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VITAL IMAGES INC (NASD)
VTAL 12.16 -0.15 (-1.22%) Vol.  32,413 15:59 ET

Day Low - High 12.10 - 12.23
52wk Low - High 8.54 - 14.29
Avg Volume 48,626
Industry MEDICAL INFO SYSTEMS
Market Cap 173.13 M
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward)
PEG Ratio N/A
Current Year Est. -.25
EPS Last Year -0.21
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#3 Hold 7.53%
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S&P 500 8.70%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
VITAL IMAGES INC VTAL PREMIUM
AMICAS INC AMCS PREMIUM
ECLIPSYS CORP ECLP PREMIUM
OMNICELL INC OMCL PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.75
ABR (Last Week) 2.75
# of Recs in ABR 8
Average Target Price 13.00
Industry Rank by ABR 65 out of 217
Rank in Industry 17 out of 19
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR VTAL
Zacks Equity Research: Report for VTAL
Nov 05, 2009
Zacks Blog: Bearish MACD for Vital Images
Oct 22, 2009
Zacks Blog: Vital Images Gaining Control
Jun 18, 2009
Zacks Blog: Vital Images Not Too Crucial
Nov 21, 2008
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NEWS
Vital Images Announces Third Quarter Results
Nov 04, 2009
Vitrea(R) Enterprise Suite is Named Minnie Award Winner for 'Best New Radiology Software' by AuntMinnie Expert Panel
Oct 27, 2009
Vital Images and Sectra Expand Partnership
Oct 26, 2009
xtremepicks.com: www.Xtremepicks.Com: Xtremepicks Alerts October 23, 2009 : MCCC, VTAL, ACAS and SHOO
Oct 23, 2009
Vital Images to Present at the Oppenheimer 20th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 3
Oct 23, 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 -0.03 -0.05 -0.25 -0.08
Number of Estimates 8 3 4 7
Low Estimates -0.07 -0.06 -0.29 -0.18
High Estimate 0.07 -0.04 -0.22 0.19
Year Ago EPS -0.03 -0.02 -0.17 -0.25
EPS Growth 0.00% -150.00% -47.06% 66.29%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Vital Images develops, markets and supports medical visualization and analysis software for use primarily in clinical diagnosis, surgical planning and medical screening. The company's software applies proprietary computer graphics and image processing technologies to a wide variety of data supplied by computed tomography scanners, magnetic resonance imaging devices and ultrasound scanning equipment. The company's products allow clinicians to create both two- and three-dimensional views of human anatomy.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM -.21
Sales 68.14
Net Income -21.01
Price/Earnings N/A
Price/Book 1.2
Price/Cash Flow 80.1
Price/Sales 2.89


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