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SAFEWAY INC (NYSE)
SWY 22.84 0.16 (0.71%) Vol.  4,635,053 16:01 ET

Day Low - High 22.41 - 22.89
52wk Low - High 17.19 - 24.32
Avg Volume 7,288,275
Industry RETAIL-SUPERMKT
Market Cap 9.51 B
Div - Yield 0.40 - 1.75
PE (forward) 13.11
PEG Ratio 1.09
Current Year Est. 1.74
EPS Last Year 1.87
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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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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.46
ABR (Last Week) 2.46
# of Recs in ABR 18
Average Target Price 22.86
Industry Rank by ABR 110 out of 217
Rank in Industry 8 out of 14
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR SWY
Zacks Blog: Healthy Results for Whole Foods
Nov 05, 2009
Zacks Equity Research: Report for SWY
Oct 21, 2009
Zacks Blog: No Surprises from Safeway
Oct 15, 2009
Zacks Blog: Stock Market News for October 15, 2009
Oct 15, 2009
Zacks Blog: Cash for Clunkers - The Hangover
Oct 14, 2009
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NEWS
BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for BMY, ACF, FRE, TD, SWYand CBB
Nov 06, 2009
Affiliates of USAA Real Estate Company Acquire an Interest in Regency Retail Portfolio
Oct 30, 2009
Financial & Company Analysis on BMY, EL, DDR, PNC, SWY and AOC FromTheFortuneFinancial.com
Oct 28, 2009
Safeway (SWY) Gained 1% Yesterday And Showing Bullish Technicals Near Its 52 Week High
Oct 27, 2009
Safeway Foundation Grants $1 Million to Empower Children and Adults with Disabilities Through Easter Seals
Oct 27, 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 0.54 0.33 1.74 1.91
Number of Estimates 14 6 15 15
Low Estimates 0.49 0.30 1.65 1.65
High Estimate 0.60 0.35 1.81 2.09
Year Ago EPS 0.79 0.34 2.21 1.74
EPS Growth -31.10% -3.43% -21.15% 9.41%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Safeway, Inc. is a food and drug retailer in North America. The company operates stores under a variety of names including Vons, Dominick's, and Randalls/Tom Thumb. The company's stores can be found throughout the Western, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and in western Canada. In support of its stores, Safeway has an extensive network of distribution, manufacturing and food processing facilities.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.87
Sales 44104
Net Income 849.6
Price/Earnings 12.21
Price/Book 1.37
Price/Cash Flow 4.64
Price/Sales .23


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