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IPC HOSPITALIST CO INC (NASD)
IPCM 34.18 -0.42 (-1.21%) Vol.  12,231 10:42 ET

Day Low - High 33.97 - 34.85
52wk Low - High 14.07 - 37.98
Avg Volume 80,007
Industry MEDICAL SERVICES
Market Cap 558.62 M
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 24.69
PEG Ratio 1.04
Current Year Est. 1.4
EPS Last Year 1.09
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PAREXEL INTL CP PRXL PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.88
ABR (Last Week) 1.88
# of Recs in ABR 8
Average Target Price 36.00
Industry Rank by ABR 29 out of 217
Rank in Industry 12 out of 21
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR IPCM
Zacks Equity Research: Report for IPCM
Feb 03, 2010
Zacks Blog: IPC Hospitalist Enters Oversold Territory
Jul 22, 2009
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NEWS
IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. to Report Fourth Quarter 2009 Results
Feb 09, 2010
SmarTrend's Candlestick Scanner Detects Bullish Engulfing Pattern for IPC The Hospitalist (IPCM)
Feb 08, 2010
IPC The Hospitalist Buys Arizona Medical Services Practice
Feb 08, 2010
IPC The Hospitalist Company Acquires Arizona Practice Group
Feb 05, 2010
IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. to Present at UBS 2010 Global Healthcare Services Conference
Feb 01, 2010
IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. to Present at Jefferies 2010 Global Healthcare Services Conference
Jan 20, 2010
IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. to Present at 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Jan 06, 2010
SmarTrend's Candlestick Scanner Detects Bullish Inside Day Pattern for IPC The Hospitalist (IPCM)
Dec 17, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate 0.32 0.35 1.13 1.40
Number of Estimates 7 4 7 7
Low Estimates 0.30 0.33 1.11 1.33
High Estimate 0.34 0.37 1.16 1.50
Year Ago EPS 0.28 0.28 0.87 1.13
EPS Growth 12.76% 24.11% 29.89% 24.02%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
IPC THE HOSPITALIST COMPANY, INC. is a leading provider of hospitalist services in the United States. IPC's physicians manage and coordinate the care of hospitalized patients and serve as the inpatient partner of primary care physicians and specialists. IPC assists hospitals and payors in improving quality of inpatient care, increasing operating efficiencies and reducing costs. The Company provides its hospitalists with the management systems, information technology, training and administrative support necessary to perform these services.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.09
Sales 251.18
Net Income 17.89
Price/Earnings 31.74
Price/Book 4.02
Price/Cash Flow 35.4
Price/Sales 1.88


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