Omnicare Inc: (NYSE: OCR)

$45.46

0.14 (0.31%)

Volume 686,426

May 14 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 2-Buy

 
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Stock Activity

Day Low - High 45.27 - 45.71
52wk Low - High 29.24 - 45.71
Previous Close 45.32
Avg. Volume 1,042,732
Industry MEDICAL SERVICES
Market Cap 4.74 B
Div - Yield 0.56 - 1.24
Beta 0.79
PE (Forward) 12.75
Current Year Est. 3.55
Quarterly Earnings ESP 0.00%

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Key Earnings Data

PE (Forward) 12.75
PEG Ratio 0.85
Current Year Est. 3.55
Current Quarter Estimate 0.86
Most Accurate Estimate 0.86
Earnings ESP 0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date 07-24-2013
EPS Last Year 3.45
Expected Earnings Growth 15.00%

Company Description

Omnicare, Inc., a Fortune five hundred company based in Covington, Kentucky, is a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly. Omnicare serves residents in long-term care facilities and other chronic care settings comprising beds in fourteen states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Omnicare is the largest U.S. provider of professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other institutional healthcare providers as well as for hospice patients in homecare and other settings. Omnicare's pharmacy services also include distribution and patient assistance services for specialty pharmaceuticals. Omnicare offers clinical research services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in thirty countries worldwide.

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Earnings Estimates

Current Qtr
(06/2013)
Next Qtr
(09/2013)
Current Year
(12/2013)
Next Year
(12/2014)
Average Estimate 0.86 0.88 3.55 3.84
Number of Estimates 5 4 5 5
Low Estimate 0.84 0.87 3.55 3.78
High Estimate 0.88 0.89 3.56 NA
Year Ago EPS 0.83 0.86 3.36 3.55
EPS Growth 3.37% 2.62% 5.77% 8.16%

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EPS Growth for OCR

Industry Analysis

Name Symbol Previous Close Zacks Rank Zacks Recommendation
OMNICARE INC OCR 45.32
COVANCE INC CVD 76.31
ICON PLC ICLR 33.01
IPC THE HOSPITL IPCM 48.48
PAREXEL INTL CP PRXL 45.07
ADVISORY BOARD ABCO 49.64
BG MEDICINE INC BGMD 1.67
CATAMARAN CORP CTRX 51.22
EXPRESS SCRIPTS ESRX 61.94
HEALTHWAYS INC HWAY 14.46

Sector:Medical>> Industry:MEDICAL SERVICES

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Financials

EPS TTM 3.45
Sales 6,160
Net Income 193
Price/Earnings 13.14
Price/Book 1.34
Price/Cash Flow 9.73
Price/Sales 0.78

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