Natl Technical Sys Inc: (NASD: NTSC)

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-0.20 (-1.50%)

Volume 6,772

May 23 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: NA

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		12.28 - 13.03
	
		52wk Low - High
		5.22 - 13.19
	
		Previous Close
		13.02
	
		Avg. Volume
		13,941
	
		Industry
		ENGINRG/R&D SVS
	
		Market Cap
		149.78 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		0.56
	
		PE (Forward)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.00
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
                                                                        #4
                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Strong Sell
                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                                                                        500
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            NA
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            NA
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            06-06-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.33
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            NA
                        
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            Company Description
        
National Technical Systems, Inc., based in Calabasas, California, is a leading provider of engineering and testing services to the defense, aerospace, telecommunications, automotive and high technology markets. Through a world-wide network of resources, NTS provides full product life-cycle support, offering world class design engineering, compliance, testing, certification, quality registration and program management. It provides conformity assessment and management system registration services, as well as technical personnel for product certification, product safety testing, and product evaluation. The company offers management registration and certification services. It operates in the United States, Japan, Vietnam, Germany, and Canada.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (ND)	Next Qtr (ND)	Current Year (ND)	Next Year (ND)
Average Estimate	NA	NA	NA	NA
Number of Estimates	NA	NA	NA	NA
Low Estimate	NA	NA	NA	NA
High Estimate	NA	NA	NA	NA
Year Ago EPS	NA	NA	NA	NA
EPS Growth	NA	NA	NA	NA

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EPS Growth for NTSC

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
BAKER (MICHAEL)	BKR	26.02
HARRIS & HARRIS	TINY	3.26
QUANTA SERVICES	PWR	29.40
WILLDAN GROUP	WLDN	2.60
AECOM TECH CORP	ACM	30.93
CDI CORP	CDI	13.54
FLUOR CORP-NEW	FLR	65.00
FOSTER WHELR AG	FWLT	23.13
JACOBS ENGIN GR	JEC	54.57
KBR INC	KBR	35.61

Sector:Construction>> Industry:ENGINRG/R&D SVS

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Jacobs Wins Another Contract

Jan 30, 2013

Jacobs' 1Q Earnings In Line

Jan 24, 2013

Another Contract for Jacobs

Jan 23, 2013

Twin Contracts for Jacobs

Jan 16, 2013

Construction on a Tear

Jan, 10 2013 00:00

Jacobs' Wins Two Contracts

Jan 09, 2013

Construction on a Tear

Jan, 09 2013 00:00

Report Not Available

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.33
Sales	185
Net Income	4
Price/Earnings	39.44
Price/Book	2.11
Price/Cash Flow	13.97
Price/Sales	0.81

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News

National Technical Systems Inc.Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Wall Street Horizon

May 14, 2013

Tendril Selects National Technical Systems as Test Lab for Connect Certification Program - Close-Up Media

May 12, 2013

National Technical Systems Selected as Exclusive Test Lab for Tendril Connect(TM) Certification Program - Pr Newswire

May 8, 2013

Entropic Achieves MoCA(R) 1.1 Band E Golden Node Certification - Globenewswire

May 2, 2013

National Technical Systems Reports Record Annual Operating Results for Fiscal Year 2013 - Pr Newswire

Apr 30, 2013

National Technical Systems Lands Contract from Sandia National Laboratories - Close-Up Media

Apr 26, 2013

National Technical Systems Schedules Release of Fiscal 2013 Fourth Quarter, Year-End Results and Conference Call - Close-Up Media

Apr 26, 2013

National Technical Systems to Release Fiscal 2013 4Q and Year-End Results - Close-Up Media

Apr 26, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.00
ABR (Last Week)	1.00
# of recs in ABR	1
Average Target Price	NA
Industry Rank by ABR	102 out of 265
Rank in Industry	NA

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Day Low - High	12.28 - 13.03
52wk Low - High	5.22 - 13.19
Previous Close	13.02
Avg. Volume	13,941
Industry	ENGINRG/R&D SVS
Market Cap	149.78 M
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	0.56
PE (Forward)	0.00
Current Year Est.	0.00
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

PE (Forward)	NA
PEG Ratio	NA
Current Year Est.	NA
Current Quarter Estimate	NA
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	06-06-2013
EPS Last Year	0.33
Expected Earnings Growth	NA

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Natl Technical Sys Inc: (NASD: NTSC)

$12.82

-0.20 (-1.50%)

Volume 6,772

May 23 04:00 PM ET

Stock Activity

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Sector:Construction>> Industry:ENGINRG/R&D SVS

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Financials

News

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