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WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC (NYSE)
WCG 57.61 0.89 (1.57%) Vol.  350,332 16:03 ET

Zacks Rank: 2 - Buy

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.04%
# 2Buy18.27%
# 3Hold9.49%
# 4Sell3.94%
# 5Strong Sell1.6%
S&P5009.23%
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Day Low - High 56.34 - 58.12
52wk Low - High 33.29 - 74.41
Avg Volume 1,021,485
Industry MED-HMO
Market Cap 2.43 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 10.49
PEG Ratio .7
Current Year Est. 5.41
EPS Last Year 7.39
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# 2Buy18.27%
# 3Hold9.49%
# 4Sell3.94%
# 5Strong Sell1.6%
S&P5009.23%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC WCG 2
SELECT MEDICAL SEM 2
UNITEDHEALTH GP UNH 2
CENTENE CORP CNC 3
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.55
ABR (Last Week) 2.55
# of Recs in ABR 11
Average Target Price 71.25
Rank in Industry 11 out of 16
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR WCG
Zacks Blog: The Thin Line of Stock Investing
May 25, 2012
Investment Ideas: The Thin Line of Stock Investing
May 25, 2012
Zacks Equity Research: Report for WCG
May 17, 2012
Zacks Blog: Catalyst Health Beats, Revs. Miss
May 04, 2012
Zacks Blog: Catalyst Health Signs PBM Deal
Mar 21, 2012
Zacks Blog: Company News for February 27, 2012
Feb 27, 2012
Zacks Blog: Catalyst Health Beats on Volume
Feb 22, 2012
Value: WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Dec 19, 2011
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NEWS
Best Relative Performance in the Managed Health Care Industry Detected in Shares of Centene (CNC, HNT, CI, WCG, AET) - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
Shares of WellCare Health Plans Receive a Boost, Up 2.2% - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
The Thin Line of Stock Investing - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
WellCare Health Plans Bullish Moving Average Crossover Alert (WCG) - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
WellCare Health Plans Shares Climbing Higher, Up 2.0% - Story Title - Comtex
May 22, 2012
Post Earnings Update: WellCare Health Plans Has Sunk 12.5% Lower in Past 2 Weeks (WCG) - Story Title - Comtex
May 21, 2012
WellCare Health Plans Down 16.3% Since SmarTrend Downtrend Call (WCG) - Story Title - Comtex
May 21, 2012
WellCare Health Plans had the Lowest Relative Performance in the Managed Health Care Industry (WCG, CVH, HNT, WLP, UNH) - Story Title - Comtex
May 21, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
06/2012
Next Quarter
09/2012
This Year
12/2012
Next Year
12/2013
Average Estimate 1.24 1.52 5.41 5.25
Number of Estimates 10 9 10 11
Low Estimates 1.13 1.34 5.30 4.90
High Estimate 1.35 1.73 5.60 5.82
Year Ago EPS 1.77 2.15 6.73 5.41
EPS Growth -30.00% -29.51% -19.69% -2.90%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. provides managed care services targeted exclusively to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare. WellCare provides high-quality, affordable healthcare services to members in Florida, New York, Connecticut, Illinois and Indiana.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 7.39
Sales 6106.87
Net Income 294.15
Price/Earnings 7.68
Price/Book 2.06
Price/Cash Flow 7.64
Price/Sales .38


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