healthspring Inc.
Nov 13, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks.com featured expert Kevin Matras highlights: Bare Escentuals, Inc., Cantel Medical Corp., HealthSpring, Inc., Toro Company and Viacom Inc.
Nov 10, 2009
Screen of the Week: Using Price-to-Cash Flow to Find Value
Nov 10, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday
Nov 04, 2009
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NEWS
HealthSpring to Host Investor Day in New York City
Feb 08, 2010
HealthSpring Guides Above Estimates
Feb 08, 2010
HealthSpring, Inc. Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results and Provides Guidance for 2010
Feb 08, 2010
Conference Calls Today: 10-10:35 A.M. EST
Feb 08, 2010
HealthSpring: The Trend Continues Down (HS)
Feb 05, 2010
HealthSpring Home Visit Nurse Intercepts Cardiac Arrest
Feb 05, 2010
SmarTrend's Trend Spotter Sees Continued Upward Momentum on Shares of HealthSpring (HS)
Jan 28, 2010
Hawaiian Electric Industries (HS) Downgrade Alert, Watch for 17.4% Technical Uptrend Reversal
Jan 27, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2010
Next Quarter
06/2010
This Year
12/2010
Next Year
12/2011
Average Estimate 0.39 0.58 2.36 2.39
Number of Estimates 7 7 4 6
Low Estimates 0.32 0.53 2.34 2.15
High Estimate 0.43 0.63 2.40 2.70
Year Ago EPS 0.38 0.58 2.41 2.36
EPS Growth 2.63% -0.74% -2.07% 1.20%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
HealthSpring is an independent Tennessee-based managed care organization. HealthSpring provides a comprehensive portfolio of healthcare benefit plans to employers in Tennessee. It is also a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract, providing plans for Medicare beneficiaries. It is dedicated to improving the health of the community and served by delivering the highest quality and greatest value in health care benefits and services. It manages both personal and company priorities.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 2.41
Sales 2188.32
Net Income 133.6
Price/Earnings 7.13
Price/Book 1.16
Price/Cash Flow 6.71
Price/Sales .37


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