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MWV: Meadwestvaco Corp - Stock Quote Enter Ticker:
 

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MEADWESTVACO CORP (NYSE)
MWV 26.28 -0.09 (-0.34%) Vol.  1,444,202 16:01 ET

Day Low - High 26.02 - 26.44
52wk Low - High 7.53 - 26.80
Avg Volume 1,991,369
Industry CONTNRS-PPR/PLS
Market Cap 4.50 B
Div - Yield 0.92 - 3.50
PE (forward) 38.14
PEG Ratio 3.81
Current Year Est. .69
EPS Last Year 0.66
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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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MEADWESTVACO CORP MWV PREMIUM
SEALED AIR CORP SEE PREMIUM
SONOCO PRODUCTS SON PREMIUM
GREIF BROS-CL A GEF PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.00
ABR (Last Week) 1.92
# of Recs in ABR 12
Average Target Price 26.00
Industry Rank by ABR 48 out of 217
Rank in Industry 5 out of 11
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR MWV
Zacks Blog: International Paper Tops Expectations
Oct 29, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Norfolk Southern Corp., Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., MeadWestvaco Corporation, International Paper Company and Weyerhaeuser...
Oct 29, 2009
Zacks Blog: MeadWestvaco Beats Handily
Oct 28, 2009
Zacks Blog: MeadWestvaco Disposes Assets
Oct 15, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Friday
Oct 02, 2009
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NEWS
MWV Consumer & Office Products Selects Cozi as Partner: Launches Online Family Calendar and Organization Solution
Nov 19, 2009
MWV Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
Nov 18, 2009
MeadWestvaco Up 50.9% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation
Nov 18, 2009
MWV Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Nov 17, 2009
AnalystChoice.com Gives Technical review on BDN, FIS, XTO, NCR, BGand MWV
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 0.23 0.05 0.69 1.03
Number of Estimates 11 3 11 11
Low Estimates 0.15 -0.02 0.52 0.65
High Estimate 0.32 0.12 0.80 1.35
Year Ago EPS 0.10 -0.16 0.72 0.69
EPS Growth 125.45% 131.25% -4.29% 49.34%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
MeadWestvaco Corporation is one of the major producers of paperboard and paper in the United States. It converts paperboard and paper into a variety of end-products, manufactures a variety of specialty chemicals, produces lumber, sells timber from its timberlands and is engaged in land development.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM .66
Sales 6637
Net Income 158
Price/Earnings 39.82
Price/Book 1.35
Price/Cash Flow 7.53
Price/Sales .75


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