Vocus Inc: (NASD: VOCS)

$8.77

0.12 (1.39%)

Volume 1,216,329

May 22 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 5-Strong Sell

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
		8.70 - 9.39
	
		52wk Low - High
		8.05 - 20.64
	
		Previous Close
		8.65
	
		Avg. Volume
		1,222,744
	
		Industry
		COMP-SOFTWARE
	
		Market Cap
		182.98 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.10
	
		PE (Forward)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		-0.45
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
                                                                        #3
                                                                        Hold
                                                                        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.
                            -0.45
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            -0.19
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            -0.19
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-23-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            -0.15
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            18.50%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Vocus, Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. The Companies web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. There on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. The Company deliver there solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	-0.19	-0.12	-0.45	-0.27
Number of Estimates	3	3	3	3
Low Estimate	-0.20	-0.14	-0.49	-0.43
High Estimate	-0.18	-0.10	-0.41	NA
Year Ago EPS	-0.06	-0.01	-0.21	-0.45
EPS Growth	-211.11%	-1,066.67%	-115.87%	40.44%

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EPS Growth for VOCS

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
VOCUS INC	VOCS	8.65
ASPEN TECH INC	AZPN	30.59
PEGASYSTEMS INC	PEGA	31.90
PROGRESS SOFTWA	PRGS	24.12
SAP AG ADR	SAP	79.57
ACTUATE CORP	BIRT	6.67
ADVENT SOFTWARE	ADVS	31.66
CALLIDUS SOFTWR	CALD	5.57
DEALERTRACK HLD	TRAK	31.89
DESCARTES SYS	DSGX	10.85

Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:COMP-SOFTWARE

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Vocus Reports 1Q Loss, Rev Grows Y/Y

Apr 25, 2013

Vocus' 4Q EPS Upsets, Revs Up Y/Y (revised)

Feb 07, 2013

Vocus Posts Better-than-Expected 3Q

Oct 29, 2012

Vocus EPS Loss Narrows (revised)

Jul 25, 2012

Report for VOCS

Apr 25, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	-0.15
Sales	171
Net Income	-21
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	1.91
Price/Cash Flow	15.51
Price/Sales	1.00

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News

Kevin J. Burns of Vocus Inc. (VOCS)-Nasdaq bought Shares of VOCS - M2

May 22, 2013

OpenTable is Among the Companies in the Internet Software & Services Industry with the Best Relative Performance (OPEN, DHX, CTCT, YOKU, VOCS) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 22, 2013

Shares of Vocus Receive a Boost, Up 5.7% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 22, 2013

Downtrend Call Working As Vocus Stock Falls 48.6% (VOCS) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 21, 2013

5 Stocks Insiders Love Right Now - TheStreet.com

May 15, 2013

Vocus Marketing Suite Aids Herr Foods Growth - Prweb

May 14, 2013

Buyers Accumulate Shares of Vocus, Up 2.0% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 13, 2013

Vocus Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan - Globenewswire

May 13, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	3.00
ABR (Last Week)	3.00
# of recs in ABR	8
Average Target Price	14.33
Industry Rank by ABR	172 out of 265
Rank in Industry	75 out of 78

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Vocus Inc: (NASD: VOCS)

$8.77

0.12 (1.39%)

Volume 1,216,329

May 22 04:00 PM ET

Stock Activity

Premium research

Zacks Rank Short-Term: 1-3 Months

Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buys

Zacks Recommendation Long-Term: 6+ Months

All Outperform Rated Stocks

Zacks Industry Rank

Equity Research Report

Key Earnings Data

Company Description

Earnings Estimates

Industry Analysis

Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:COMP-SOFTWARE

Zacks Commentary

Vocus Reports 1Q Loss, Rev Grows Y/Y

Vocus' 4Q EPS Upsets, Revs Up Y/Y (revised)

Vocus Posts Better-than-Expected 3Q

Vocus EPS Loss Narrows (revised)

Report for VOCS

Financials

News

Kevin J. Burns of Vocus Inc. (VOCS)-Nasdaq bought Shares of VOCS - M2

OpenTable is Among the Companies in the Internet Software & Services Industry with the Best Relative Performance (OPEN, DHX, CTCT, YOKU, VOCS) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Shares of Vocus Receive a Boost, Up 5.7% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Downtrend Call Working As Vocus Stock Falls 48.6% (VOCS) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

5 Stocks Insiders Love Right Now - TheStreet.com

Vocus Marketing Suite Aids Herr Foods Growth - Prweb

Buyers Accumulate Shares of Vocus, Up 2.0% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Vocus Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan - Globenewswire

Broker Recommendations

Day Low - High	8.70 - 9.39
52wk Low - High	8.05 - 20.64
Previous Close	8.65
Avg. Volume	1,222,744
Industry	COMP-SOFTWARE
Market Cap	182.98 M
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	1.10
PE (Forward)	0.00
Current Year Est.	-0.45
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

PE (Forward)	NA
PEG Ratio	NA
Current Year Est.	-0.45
Current Quarter Estimate	-0.19
Most Accurate Estimate	-0.19
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-23-2013
EPS Last Year	-0.15
Expected Earnings Growth	18.50%