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MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC (NYSE)
MHS 61.61 0.26 (0.42%) Vol.  2,751,848 16:01 ET

Day Low - High 61.08 - 61.90
52wk Low - High 36.46 - 62.52
Avg Volume 2,926,443
Industry MED-HMO
Market Cap 29.19 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 21.83
PEG Ratio 1.31
Current Year Est. 2.82
EPS Last Year 2.66
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#2 Buy 16.63%
#3 Hold 7.53%
#4 Sell 2.01%
#5 Strong Sell -0.07%
S&P 500 8.70%
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MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC MHS PREMIUM
HEALTHSPRING IN HS PREMIUM
MAGELLAN HLTH MGLN PREMIUM
UNITEDHEALTH GP UNH PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.39
ABR (Last Week) 1.39
# of Recs in ABR 28
Average Target Price 67.22
Industry Rank by ABR 133 out of 217
Rank in Industry 2 out of 18
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NEWS
Medco Reforming Healthcare with 'Smarter Medicine'; Wired, Transformational Pharmacy Model Advances Clinical Quality and Lowers Cost
Nov 20, 2009
Medcohealth Solutions (MHS) Gets Highest Strong Buy Rating From S&P
Nov 20, 2009
Medco Health (MHS) Initiated Coverage Alert, Watch for 45.1% Technical Uptrend Continuation
Nov 19, 2009
Analyst Upgrades for November 19th
Nov 19, 2009
Fitch Affirms Medco Health's IDR at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
Nov 12, 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 0.75 0.77 2.82 3.34
Number of Estimates 23 12 22 22
Low Estimates 0.69 0.75 2.80 3.10
High Estimate 0.77 0.81 2.84 3.43
Year Ago EPS 0.59 0.63 2.33 2.82
EPS Growth 27.27% 22.22% 21.15% 18.45%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. is the nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM. They provide sophisticated programs and services for clients and the members of their pharmacy benefit plans, as well as for the physicians and pharmacies the members use. Their programs and services help clients control the cost and enhance the quality of the prescription drug benefits they offer to their members.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 2.66
Sales 51258
Net Income 1213.1
Price/Earnings 23.16
Price/Book 5.24
Price/Cash Flow 18.91
Price/Sales .51


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