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ROCK-TENN CO (NYSE)
RKT 67.05 0.14 (0.21%) Vol.  807,428 16:03 ET

Zacks Rank: 3 - Hold

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.83%
# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Day Low - High 66.94 - 68.38
52wk Low - High 43.61 - 78.64
Avg Volume 871,987
Industry PAPER &REL PRDS
Market Cap 4.72 B
Div - Yield 0.80 - 1.20
PE (forward) 12.42
PEG Ratio 1.24
Current Year Est. 5.39
EPS Last Year 5.21
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# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
ROCK-TENN CO RKT 3
BOISE INC BZ 1
GLATFELTER GLT 1
TEMPLE-INLAND TIN 2
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.11
ABR (Last Week) 1.11
# of Recs in ABR 9
Average Target Price 77.22
Rank in Industry 3 out of 18
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4 stars Buy 20%
3 stars Hold 40%
2 stars Sell 20%
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR RKT
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Jan 24, 2012
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Jan 24, 2012
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Dec 07, 2011
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Oct 19, 2011
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Oct 18, 2011
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Oct 12, 2011
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Aug 01, 2011
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Jul 22, 2011
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NEWS
Buyers Accumulate Shares of Rock-Tenn, Up 1.8% - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
Rock-Tenn Ranks the Highest in Terms of Revenue Per Employee in the Paper Packaging Industry (RKT, BZ, TIN) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
Short-term Underperformance Detected in Shares of Sealed Air in the Paper Packaging Industry (SEE, BMS, TIN, PKG, RKT) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
Rock-Tenn has the Highest Sales per Share in the Paper Packaging Industry (RKT, BMS, SON) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 07, 2012
Rock-Tenn redeems all outstanding senior notes due 2016 - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 07, 2012
Boise is Among the Companies in the Paper Packaging Industry with the Best Relative Performance (BZ, RKT, SEE, PKG, SON) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 06, 2012
Look for Shares of Rock-Tenn to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.36% Rise - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 06, 2012
Rock-Tenn Company Announces Redemption Of All Outstanding 9-1/4% Senior Notes Due 2016 - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 06, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2012
Next Quarter
06/2012
This Year
09/2012
Next Year
09/2013
Average Estimate 1.14 1.33 5.39 7.39
Number of Estimates 9 8 9 8
Low Estimates 0.95 1.08 4.95 7.14
High Estimate 1.38 1.73 6.05 8.05
Year Ago EPS 1.04 1.29 5.50 5.39
EPS Growth 9.62% 3.20% -2.04% 37.21%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
RockTenn is one of North America?s leading manufacturers of paperboard, containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging. The Company operates locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Argentina.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 5.21
Sales 5399.6
Net Income 166.8
Price/Earnings 12.84
Price/Book 1.37
Price/Cash Flow 8.55
Price/Sales .68


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